Show l THEY iiii gy no I IT f E nB Spokesman Seattle attic R and nd Portland Jobbers In forming an alliance hur Thursday day night to fight the Spokane rate rae ea cae cne l' l before the he Interstate corn com Com Com- nal mere commission w were ro moved by h- selfish local considerations Th The job Jobbing ln Interests t of or Spokane have ha gone gon b before the lie Interstate commerce commissIon commission com com- mission with wih a fair fall logical appeal fo for ate inte reductions Into the Inland Empire If Jr I these rc reductions arc are granted ever every Inland town own Including those now buyIng buy buy- In big Ing from Portland and antI Seattle will wil wi share hare the benefit henelt of Spokane The rho interests of ev ever every ry consumer a as aswell well weli n ns as c every cry ry business man nian In th the tho Inland Empire are fre with Spokane 1 In inthis this hl light fight if I Spokane shall win lower lowe freight rates from the time East It will sell sel cl goods more cheaply all al over over the iii In Inland Inland Inland In- In land Empire That In Iii turn will wi fore force Portland and nt Seattle to sell seli sel more mor cheaply In fact fn tn th the long run th the lions lion's lonH share har of these reductions If I no not th the enU entire benefit would go o to tho ho re retail re- re tall tail tul merchants and consumers In iii th the country around Spokane since Ince Portland Port lend land and ant Seattle I by hy meeting the time re reduced re- re prices which Spokane can give I e If IC It wins Its Is case before the interstate Inter inter- state slate commerce commission will wi b bable be beaLle able aLle to uphold substantially their present jo Jobbing ln territory and th the country buyer and amid consumer whether taking taking merchandise from Crom Spokane o or the coast will wi find iT In a 10 position to buy u more mOle cheaply 1 In cither market These facts are all so s self evident that tha there can cami be 10 no flO question queston where th the thes s sympathies mp of o the retail dealers am and the lie consumers of the Inland l' l Empire will 1 iii lie Il in iii this Important struggle |