Show I THINK PUBLIC WILL STAND FOR INCREASE W. W C. C Brown Brawn senior vice-president vice of ot tho the New York Central lines and other prominent railroad officers have havo been attending tho semiannual semi meeting I of the tho American Railway association in in Chicago aro are of the opinion that there wi will bo be no serious opposition to a small increase in freight rates fates on eastern railroads according to the information tIon from Chicago For this reason thero there is great r at rejoice lug ing among railway mana managements generally gener Jener ally aUy not so much because of the amount of added revenue which wi will result but because of ot tho the psychological effect the tho increase w will 11 have havo upon the public es es- that portion of the public which invests In in railway securities It is likely that the railway men will summarize the arguments which have been made mado from timo time to time timo in favor of increases s and it is expected that little opposition will develop provided the average increase Is no moro more than 3 per cent Mr III Brown also declared that if tho the proposed rate rato increases are re not opposed by tho the business interests of tho country expenditures for equipment and for betterment of railways aggregating atin many millions of dollars will 11 be ordered immediately It is as definitely stated that such orders will not bo be given if the rate increases are ara not permitted |