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Show ' APPLE RATE REDUCED. Southern Pacific Helping Out California Califor-nia Farmors. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. An Important Im-portant action has been taken by the ofilclals of the Southern Paclfto to allow tho California farmers to compete with the Eu&torn trade. The freight rato on apples to Chicago and main lino points weBt of that city will he reduced from SI per hundrod pounds to 8B cents. The apple crop all through the East Is large this year, and the fruit is selling at nuch reduced prices that If the local farmers had to pay the old rales they would have been unable to compete. Large orders will be sent to the EJasl as soon as the new rates go Into effect, on August 28. |