Show SHATTERED TARIFFS western freight officials predict a general fret freight it t war chicago june 15 the freight bials of the western roads now say that they are confronted by the probability of one of the worst rate wars wara they have ever experienced rates in every direction and of every class are being cut anywhere from 60 50 to SO 80 per cent the collapse of all the freight mone money pools and the bursting of the southwestern southwestern association has left the western freight freigh t Asso association clation the only organization in the west by which freight rates rate a are bei being ing maintained at all and even it seems power powerless leas to avert in any way the demoralization which has been spreading for the last two months the action of the union pacific yesterday I 1 in n reducing rates knocked about the last prop from under the schedules and there la is nothing I 1 hot f shattered tariffs in fit sight eight in ev every ery direction this Is the view of some sam e of the most conservative officials a of f t the lie western lines and everything at present seeing neema to point to the accuracy of the their ir conclusions |