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State aims to narrow rail rate control with new amendment
Des Moines December 10 State Railroad Commissioner Charles Webster former chairman of the National Association committee seeks congressional action to define state authority over railroad rates in an amendment to the Esch Cummins bill He warns that ICC decisions in New York Illinois and Wisconsin claim exclusive control threatening farmers profits and food production The Iowa official notes prairie state railroads lack huge terminal investments and urges careful rate considerations to avoid hindering marketing of wheat corn and livestock Cedar Rapids December 10 H B Pugh elected commander of Hanford post American Legion veteran of the Forty fourth Canadian infantry unit
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