Show RATE BATTLE ON Shippers of Perishable Collodi Go Co- modi tics to Fight Increase at Boise Hearing b 4 ARE AFFECTED Commerce Commission WI wf Hear Jear Grievances in Com 1 merce Trouble Boise will vili wil be he the scene of a n fr freig lg rate battle batte tomorrow when the fore representing the Harriman lines Jnes a arato nato rato experts expert representing tho the fruit a dairy Interests tR of Utah Idaho Oreg Ore and antI other northwest t states line lino Up b fore toro representatives of the commerce commission to determine t tl railroads railroad's right to advance tion ton charges charges on shipments of oC pr perle able ablo food foodS Notice to shippers that the rat were vere advanced on the these H classes shipments In some cases as caBs hl high h a per cent cont was given Elven h by tho the railroad several eral months ago go but have b We bee ei standing at tho the old fl figure ure during th Ut summer months as tho re result ul of th thi tl Inter Interstate tat commerce commissions commission's ed edict edle I issued suell as the result of a protest th tha the increase should not go Into rIfe If Ir at all al all until after next Saturday I hi hearing earl n g. g 1 The increased rates rate which the tho railroads mil rail 1 roads would put Into effect co cover er shipments ship shipments ments of ot buter butter c eggs s. s choose an dressed dresse poultry fruits anti and other othel per pe i commodities requiring oration and affect r Ct shipments to al ni j parts tarts of the tho States Th The tern I tory hit hardest by tho the Increase I Is th northwestern states The Tho Mutual Mutu Creamery company compan an having h h headquarters In Salt Lake Ike an art anI I branch houses In Washington i N Nevada Nada ada l Idaho aho Wyoming Colorado an anat anat at at various distributing points in t Utah I has taken up tho the cudgel for the dalr dr interests and will wil bo be represented at ut Ih lb tl hearing h by II ir W v of the tho tra trat tic lie service bureau hureau of Salt Sal Lake Tb b fruit Interests will wil have a n strong Hn line lM up tip 1 of oC rato rate experts at tho the h hearing anthe anthe an am the railroads will Til ho bo represented b by H It A A. A of or Chicago I I. I C C. C coun coun eel sel tel for the Iho Harriman 1 linen inies nl and D. D 11 It Ora Gray and Har Harry Clark of tho the Salt SnIt Lak offices of the Oregon ol Short Line Th h h hearing will sill wi bo be hold held before Examiner H I R. R DI of or tho the interstate coni COn com commission The icing cost or or a n shipment 0 J perishable commodities from to Salt SaI Lithe Lake sal said Mr Ir Ye- Ye yec- yec at present Is between 13 8 sn 20 O. O This the railroads want to rain raice rall to 50 CO 0 The same sane with a shipment from central Utah points to Chicago The rate rute now Is about 15 G an and l the tho railroads railroad ar art tr trying ln to Increase the rate to 50 Following tho the hearing a transcript of the evidence heard herd before lx Exam mIner m- m Iner II 11 I. I R. R Bisque Disque will wil bo sent fent to Wash Yah Wash Wash-v Ington Inston for tor consideration b by the tile m mcm meni- m s ber-s of the lie interstate commerce commission corn com mission who will wi d decide whether the advance ance shall go 10 Into effect or not not Hundreds of leters letters have havo o ha been mailed l lout out by the tho Idaho public utilities commission commission com coin mission and tho to Boise Commercial club to tho the fruit men nien The They to have havo club C or more horticulturists In attn atton- dance tance at a tIle the meeting man many of or QI ha i iare to ti be culled called I are arc a UK as witnesses with wih a view Jow of proving that the lie proposed ij raise If I permitted to stand will wi work ork H Ha 1 a serious har hardship on the fruit nul Ides Ides- try of ot southern Idaho Tt s I |