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Show BRANDEIS OPPOSES HIGHER FREIGHT. RATE "WASHINGTON, March 2S. Louis T. Brandels, counsel for the interstate commerce com-merce commission. In opposition to the proposed 6 nor cent Increase in railroad ' freight rates, today submitted a statement state-ment showing that free sen-Ices rend ered shippers by railroads In classification territory ter-ritory result In serious depletion of the revenues of the roads. TIio spocial free services under consideration by the commission com-mission woro fre0 storage warehousing, loading and unloading of oars. lighterage, elevation of grain and various other free terminal services. Mr. Brandels assorted that the cost to tho railroads of these freo services was so great as to absorb from 25 to 50 per cent of the freight rate receipts, and in' certain instances more than tho entire rocelpts were absorbed, resulting In a substantial cash loss to the roads. |