Show TAFT LOOKS INTO i RATES r II Aug A Da Ba Bal I kor l er formerly head of the lie Atlantic transport steamship lIne has been In a 0 at the instance of President dent Taft raft the matter of freight charges over the lie Panama railroad n a I United States Stales government p property iii n a preliminary report to the lent dent announced today Mr lr Baker point cd out that lint in the transportation or of hIdes this country Is against in favot of European nations Mr Baker said ii h The rates on dry goods from Crom New Nero NewYork rc York to Central Contral America In a o 01 oton ton and from Europe to Central Anier Amer u Ica ba 2040 The rate on machinery pi from New York to Is 1210 Ii H from Europe to 1188 ni m niThe The rate from Crom the tho east coast of the lie to United States to the lie west vest via the m III Panama railroad and the 1111 aIl hi steamship line on machinery rout co 0 New York to San Francisco Is 36 a at al alton atton ton front rom Europe to San Franciaco fJ 1882 Panama railroad charges rom H Colon to Panama If from New York fit St S 8 10 a ton If from Europe 49 a 3 ho hoton ton tomi Pacific Mail Steamship co III front from Panama to San Francisco If from N Now w York iS 18 a ton If from Europe C a ton |