Show INCREASED COST OF LIVING FOR HORSES CHICAGO F Feb b. b 2 The The increased cost of living liying for horses was cited yest as one of the reasons for nearly 70 0 per cent advance in suburban sub sub- urban urba express rat rates s out of Chicago This contention was advanced anc d by M. M T. T Jones superintendent of traffic of o othe the United States Express company to the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission com corn mission during durin the hearin hearing bearing of the complaints com corn plaints of excessive charges made by y Chica Chicago o sh shippers Mr tIr Jones in In in defending the com corn company's I pany's course said that since 1900 the thea I a e expense of keeping a 3 horse borse for fox forOnA forona ona one month had a advanced from 13 to 17 He lie also asserted that the average aver age alte cost tOlt of horses horses- horses had had gone one from head and that p to a employees' employees wages wanes had risen about 10 lOper per cent |