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Show Views Differ At Rail Rate Hearing Washington.- Sharply conflicting Mews of the railroad. situation in the xvest and northwest wore presented 0 the mterstate commerce commission commis-sion in oral argument over the proposal pro-posal to increase freig'u rates by 5 Per cent. As against arguments bv counsel for the carriers and by a rep resentative of curity holders of the northwest, urging that the comr is s;on come to the relief of the roads -estern state authorities, throu-a John E Benton, general solicitor the National Association of Railroad I and utilities Commissions, des bin" the . earn era' conditions as prosperous The Burlmgton. after paving an Ki Per cent dividend in 192V increa'ini j its capital stock 54 per cent Jrn - yslO Per cent upon the nteadi stock and received 14 per cent The ! Santa Fe has increased itJ , to . per cent and earns 15 per cent I Smce 1920 it has increased its ! Plus $100.000 000 3 SUr- |