Show views differ at rail rate hearing washington sharply conflicting views of the rall rail icart rowl situation in tho the west and northwest were presented to tho the interstate commerce com merco commis blon alon in oral argument over the proposal to increase freight rates by 5 per cent As against arguments by counsel for the carriers and by a representative of security holders of the northwest urging that the commis slon elon come coma to the relief of tho the roads western west tato authorities through john G U denton general solicitor of the national ass association clatto of railroad rind utilities commissions describing the carriers conditions condl tlona as prosperous the burlington after paying an 81 per cent dividend in 1921 increasing its capital stock 51 54 per cent still pays paya 10 per rent cent upon the increased stock and received it 11 per cont cent the santa pa fo has increased its dividends to 7 per cent and earns carns 16 15 per cent since 1320 1920 it has increased its ita surplus |