Show ARGUMENT IN RATE CASES AT SPOKANE Spokane Wash Oct In the Spokane rate case was 1 begun today before Interstate CommIssioners Prouty Prout Iano Iane Cockrell and Clark The principal contention o of counsel for Spokane was that lint freight rates to Lo Seattle represented reasonable com for carriers and that the higher Spokane rate rato based on water competition was as excessive and un unjust unjust just Counsel for the railroads answered thIs b by indicating the tho loss of revenue which would result from the catlon cation of coast raL rats s to Spokane These rates the they asserted were the result of peculiar conditions Commissioner Prout Prouty stated that the tho commission In all probability would not Issue an order In this his caso In inless I Iless less than five mouths months because of the I similar cases of oC Salt Lake Reno and Phoenix which have lIac a direct hearing on thIs case I |