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Show rimIno EXPRESS CO. " GETS CREAM OF PROFITS Such la the Charge Made by t .t Creamery Companies. Which ril Charge ef DlMrlmlnatlen anal CentelrMy. Washington Charge of discrimination discrimi-nation and conanliacy are mado In a petition Died with the Interstate commerce com-merce commission on Saturday by the Fairmont Creamery company, and aev oral other creamery companies against a number of northwestern and western west-ern railroad companies, and the United Unit-ed Slates, Adams, American and Welle Kargo Hxpress companies The complainant secured nn Injunction from the federal court nt Chicago, re-straining re-straining the railroad from putting Incieated rale Into effect until the mailer I passed on by the Interstate commerce roinmlaalon The iietlthin-er iietlthin-er have an aggregate capital of S,-000.000 S,-000.000 The) proilme annually GO,-OOO.oou GO,-OOO.oou pounds of liuiler. the net profit prof-it on which i anertod to be lorn than one-half n tent a pound It Is assorted that the proposed Increased ratca are unjirat, unieatonablc and discriminatory, discrimina-tory, and will take abaolulel) all Ihe profit from Ihe creamery Imalnes Tho charge la made that Ihe Illinois Central, the Hock ltltud! ihe Chicago (Ireat Wealern. Ihe Hurllngloii and I lie Ml Haul. In order to retaliate against the complainant, cousplied to destroy de-stroy and terminate roinpelltlou among all said ill h nUanta respecting the transiHirtailnii of cream and aim lo Inrteaae the tariffs for transporting transport-ing (ream and so lo discriminate ngalnat Ihe complainants us to drive llielil out of business ' They nsk I bat the piviposed rales be declared Illegal. |