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Show THREE WESTERN STATES SEEK LOWER RAIL RATES LuS ANOELE8, Cel., Sept. 24 Railroad commissions of Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada appeared here before be-fore an examiner of the interstate commerce com-merce coin mission, seeking a readjust -ni nt of railroad rates In those si ih- rates are declared in the com-plaint com-plaint filed with the commission to b 'unjust, excessive ami discriminatory." The action is brought under tho provisions pro-visions of federal enactment permtt-ilng permtt-ilng state regulatory bodies to seek redress re-dress when It is deemed by them that transportation cburges adversely af-f, af-f, i public welfare It Is charged by the complainants that the railroads are exacting and collecting a passenger rate varying from to 6 cents. The railroads represented nro the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, .salt Lake Koute Grand Canyon Kall- wuy company, Bl raso a- Southwestern, Southwest-ern, Denver A: Jtio Grande, Chicago, Hock Island & i'aclflc, Atchison, To-ipeka. To-ipeka. & Santa Fe and Arlscona Eastern. East-ern. Members of the three state commissions commis-sions dealing with transportation are present with expert assistants and counsel, li. c, Kconc, of Washington, D. C . is the examiner In charge. |