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Show Tukkk are some very knotty problems prob-lems in railroad transportation which the ordinary outsider cannot solve in a very satisfactory manner. One of tho problems is puzzling the brains of the Denver Republican. That paper would like to have some of the railroad managers man-agers explain, if they cau, why tho rate ou leather from Denver to Sau Francisco Fran-cisco should be raised to $3.00 a hundred when it is only $1.80 from New York to ban Francisco. Iu commenting upon tjiis singular inequality of rates "the Republican Re-publican says: Until recpmtly the rate was the buuie from ! fiswVort and Denver to Sau Francisco on thus ciais of freight, but now It is SO cents Uuadrea Wfcner tiom Denver than from New York. Tits I a matter that should be brought to ya attention of tho Interstate commerce itonuaissiou immediately. Indeed., we think it is one that deserves Investigation by the net grand jury in this county Au excellent way of teaching the railroad manaKers to ucejr the interstate commerce law would be to indict them every time they violate its pro-visions. pro-visions. .... |