Show WATER COMPETITION I FORCES DOWN RATES WASHINGTON W. May I a 12 The fh The interstate interstate inter Inter- state slate commerce commission l has s decided the water competition forced 4 down don rates from n Interior points to the Pacific coast terminals The situation was peculiar in the en case KG in iii point Carriers had lied Increased the thie rates on fahn farm and amid dump wagons front from Missouri river rl territory to the tha Pacific coast from a hundred pounds to the reason realon announced being that tho the former rate was abnormally 10 low Subsequently Subsequently Sub Sub- It was discovered wagons wagon were ero being moved mo to the Pacific coast terminals terminals terminals ter ter- by water ater and amid the 1 5 rs r to te wa was I restored Tho The restoration of or the rate tate In Induced Induced In- In tile the Kentucky Kentuck Wagon Manufacturing In ing company compan and the Wagon ragon company comp of Toledo 0 O. to institute complaints complaints com corn plaints before the commission demandIng demand demand- demanding Ing InA reparation on shipments on which they had paid tho the rate Time The commission denied the tho reparation holding that thal the tho carriers carrier were forc forced d b by bywater bywater water competition to restore the lower mate rale in order to get the bu business and not because causo the higher rate was unreason unreason- able ablo |