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Show On His AVa to "Washington. $5. W. Sears, Ksq , is in tlie city on his way to Washington, for which jioint howill leave tomorrow. He gets to tho capital in tliecaaci-1 tliecaaci-1 ot accredited agent forthcCham ber of Commerce of San Franclco, to labor with the Interstate commission commis-sion jr the removal of the railroad discrimination that exists ex-ists against California tta mircbauts. Those doing business in Ban Francisco are at a great disadvantage dis-advantage on account, o( having to iay a large advance In freight to lay their wares down In Chicago over that on which dealers can transport them to some distance from China to Chicago. It is claimed on the other side that the Pacific Mail Company Is the source to which application for a remedy should be made. Mr. Stars holds however, that such is not the case, asthegoodsobtalncdlrcm Lou Choc aud other ports are received from the Pacific Mall Company at San Francisco, and that the excess on freights In favor of the Chicago dealers lis between tho Const and thu latter city; hence that It comes under section 4 of the interstate commerce law, prohibiting the charging of umqual rates for the same haul. Mr. Sears lias made the subject a special study, and will make a stiff fight before the commission. Should he be successful, Utah will receive a proportionate benefit by the lowering lower-ing of rates. Should the matter not reach a satisfactory conclusion through the commission, It will be carried thivugb the courts. |