Show ARMOURS REDUCE RATES forestalling action by 14 inter state commercio Com merco commission which will meet in chicago may to probe the michigan fruit announcement no wats made today that tho armour car alnea will make in icing charges in fruit and able products in tha in which they operate already reductions have been made in tho southern territory an of the company in mak ing the announcement oday aa As fruit begins to move in tion we intend to atko up ha matter of cuts and if wo think reductions will extend the area of fruit br beet and benefit the growers they will bo made we do not make reductions on an extensive scalo at this litno because it would be baid vo had been moved to do so by tear ot the coming session of the commerce po mats sion in the tennessee district reductions averaging between ac and 25 cents havo already been made it la bald similar reductions have been agreed upon for the michigan fruit b ll when he commerce commission it Is understood the armour line will submit a new of rates with the chopo it will satisfy both shippers and the commission special to the san francisco chronicle |