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Show Chicago Alleges Discrimination, The Chicago grain Interests, at a hearing hear-ing before Interstate Commissioner Harlan, Har-lan, asked that the Chicago gateway be placed upon a parity with other gateways to the southeast with respect, lo grain from the west. At present Chicago, they aver. Is at a disadvantage of ! cents per 100 pounds on all grain from the west destined to polnt.1 south of the Ohio river, as compared com-pared with St. Louis. Peoria and Louisville. Louis-ville. For nearly two years the grain Interests Inter-ests of that city have endeavored to induce in-duce the lncs south of the Ohio river to lower the proportion of tli rough rales so as to equalize conditions, but the southern lines have refused, saying a readjustment would only rearrange, not increase, the 'amount of grain passing through the various va-rious gatev.-ayp. |