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Show HEARING ON HIGHER EXPRESS RATES OPENS SALT LA KB, Oct. 9. Hearing on Ithe application of the Amerhan Rail-! Rail-! way Express company for an increase j in rate of per cent on practically the entire business of the company, j intrastate In Utah, as well as Inter-; Inter-; state, was held before the public until-j until-j lies commission of Utah yesterday. W3 S. McCarthy of the traffic serv-Ice serv-Ice bureau of Utah was present to represent various shippers in the mat- LH ter. but Mr. McCurthy stated that he WM appeared not so much in protest lH against an increase In rates that would affort reasonable return on the In y t a t h cc JB1 sion thai the comttanj be retjulred td elv e better sen ice if it is to be al- I lowed beltei ' Hj The company was represented by A. B. Reebl of San Kraiulsco. Its attorney, and by N. K. Lockwoodt dl-vision dl-vision superintendent, with hcadfjuar- WE ten in the same city. |