Show RATE DAY TO BE HELD I 1 IN SAN FRANCISCO san francisco dec 29 one hundred mass meetings will bo be held at I 1 various points throughout the state today to protest against tile the proposed increase in transcontinental trans conal n en tal freight frol gilt latos which are scheduled lei to go into effect january 1 the original remonstrance ti against tile the action or the transportation por tation companies has been handlei handled by in an executive committee by the shippers of the state who have alay joined in the movement and the day of the meetings has been designated designate ff as rate lay day according to the estimates I 1 ladeby made by the committees comi in charge of jhb meetings a general attendance of between and loo persons is expected every important POr tIt city in the state will have a meeting and the speakers will declare the protest of the shippers ot of jail call r fornia to what is termed the impost uon tion of a annual tax x upon 11 california C consumers that behig bel ig tile the estimated difference between alio th lares now low in force and those which companies seek to collect atter after the first of the year v car FA |