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Show ABANDONS SHIPPING CHARGES ON GRAIN TACOM A, Wash.. July 21 One of Hie most sweeping innovations in northwest, north-west, railroad traffic will bo tho absorption absorp-tion hereafter of all switching charges on grain at Tacoma and Seattle- terminals. ter-minals. Jt was announced today by the Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad that it would deliver grain at any dock or mill on .1113- railroad in either city free of switching, charges collected by other roads. The effect of the ruling will be an incrense of approximately ap-proximately 1 per cent per bushel in the price paid growers by Tacoma and Seattle exporters. Jt is believed that the Northern Pacific Pa-cific and Great Northern will take like action. |