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Show COMMISSION LAYS DOWN RATE RULES Washington, Dec 31. Two Import ant principles were laid down today bj the Interstate Commerce commission commis-sion in the decision of a case begun by the Texarkana freight bureau against several southwestern railways, rail-ways, involving rates to and from lower Mississippi river crossings The commission held that In the making of Joint through rates on long distance traffic to local or non-competitive points, the differentials differ-entials above the rates to the basing points should be reasonable In relation rela-tion to the total distances involved ' hlle carriers may properly meet water competition, the maintenance of a lower rate to one point than to other points which are intermediate, cannot be justified on the ground It is necessary to suppress water compe tltion." |