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Show BOISE PRESENTS HER CASE FORJOW RATES Ilea ring Is Held flefore 'Special Exaniinep lor Interstate Commerce Commission. Spcvlal to Thi Tribune. J3OISI0. Ida.. March l. The hearing In the freight ra le ease Instituted by the League uf Soulhein Idaho Commercial elubs ngalnst the Oregon Short Line ami 1'nlon PaelllC Hallway companies, wits concluded in this city tonight before Special Spe-cial Kxamlner George W. Hrown of the Interstate commerce commission, and the MUestion of whether or not Boise and many of Die other cities of the southern part of the state will enjoy a 50 per cent reduction In freight rales. Additional testimony will be taken at Salt Lake next week from Short Une officials before be-fore forwarding the evidence. This action ac-tion was instituted by the League of .Southern Idaho Commercial clubs on behalf be-half of IJolse, Xampn. Caldwell. Mountain Home. Welser. Twin Falls. Hailey, Filer. Uiihl. Hurley. Uupert and Gooding. The following testified for the railroad: Walter Anderson, acting car service agent; H. JJ. Williams, auditor of freight accounts; Harry K. Goodwin, traveling freight agent (all of the Oregon Short Line of Salt Lake) and .1. fl. Mulcahey. chief cleric In the general freight department depart-ment of the Orcsonnailroad .t Navigation Naviga-tion company, of Portland. The League of Southern Idaho Commercial Com-mercial clubs brought suit to procure lower rales over the Oregon Short Line and L'nion Pacific between points In Wyoming. Idaho. Montana. Utah and Oregon. Ore-gon. It Is alleged that bituminous coal Is shipped from the Wyomlm; mines In Kemmeier. Rock Springs, Diamond ville and other ramps to !3uttf? and Anaconda. Mont.. ";" cents to 51 per ton cheaper than It is shipped from the Wyoming mines to .southern Ida hp points. Parley L. Williams, Wil-liams, chief counsel for the Short Line, and D. Worth Clark represented that road. |