Show FREIGHT RATE REDUCTION new york april 12 action taken at a meeting of southern railroad officials held hero indicates the possibility of an early reduction in freight currying charges on all the lines leading from chicago and st louis to atlanta birmingham montgomery and other points in the southeast somo timo ago the merchants associations ciati ons of both chicago and st louis made concurrent appeal to the management of the roads that tap and oo the territory in question asking for lower rates that the matter be fully considered a meeting of the lines interested was called S P parrott of atlanta chairman of the freight association presided only the loads tributary to st lauh were represented recommendations favoring reductions in fi eight schedule acro adopted and refined to a meeting in the near future of abo lines radiating from chicago |