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Show Better Railroad Rates Promised Chicago A new rate scale was promised American fruit and vegetables vege-tables shippers' association offlclals following a conference hero with leading lead-ing railroad oflicalls throughout th country. A meeting of chief railroad traffic officers will be called to fix a new rate schedule, it was announcod. Frank N'ellls chairman of the shippers, said 'high rates are threatening an agricultural ag-ricultural breakdown." Over-production, and not cxcesHlvo rates, was blamed by railroad leaders. |