Show NORTHWEST COMPLAINS OF UN UNJUST RATES CHICAGO Jan Tan Just l Just why hy Chicago Chie Chi Chi- e cage cago tO Minneapolis and northwest merchants merchants mer chants should find their ht rates ine in in- e creased eased under undera various a pretexts while at atthe atthe atthe the same Fame time no ch change no in rates was made ii iq Q St. St Louis Louie to the merchants of or ortho the tho southwest occupied the attention of Interstate tato Commerce Commissioner Prouty ye yesterday Tho The case Wh which ch is recorded as that of ot man Partridge e ek t k Co Minneapolis wholesale dr do dry goods dealer versus CUll the tho Do Boston ton k Maine laine Now W York ark New 10 Haves Haven k Hartford Pennsylvania Lehigh h Valley and Lackawanna Lacka Lacka- Lackawanna wanna nna with mth the tho lake shipping lines which they either own or control received re reo its initial hearing At the end of at the day Commissioner Prouty adjourned ad the tho harin hearing bearing until March 4 I. Tho The basis of the complaint Which is boin being boing brou brought bt b by Minneapolis and Chicago Chisago Chi sago cago ca merchants Iy with ith th the support of tho the commercial associations of both cities rises pees out of ot tho increase in rail and water Iter rates inaugurated in March and aud July of or last year J The old freight rate for rail and aud water routes wax was 59 51 cents In March all routes joined d in increasing increase lug ing tho the rate to Chica Chicago o and Minneapolis merchants to 61 coats cents and followed in July with another announced increase of 0 i I l cent To mollify the shippers the tho companies announced that the rate would include marine insurance insurance on all goods in transit But while they the made thi this eon concession to Chicago o m merchants rc J as R a a basis bais of tho extra tra 3 cents rente th they made the tho same SAIne con cony concession cession to fit St Louis merchants with no increase in the frt freight i ht rate The Tho hearin hearing hear hear- in ing before belore the commissioner on the thc char charge o that di discrimination to individuals indi and as between localities was bein being mado made by the transportation companies com panics r resulted |