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Show ROADBUILDERS WILL FIGHT RAIL RATES CHICAGO, Feb. 12. The full hlrength of the American Roadbulld-ers" Roadbulld-ers" association will bo put behind a demand to reduce Immediately freight rates on gravel, cement, stone, brick and other materials used In road-hulldlrup road-hulldlrup when consigned to oil cialsoi contractors for actual use in hucIi construction. con-struction. Resolutions calling on tho Interstate commerce and other bodies to reduce the rates were adopted at ihe closing session of the association today. Another resolution asking producers and contractors "to lower costs of material and operations to u point which will permit of the greate-st roadbulldlng era in tho history of America" was passed |