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Show G0VER1E1T CONTROL1 OFRMlROKHDi i i Farmers' Organization, Fed-j eration of Labor and Four Big j Brotherhoods Appeal WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Continuation Continua-tion of government control of the railroads rail-roads for at least two years was asked of President Wilson today by representatives repre-sentatives of farmers' organizations, ihe American Federation of Labor and the four big brotherhoods. A large delegation, composed of many of the same persons who called at the White House last December 17, went to the executive offices with a letter for the president. Sentiment in favor of government operation, the letter said, has increas ed during the six weeks since the first request was made "until we can accurately accu-rately slate that this is the preponderate preponder-ate desire of tho fanners and of organized orga-nized labor forces of most of the states of the union." The return of the roads, the lelier declared, would involve an increase in freight rates of 25 lo -10 per cent "since an additional revenue of cloao to a billion dollars will be needed," which would mean, it was added, "an Increase in the cost of living, as estimated esti-mated by your director general of railroads rail-roads of at least four billion dollars a year." . |