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Show CEMENT 1 Advice Suspended Until Effect on Industry Can Be Measured Washington, Aug. 19. Advances In the freight rales on cement, ranging from 2 1-2 to 5 tents n hundred pounds, from points in Oregon, Oklahoma Okla-homa and Kansas to points In Colorado. Colo-rado. California and other slates, have leen suspended voluntarily by the railroads until November 1. The adrance tariffs were. to have become effective on September 1. The, Interstate Commerce commission received re-ceived many protests against tho pro posed increase, it being urged that the cement manufacturers in the central cen-tral west would be put out of business practically If the advanced rates should be exacted. When the matter was presented to the railroads, including the Santa Fe, tho Missouri PHdflc, the Rock Island and the Missouri. Kansas & Texas, they agreed to suspend the new tariffs until November 1. Meantime, the commission will institute an loqun-y Into the proposed advances. Tho hearing probably will be held In Kansas City, Mo., about the. middle of September. |