Show ULTIMATUM OF RAILROADS will either raise freight rates or reduce wages chicago delegates from fifty commercial iner cial and shippers associations of the east and middle gidoll 0 west ra met et in c conference on here on friday to discuss means of preventing eastern castern railroads rall roada from carrying into effect a proposed increase in height freight rates A break breah in the pro gramme was occasioned rationed ned ed by the tha unexpected appearance of W C brown vice president of the now new york central lines who admitted that the railroads intended tt tc make a moderate increase in freight rates but said tiro tire action was absolutely necessary mr br brown own sald it if tho the business interests of the nation shall after mature tion say that railroad rates shall not be advanced I 1 doubt it it can be done but it should be understood clearly definitely and beyond all q question u e s t n 0 of f doubt u t that h a b i in saying g t alila li 1 s fo stio abe lea nuda yin t they h e y say a y J juat u a as clearly r 1 y a and d definitely fl ni e 1 y that the wages of the great army of railroad employed emp loyes shall be ba i reduced deduced and they must accept their full measure ot of responsibility for the results |