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Show An Advance In Freight Kates, Chicago, Dec. 1. Special. All freight rates on Pacific coast business were today advanced ten per cent in accordance with a recent decision of the Trans-Continental association. Representative Rep-resentative of all the railroads running run-ning west, northwest and southwest from Chicago will hold a meeting here tomorrow for the purpose of advancing rates on all classes of freight. This action, it is reported, is necessitated by the fact that all of the roads have their equipment fully taxed with the busi ness which is now moving. |