Show SAYS AYS RAilROADS PAD LINE VALUE Rep Hoch Avers Pros Pros- Prosperous Prosperous Pros v Roads Hide ExI Excess Ex- Ex Excess I cess Earnings WASHINGTON Jan BY 29 29 By ByThe ByThe The Associated Press Press railroads seeking a II five per pcr cent In- In Increase Increase In Increase crease In freight rates fates were assailed In the house Thursday by Representative Hoch Hoeb Republican of Kan Kan- Kansas Kansas sas ma He charged that prosperous roods were trying to avoid a show allow showIng allowing ing of excess earnings by over over- overvaluations overvaluations v valuations t terns erns ot of their property by maintenance over maIntenance and bookkeeping methods of ot evasion lie Ho said spokesmen for farn fares and livestock Interests of the west completing testimony before the Inters interstate late commerce commission hearing at Kansas City this week had made the the strongest representation of the hole hole holo farm tarm problem from a II practical practical standpoint that has ere been made Representative Hoch asserted that the transportation act net provides for the grouping of o roads for ratemaking rate ratemaking ratemaking making purposes the weak eak and the strong the poor and the prosperous pros pros- prosperous prosperous together rates to be fixed with a view to a fair return Up to date only has haa been paid Into the consolidation fund practically every dollar ot of that had had ting a o string t ta tied to It It so o that not nota nota a dollar has been loaned to any weak line he said |