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Show SHIPPERS OPPOSE HIGHER RATES Proposed intrastate freight rates was vigorously opposed by various shipping Interests hist weeks in protests filed with the public utilities commission. Steam and electric railroads petitioned the commission for permission to Increase their intrastate in-trastate rates to conform with the raises allowed by the interstate inter-state commerce commission. The. interstate commerce commission com-mission grantd Increases In coal, r coke, iron ore, copper, lead and zinc ores, stone, clay, shale, posts, pilings, laths, shingles, tobacco, to-bacco, citrus fruits, melons. :-on,e fresh vegetables, dried fruits, seeds, petroleum asphalt, gasoline, gaso-line, oils, c merit brick. Ice and animal and poultry 'Te-!-. . . .,, |