Coalville Times | 1910-06-10 | Page 6 | Rate Increases Withdrawn

RATE INCREASES WITHDRAWN. Covernmtnt and Railroads Reach Agreement After Long Conference. Wnnblnginii A complete agree-ment agree-ment between the gnvi-rnment and the recetiily enjoined railroads of tho Western Trunk Line ussoclatlon was reached at a White House conference, which Innied more than lour hours, Monday afternoon. The railroads agree tu wlthdruw nil rate Increases llled In be effective on or lifter June I. and ngrccd tn file no umro Increancg until the bill In congress that gives the Interstate rnmnicrro commission (tower to Investigate and suspend In-crcHscu In-crcHscu becomes a law und la In operation, op-eration, proaldvnt Tuft thereon stated stat-ed that tho administration's purpiwo In bilngltvg the injunction stilt hud been accomplished and that the suit would bo discontinued. Tho discontinuance discontin-uance will not be entered, however, until after the new railroad law la signed.