Show RAISING U EXP EXPRESS RATS RATES TUAT THAI ARE AREtt AR tt ALREADY EXCESSIVE CHICAGO Jan li i 1 cost of handling express packages ages as a result of higher wages and enlargement ment of facilities facilities ties were pleaded yesterday b by officials of the companies at the hearing before the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission com corn mission ion as a a. justification for tor advances of nearly 70 per cent in the rates out of Chicago This defense w wa made in ill the theace face ace of the per cent enl melon recently recent recent- ly hy cut out b by the Wells Fargo companies and profits of 50 to lo 75 per cent reported to have hare been made b by other corporations J. J C. C Zimmerman general manager of the Adams J Express company and J. J H. H Bradle Bradley vice-president vice an and traffic manager manager manager man man- ager of tho the American Amei company were werl witnesses of the tile company compan The testimony was largely in rebuttal to that introduced at previous healings s by bv Chicago merchants chants who filed complaints com coin plaints plaint against the tile express companies on account count of the advance In rates lates charged department stores for delivery of packages packages packages pack pack- ages to the suburbs After having been In effect for fifteen en years the rate rata of 30 cents per pounds was as advanced in February to 40 10 cents and in September to 50 cen cents ts |