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Show ASKS THREE CENT RATE Missouri Pacific Ra'lway Company Claims to Be Losing Money on Passenger Traffic In Kansas Topekn, Kansas, April 15. Although Al-though moro than CO per cent of all Us property Is In Kansas, tho Missouri Mis-souri l'aclllc railway has been stead-"?! stead-"?! 'PPB monoy on its passenger business In tho state, according to tho testimony before the stato public utilities commission In tho passongor rato hearing today of J. P, Johnson of St. Louis, assistant auditor for tho Missouri Pacific lino, Johnson testified his road lost 2.30 porcent on passenger business In Knrieas last year and .30 por cent In 1913. Tho hearing Is on tho application of tho railroads that thoy bo permitted permit-ted to roturn to tho 3 cent passenger faro In Kansas. |