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Show prs today are iciirlct: lower rates 1 linn they diil i') years ago. I LOWER RATES IN FORCE NOW Cbl. ago. Nov. 1. - Freight rale-, a' ' Tag-- I jw vi today than 10 ) i a 1 1 eg", ainild lig to il .slati-un lil made Ut 'he lii'c le aring tislay by M-ilib . II. John-ton. John-ton. iL-xsiant freight tiailie man-eg. man-eg. r of the Rock Island roa-1. 1 1 fs hox d to r one bide the hearing of evidence tunlgUt r lomoriow. Arguments Ar-guments are xiloiuled to Ix-gi.i In ! Washington. I-eceuii.i-r II. and later the coUilld-slon will aM.oiiiive wh'.th' r the rate advan e.t a-kd by the radii rad-ii ads are fair and reasonable. Attorney pickinxoii. ..f the Rot- 1-l. 1-l. n I, repeating a cjuvr of ('"inu.H-s ('"inu.H-s oror 1-ino jeM. nlji, a-ke Mr. Jol.n-on why the r" i ! ha 1 not m- -i .1-. .1 their n!'" I ri ." to '. win n they had the op; ort al.lt ) to do so v.ltl.o-.i In't rfer-r.. e. ii.i-re were ('.-.,, ...-wi ri.ison:-. the Wl!le-s V.I Id. ' In the firs; plae. he declared, "ihe state rH- "f olii s' Ion of 'ourl and Tov u.r,. aT1 oiit.'le Set ..r.dlv, the raileay 'ir engig- 1 In very actlv.- c,.iu;-titicit at tho I t, Mr. Job-, "on said th.- r i.!ro.i1 were 1 '. i r i if in matt, r of .-. . ur.r.g b k il rates th-'; :hv wer. prior I,, t ,. i !Oi' tir.erit r.f the (! p'.uru law. v hi r. r. bvtlr-C ' s a - urn prae t.re. C.mrLl-xl " 1 r I,,-.- .j-;..) If r jt. . v.ere lowr ur..-;c-r romr eti.n t; vn uni'T governir.ei.t r. - ;l,il.n Taking cicr't'i rg -t , -,.n.'.. r-P r-P l.ieJ u ''i- .-. ' L-. s-l- |
