Show ULTIMATUM OP OF RAILROADS will either raise freight rates or reduce wages chicago delegates from fifty commercial and shippers associations of the east and middle west met in con faience here on friday to discuss means meang of preventing eastern ralli oada oads from carrying into effect a proposed increase in freight rates A break in the pio gramme vas occasioned ca casio boned ned by the unexpected appearance of W C down blown vice of the new york central lines who admitted that the railroads intended to make a moderate increase in freight lates bates but said tire the action was absolutely necessary mr bion said if the business interests of the nation shall after maturo consideration say that laili oad rates shall not be advanced I 1 doubt if it can be clone but it should be understood dundei stood cl eaily definitely and beyond all question of doubt that in saving saeng this they siy just as clearly and definitely that the wages of the great army of laili oad employed emp loyes shall he be i educed deduced and they ther must accept their full me measure aure of oc ie foi the results 11 |