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Show FIRST STEP IN RAIL CUT TAKEN WASHINGTON. May 22. Seven I railroad executives, representing: the pi i.,.,. dt" 1 f w hich partlelpfC.ed in 'he . h 6 House dinner conference Sat-urday Sat-urday 'light at whlrh TTesldnt Hard-inK Hard-inK nsked voluntary action by the railroads rail-roads In certain rate reductions today neid u two hoar session with the members of the interstate commerc commission. Although the formal announcement of the ' opference, as made bj Daniel Wlilard, president of the Ralilmore & '"hlo. one of the conferee, merely said the meeting wa "for the purpose of dlscusslnp ihe rate situation," Ihe ses-elon ses-elon generally was regarded as the first step iv the railroads toward possible pos-sible compliance with the president's! request nnd toward carrying out he agreement made at the White House conference The statement msde by Mr. Wil-llard Wil-llard v us (he only one forthi'nmin from any of those participating In to-day's to-day's conference, n said that anuther tnr-etlnjr would he held Thursday and e.i .i as follows: ' The committee of railroad presidents presi-dents consisting of Mr. Dsnle' Willlard, president of the Rn!t!more A Ohio. Mr K.iir.'ax Harrison, president of the Southern, Mr. Hale Hoiden. president of ih Chicago Burlington A Quincq, Mr II K Rvtam president of rhe Chicago. Chi-cago. M lwaukee & St Paul. Mr pharles Donnelly, president of th Northern Pacific, M r wiuia mH Fin-lev, Fin-lev, president of the Chicago Northr western and Sit Edward ( hambers, vb-e presldenl of the Santa lre, met with the Interst.tte commerce rnrnmls slon In con'erencA thlw mornlnc by anpolrttoent for rhe purpose nf dlsrus-slnc dlsrus-slnc the rate decision Discussion continued for abou two hours. The conference then adjourned to mee. Hgu'.n at i o'clock p m, Thursday, the, ISth, for the ptirpose of then giving the subject further consideration. considera-tion. The appointment of the ihove named committee followed the dinner given at the White House Ihmi -h ir-day ir-day evening." oo |