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Show DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGES i " i Executives of Eastern Trunk Lines Meeting Discuss Plans for Future. NEW YORK, Oct. 12. Coincident with the announcement yesterday that passenger trainmen on eastern railroads rail-roads would shortly present demands for increased wages, executive of eastern east-ern trunk lines arranged to meet in New York today and (Ubcuss plans for making another plea to the Interstate commerce commission for higher freight rates. The new demands of tho railway brotherhoods for more pay will be a fa-ctor In the roads' petition, pe-tition, It was said. The eastern railroads hope, It is saidi that the western and southern roads will also renew pleas for higher rates. Ordinarily, applications for rate increases are presented separately by the three districts but in the last case all roads Joined in the petition for an increas of 15 per cent in freight rates. The interstate commerce commission,' in its finding last June refused the in-! crease asked but granted increases of approximately Ave per cent of tho gross revenue of the carriers. oo ' |