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Show SAYS RAILROADS ARE FACING LOSING FIGHT Commerce Commission Is Urged to Al low Sate to tne Pacific Coast. CHICAGO Oct 10 Unless the m terstato commerce commis son allows the railroads to make a lower trans continental rate to Pacific coast points tho ent re middle west w 11 lose its bus ness with the coast Chicago s trade alono amounts to m 11 ons Iltnr C Barlow represent ng the ( hicago Asociatior of Commerce so testif ed tola before Henry Thurtell special exam ner for the interstate co-nm ss on at the last hearing here in the long aDl short ha 1 case The Panama canal will take the business w th the coast away from the trale centers of this section and gve t to the eastern seaboard, sa fl Mr Barlow It wll be enough to put us ou of bus ness Tntermountain representat ves I eaded by Commiss oner Bart ne of the I Nevada Dubhe utilities board assisted the ilea More than 1(0 rate experts reprLJent ug the railroads and shipping ntercsts of tho country lave gatherer the testimony which will t e submitted to the commission |