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Show EASTERN RAILWAYS GRANTEDJCREASE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM MISSION DECIDES THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE. Maximum Amount the Railroads Wll Receive In Addition to Present Revenue Estimated at Thirty Million Dollars. Washington. The Interstate com merco commission on 'Friday granted tho oastern railroads the 5 por cent rate advanco for which they asked although It qualified tho application ol tho increase to such an extent that tho railroads get little more than hall the relief thoy demanded. It was estimated by tho carrion that a E per cent increase in all rate without exception would give them about $50,000,000 a year. It was estl mated on Friday by an official ot the interstato commerco commission that tho maximum relief that tho railroad! will eot frnm tlin ilnolnlnn will Vin Jlfl . win set i rum mo decision will uo $ou,-000,000, $ou,-000,000, and this Includes tho returnt from the Increased passenger rate! that they have been permitted to pul into effect. Tho five commissioners who prepared pre-pared the majority opinion givo at their reasons for granting tho ad vance: The falling off In the revenue of the railroads, the European wat and the necessity to which tho railroads rail-roads havo been put ot decreasing their expenditures for maintenance thereby possibly Impairing their safctj of. operation. |