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Show EXPRESS RATE RAISE GRANTED. Increas of 12.5 Per Cent Authorized by Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington. Authority to increase express rales 12 per cent was granted grant-ed the American Railway Express company on. August 13 by the interstate inter-state commerce commission. The increase by unofficial estimates will add $35,500,000 to the annual income in-come of the company. The commission's commis-sion's decision does not take into consideration con-sideration the recent award of the railroad rail-road labor board of increased wages approximating $43,000,000 to express company employees, and it is expected the company soon will apply for an additional advance to meet the new wage scales. |