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Show Just and fair and we give it our approval. ap-proval. "A pnrt of the responsibility to meet the- situation rests upon the state commissions. com-missions. Such increases as will be made in Intrastate rates should, If possible, pos-sible, be made effective September I, 1920. ' The report in signed by William D N. Aincy. Chalman public service commission com-mission of Pennsylvania; Royal C Dunn, of the Florida railroad commission, commis-sion, and John a Oulher, of the Iowj railroad commission RAIL SECURITIES ACTIVE. NEW YORK, Auk. 2. Speculative and Investment spirit on the stock exchange ex-change was hopefully disposed at the outset of business today as the result of the sweeping advances In railway passenger and freight rates granted by the interstate commerce commission The new:, brought in a large VOlUlhe of buying orders from all over the country. Railroad shares of all descriptions de-scriptions were absorbed on a steadily rising vfie with the advances ranging rang-ing from one to 3 1-2 points Representative dividend paying stocks such as New York Central. Northern Pacific, Reading. Great Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific made the most headway, but there were numerous gains approximating ap-proximating 1 points. In the more speculative shares, such as New Haven. Pittsburg and Western, Rock Island and St. Louis Southwestern preferred. pre-ferred. Bear operators showed little effort to combat the movement Th'' rise also reached formidable proportions propor-tions In ninny of the popular BpC( laities, lai-ties, including the motors, papers, steel, oils and food shares Baldwin International Paper and American Locomotive improved 2 1-2 points eai h. |