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"Itseemstome,"saidTaggart,thesharpedgesbecomingsharperinhisvoice,"thatthestandtakenbyourshippersisunfair.Mostofthemhavebeencomplainingabouttheircompetitorsandhavepassedvariouslocalmeasurestoeliminatecompetitionintheirparticularfields.Nowmostofthemarepracticallyinsolepossessionoftheirmarkets,yettheyrefusetorealizethatarailroadcannotgivetoonelonefactorythefreightrateswhichhadbeenmadepossiblebytheproductionofawholeregion.Wearerunningourtrainsforthemataloss,yettheyhavetakenastandagainstany...raiseinrates."
"Againstanyraise?"saidMr.Weatherbymildly,withagoodimitationofastonishment."Thatisnotthestandtheyhavetaken."
"Ifcertainrumors,whichIrefusetocredit,aretrue—"saidthechairman,andstoppedonesyllableafterthetoneofpanichadbecomeobviousinhisvoice.
"Jim,"saidMr.Weatherbypleasantly,"Ithinkitwouldbebestifwejustdidn’tmentionthesubjectofraisingtherates."
"Iwasn’tsuggestinganactualraiseatthistime,"saidTaggarthastily."Imerelyreferredtoittoroundoutthepicture."
"But,Jim,"saidanoldmanwithaquaveringvoice,"Ithoughtthatyourinfluence—Imean,yourfriendship—withMr.Mouchwouldinsure...
