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Show BELIEVES IN RAILROADS i Boston Mau Would Trust Them Rather Than Commission. BOSTON, Dec 20. The railroad rate quest ion was discussed at length ai a meeting of the executive council of the Massachusetts state Board of Trade here jest r rrlav ami steps were taken looking toward the railing of a special meeting to consider the matter. Charles ' Hamlin of Boston, vice-I vice-I president of the National Board of I Trade, dwelt upon the great Importance ; of tin railroad rate question to the peo-i peo-i pie of New England, saying that the ! commercial and industrial future of I Boston is vitally related to the queS-I queS-I tion whether the Interstate Commerce commission Bhould be given Ihe power to fix a minimum as well as a maximum maxi-mum rate. John Hopweii deplored the fact that Boston had gradual! lost the headquarters head-quarters Of the big Western railroads, copper miring companies and ti lephone companies, which II had helped to build up. stating thai New Fork had steadily stead-ily been stealing ail of Boston s "accomplish "accom-plish m n 1 1 Harry W Goddard of Worcester, speaking as a manufat turer, said that his sympathies in the matter of rate legislation were with the railroads. I believe" he said. "Ihut the railroads will tieut New England better than sonir political onimlssion n III " |