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Show Increasing Business May Help to Avert Raises in Rates WASHINGTON. June 13 Increasing business which it is hoped may offset the railroad deficit sufficiently to mako an advance in rates necessary, was reported by iho. railroad administration admin-istration in stAti3tlr for traffic last "week. 13 t&e. central western region thero was an increase of 64 per cent over the same week lat year in tho loading of grain and in tho northwest the increase was 100 per cent. All freight handled in the southwest was 11 per cent moro thiJi last year. Cotton Cot-ton is moving freely to the Gull coast undr promise of -.dditional steamers. In the east general freight movement is sub -normal, but ore shipments are increasing. |