' Tlio raising "of freight rates on railways is apt ,to: react on.the wear and tear of roads, according to a statement made by Mr. A. B. Jull,.'President'of tl)o Counties Association, in his report to.- the1 conference of delegates to-3a.y.' The railway tariff on certain classes of goods, notaWy benzine, was so high that* it forced-traffic on' to the roads. Motor lorries were well able to compete with the railways Under present ditions. The- association had 'requested, the General, Manager of Railways to revise', some of their high tariffs," but very' little encouragement had been re-: ceived. . * ..,'.'■.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 79, 1 October 1919, Page 7
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