Show I I INCREASE IN EXPRESS RATES APPliED fOR Washington Sept IS Application for tor another 10 per pcr cent Increase In eXpress ex express eX- eX press rates has boon beon made b by tho ho American Hallway company compan to Director General 1 who now has time the proposal under consideration Time Tile consolidated express company specifically ape ape- asks to apply a n flat fiat Increase of oC 10 cents per pounds to existing commodity rules rates and to advance first first- class rates about 16 cents and second second- class claM rates 12 cents coats per pounds pound Tho The new scale would add to the company's com corn pany's annual n a your year and amid since tho the Increases would be fixed amounts without regard to distance die dis tance hunce most of ur tho the burden probably would fall aU on 8 short hauls hault Presentation of or the application was disclosed through h a 0 letter sent to Mr r. r McAdoo loo by Charles E. E t acting president nt of or the National Association of or Railway and amid Utilities etil Commissioners Commissioner Commission Commission- er ers era prote protesting n t secret consideration consid cration b by time Iho director general of ur the tho proposed advance rime Tho letter suggested u that since Inco no emergency Involving oI tho the federal treasury such aR sue s prompted the time recent summary Increase of or freight ht rates exists in iii re regard arll to the tho express company the application for hl higher her rates should be bo presented to tho the Interstate Interstate interstate Inter Inter- state commerce commission and amid state stale commissions for public hearing amid Co consideration ml ra t Ion Tho The 10 per cent proportional Increase In lat rates mates s allow allowed d the express company b by the time Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion aba last July 1 added between 20 O- O and a year to express ex ex- press revenues At 1 that time tho the commission com corn mission refused to approve 6 a 15 per percent percent cent advance ance asked by express Interests Inter Inter- ests |