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Show RAILROADS CONTEST PARTY RATE RULING The Tnion Pacific and Oregon Short Line companies have decided to contest the decision of tho Interstate Commerce commission against the railroads continuing con-tinuing to give partv rates to theatrical companies aud football and baseball or-ganijsations. or-ganijsations. Pursuant tc this policy they are booking theatrics! companies at the old rate. Tho practice has been in vogue for Ycas of granting reduced rates to all partifs RumberLcg over ten persons. To :hetrictil companies this has been a v-;jiV.e concession, and consternation as bMii created by this decision of the coaiir.is.;nR. It ts feared that the action of the cottrjiaetoc wi!i have a serious effect ou tho xbe-.triii busines. On account of the '.ong juiupi that havo to be made rdlr-iad fre 1 the most serious item of .ipc-i.e wet cC the Mississippi river, ft -say. ie that many of tho organizations organiza-tions will cx:sl :it-ir engaffements if t",,e rVng be cenr'Jv accepted, which' would wrk a great iaoonvenience on th v.nu;eient-lo-ing public. I Tke Eio. Grande, it is ruderstood, has Jdda.l to ebide by the ruling of the wumiHffn and is charging theatrical e-.!-i.ls fv'A fare. |