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Show oo OPINION ON RATES RENDERED TODAY "Vashlngton. Dec 4 In a supplemental supple-mental opinion upon the subject of tho alleged unreasonable rates nnd practices of transcontinental railroads In tho transportation of wool, rendered today by the Interstate Commerce commlsson. It was hold: "That a minimum carload weight of 24.000 pounds, proscribed by the commission, com-mission, Impose 3 no unreasonable burden bur-den on the shippers, but actuullr Increases In-creases the car efficiency and economy econ-omy of transportation, "Thr.t the contention of shippers that better and sacked wool should tako the same rales is not sustained "That the rates of scoured wool from Now Mexico to eastern dostina-tons dostina-tons aro oxecssive and shoqld be reduced. re-duced. "That wool In the western territory should take the fourth-dass rate" This decision finally disposes of the cases instituted by tbc railroad commission com-mission of Oregon and tho National Wool Growers' association, which in one form or another have been pending pend-ing for several years. |