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Show TRAFFIC MANAGER GIVENJEARING Declares Five-Per-Cent Advance Ad-vance Would Afford Only Partial Relief to Carriers. SITUATION IS BAD All Rates Must Be Brought Up to Higher Level or Roads Must Fail. Washington, April 3. W C. Maxwell, Max-well, general traffic manager of tho Wabash, at the hearing before the Interstate In-terstate commerce commission today on the proposed Increase In freight rates, declared that a five per cent advance would only afford partial relief re-lief to the carriers and savo the situation sit-uation for a timo. "Tho situation in Central Frolght association territory," he said, "is bad and growing worse. Advance Too Small. "I am confident that the five per cent advance would not meet our needs. It would save the situation for a time, for I am satisfied that most of our Central Freight association associa-tion roads will not be able to survive under existing rates. A five per cent advance would be Insufficient, and for railroads In our territory to keep out of the hands of receivers and prosper It would he necessary to readjust re-adjust and bring up to a higher level all rates. "If the advance should be granted it would afford partial rollef. That should be followed by joint action of tho Interstate commerce commission and authorities of the various states for a re-adjustment of tho entire rate situation in Central Freight association associa-tion territory." nn |