Show INCREASED RATES NOT JUSTifiED Report of Interstate Commission Shows Not Warranted ROADS SUFFER MUCH r fer r liBS Vy ft I In JIta or of ul More Io Then on Jan of th the I mede 1111 states that depression delon rum Ih the country I Is emerging re suited In th diminution of railway nud and nd In several veral the necessity for placing properties I In the hand of nf WM was due to i and 18 In i In view Itow of the widely It that tb the I Inflicted was So 80 lleV seven as a to warrant advances In rat rites or In wag wafe I r both ho however It I Is ing Ine to Pete lole that thal tb the cro gross of all for tor 1 9 alth uP n u than for th banner In sIe e In of th thc cross eari m for und and In o thorl thore for tor 1505 and lId that the net earnings rf for 1008 l Olt lees than lor br 1917 1St and 10 UlAn then fr for 1 1105 we wore In ox x coal of 1111 those 8 fur 1505 1106 These Thue figures Indicate says 11 the report llOrt that th the rail read of the country did not suffer so 80 severely In comparison with th yea years of normal and as my havu generally b been n sup polled It I is pointed 1 out that a continuing bu could not Hut bit be bout boutto tu to justify the maintenance or f portico particular Ian lar rates art are or II unduly nine th the tight to aqua t treatment l at rat ratos does dOl not de depend up upon the nil condition of th the CUI carrIer The me report referring to 10 tb the th the pinion opinion of the commission that lr h by of bl his or orth orthO th thO Ia Pacific is Ie a trustee IUt ot of th the ZOPh and can It no longer claim pro pru u al an n American dUn The court however I is f the contrary the report says s and nd the commission can of course only suggest to Congress Conan that It If there Ii to be a full InvestigatIon by the red fed federal eral authorities of th these financial deal tog Ine referring to exchange of railroad stoeL too to secure cu of other rail railroad road some action must be taken laken by byC C narn During the year yar complaInts and alad Informal relating to rat and practIse of practically all the roads road or of the United Stat were wert filed with the commission The number ot of formal cases md and Investigations was waa UI an Increase of II 2 II 12 per cent over the previous year yat More than two of f the Informal complaints wert adjusted through corns carre pon Th commission expresses X at being able bl to tate state that It I Is noW abreast b t of Its tuI work rk and that aU all complaints ar belli being ed edor or of without unnecessary delay |