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Show FORTY-ONE ROADS A S K INCREASES Want From One to Two Cents a Hundred More on All Grain Shipments. Chicago, March 0 Increases on freight rates on gniln asked by the 41 western railroads were considered at the Interstate commerce commission's commis-sion's hearing today as the first of the commodities upon which the roads ask that they may he permitted permit-ted to add to their revenues. The Increases asked for by thp roads are one cent a hundred pounds (roin points east of the Missouri rU er to Chicago and pvo cents a hundred o.i erain shipped tor "xport r.i (be gulf. E. R. Bpyd, chairman of the committee commit-tee of western trunk lines, v. as the first witness to ho railed. On March 13 increased rates on livestock, fresh meats, packing house products and fertiliser materials are to he considered. |