Show RATES BATES TOO LOW Railroad People Say That an am Increase Must Come A general Increase of ot freight rates is eIng being looked for all over the count country I and ir some Bome sections there is consid considerable t erable emble agitation on the subject lt Sev Sav Several I eral era causes it Is believed will wUl force I the railroads to advance freight schedules sched schedules schedules ules One of these is the increase in SUo the he price of steel and other materials Operating expenses continue to in rn increase increase crease and on top of ot aU all this s there is isa isa isa a clamoring among the men for better betted wages to balance the gradual increase of ot living expenses These are only a few of or the factors which tend to prove that the railroad managers are having their troubles trouble as aswell well weIl as the laboring men Before the interstate commerce commission A C Bird of ot the St Paul declared recently that hat he had not seen the time in blen years when rates could be made on a scientific basis On the contrary contraY he said that rates are always based on competition comparison and compro compromise compromise mise Local agents all aU say that live livestock livestock stock rates have been too low and that for years yeaTS they have not paid their just jU st proportion of transportation Whether I the emergency can be met and over overcome overcome overcome come remains to be seen |