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Show WILL PROBE RAIL RATES ON LIVE STOCK ' : Commerce Commission Orders Or-ders Investigation of Subject Sub-ject West of Chicago. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 A general ln- veetlgattoa Into freight rates on live stock, packing house products snd fresh meet In effect throughout the portion of the country west, south snd southwest of t'hlcego today was ordered by the Interstate commerce commission. The prore-dlng will begin at Oklahoma City on Keplembep 11. The Inquiry will be a wide one. It will affect directly not only the live atock and packing houte product ratts throughout through-out tbe central west, but also those east of Chicago and neat of Denver. Many Bosds Involved. The respondent railways number ISt. The Investigation Is baaed on complaints of the rates filed with the commission i by the railroad rommiaslon of tit Khnnt, . tht Teaes .Cattle Habere asstclation. ' the American National Live Stff-k aaso- elation and o'here lnt'--e.ted In lite stm.-k I snd m'-at product ahlpmenrs. InHrient- J ally, eoramerrisl rtva'ty between two sets of meat parkere In Chicago enters Into j the cafe. I in view or the arear importance or the several proceeriinaa heriorVr Instituted. It was declied bv the commission to consolidate them Into one case. It waa rKardd as next to lmpnjatbl ao to ad-JttFt ad-JttFt i he rales as to Insure parity of rimreca thmurrout the in-itorv bv the ronekierattoa and disposition of Individual Individ-ual cas-s. A determination, therefore, was reached that "r crdr to remove all unlawful rules and practlcea. ft la neceesarv that the scope of the hearing shuld be broadened ao as to Include rates from all points if or lain In the states of Texas, Oklahoma. New nfevlco. Louisiana, Ar- I kansa, Colorado. Kjmaa and Mlerl 1 to the llv ttocfc marketa sr Fort Worth. Oklahoma ritv. Wichita. Kansas City. St. lunula. Omaha and "hlcano and other points In order to place aJl producing ootnts and consuming: points of packing house producta snrt fresh' meats oa a hurt, reasonable and non-dlfcrlmluatory hafts. r It In Indicated by the oosaaisaidta Uwt tbe purpoee of the Inootry le not only to .secure a parity of rates, but to establish I by definite onter rates which the com-'mission com-'mission aha It regard as reasonable and not unjustly di scrl minatory . Hearing! of the rase will' be held try the com in I ion at several oolnts In the central west. Including probably besides Oklahoma City. KaJtsae City. Port Worth and ChUajio. A Anl dfterss.lnhttOA of the co.nmle- ston's proceedings la aot ax pec tad before |