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Show SAVE TIME ON FREIGHT Representatives of Shippers Ship-pers and Railreads Hold a Conference. CHICAGO, Oct. 4. Chicago shlpperi and Chicago terminal railroads 'have found a common field for labor (n the I movement to facilitate the handling of freight at the team tracks and freight houses. Representatives of the shippers ship-pers and representatives of the rail roads met yesterday and a mutual pledge was given that both parties would co-operate to bring about better . . conditions. It was estimated that more than $6000 a day Is lost to the shippers .' ' through the delays In handling freight at the freight houses, and a considerable consider-able amount is lost to the railroads. Through the co-operation of shippers, railroads and teamsters, it Is hoped to Increase the capacity of the freight Ur-minals Ur-minals 25 per cent. The railroads have promised to Increase their forces of freight handlers and to spend considerable consid-erable money In improvements to -their houses, and the shippers have agreed to. adopt rules governing the loading and unloading of wagons, Which will save much time. Those who participated In the conference con-ference were representatives of the Chicago Shippers' association, the Illinois Illi-nois Manufacturers' association, the Commercial association, the Employers' Employ-ers' association, the Employers' Teaming Team-ing association and of nearly every Western railroad. |