Show Interstate I Commerce Hearing henrI ui n Chicago Dec Dee fl ItAl At tollay session of ot the tho Interstate Inter llIto commission Prank Frank J 3 Firth chairman of ot tho the Omit uni uniform form torm hill bill of lading committee d that Increased losses Justified nn an In Increase increase crease of or freight rates by the railroad companies Exception l Va as taken to thIs flits statement by b Attorney Levy Mayer ra r counsel for tor the prosecution who tit pr ru i showing relatively tin tn prom profits of ot the th various railroads for or 1903 10 were VerI considerably In excess ot or of 1 12 i 02 2 Mr Ir Firth admitted the veracity vernell ot of the tho figures 11 It seems to me tile salt said hI Prouty Proul that It if you yott OU hold holl a pIstol to a head anti and at your our suggestIon Mug ha hI halvee gives you his valuables he does not do doIt doIt doIt It voluntarily he Ima ha no alternative It U appears hint tho will not hot AC SC ACcept the 20 per Ier cent service because ho Ito Innot afford to do It It Is lit It tint not the proportion of or time the companies to 10 practically Idly ally force the shipper to take lake the lie limited I liability service because the do 10 o not wish to lo become the Insurer Mr said he could not si eak ex cx except e front from his bin own experience that on Ms hits road fORet the If It the time conwall Insured the time goods goode they III were ware re unable imitable to tell In lii condition th the had bAd been packed amid were helpless In lii nt ot a n just juat settlement |