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Show LOWER THE FREIGHT RATES Reduction on Practically Every Commodity Com-modity Carried by Railroads, Whloh Means Much to West. Washington. Tho long deferred decision de-cision In tho case brought last De-comber De-comber by tho Commercial club traffic traf-fic bureau of Salt Lako on behalf of Utah common shipping points against transcontinental railroads, was decided decid-ed on Wednesday by the interstate commerce commission'. Reductions amounting to SO por cent from existing rates In some cases wero ordored, effective October 1. Tho Salt Lako business men won nt every point. Tho decision of tho commission affects rates both class and commodityon commo-dityon nil transcontinental lines op-orating op-orating between the Atlnntlc nnd tho Pacific. Tho docision is, therefore, of Interest to every section of tho Union. Complex ns It Is, tho ruling of tho commission vlrtunlly orders tho railroads rail-roads to reduco freight and passenger rates that aro held to be oxcesslve, but gives the carriers until October 1 to do so. In the meantime, the carriers car-riers are ordered to check up on class rates and make comparisons In tho next thrcos months with the existing and proposed tariffs. |
