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Show Western Roads To Pick Loads Washington. Railroads wost of tho Mississippi river woro nuthorlzod Thursday by the Interstate comraorce commission to glvo preference and priority to tho movoment of foodstuffs, livestock, porlshablo products nnd fuol whenover their operating conditions condi-tions bocomo such as to causo freight congestion or blockado. The ordor doclarod an emorgoncy and laid down rules for tho conduct ot tho wetsora lines lndontlcal with thoao which havo been In effect on railroads east of tho Mississippi for sovoral wooks. |