Show OFFICIALS CONFER O ON oAr LOWER FREIGHT I RATES FOR GRAVEL I GOT Gov Simon Bamberger and the public pub pub- I lie lic utilities conferred 1 yes yesterday es CS regarding efforts of oC the state road commission to secure a lower rate rato for tran transportation of or gravel for road building bunding purposes The Thc road commission commission com corn mission has requested the railroads to grant a lower rato rate than the thc present one It Tt was wa learned at the tho conference that only the railroad companies themselves themselves them them- selves could make mako the application for forthe the thc reduced rate and that this thia application application application tion must go So to the thA Interstate commerce commerce com corn merce merco commission through the tho state public utilities commission and havethe have o havethe the thc Indor Indorsement emEnt of ot the thc latter to the tho application This will bo be undertaken and it will probably be the thc middle of or orthe I the summer before an any changes can be made macJe I |