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Show PRACTICAL EFFICIENCY. ' QUESTION THE recent advance of approxi-wately approxi-wately 25 per cent in all charges . following an advance of 15 per cent la freight rates for the eastern roads tast year, is timely evidence that Bsrvlces rendered by governments are aot free, but have to be paid for like services rendered by individuals and corporations, and that the question whether it is better to have the roads operated by the government or by prirate parties Is one of practical ef-tciency. ef-tciency. Mercantile National Bank of Ban Francisco. |