Show P APE PAPE DEFENDS I UTAH COAL RATES Packing Il Industry Held Back Backby Backby by ly High Tariffs S. S S. S Jensen Declares I With both hoth the railroads applicants for tor increased coal rates and protesting protest protest- ing corporations and Individuals testifying I tying the Utah freight traffic probe contin continued cd yesterday I II I D. D 11 II Pape Paie a Rock Springs Y Wyo o coal operator was on the stand toward to- to I ward warl the close of the tine day and submitter submit ter testimony d designed to lo Justify Utah coal freight rates lIe He admitted that Wyoming coal rates ratos s had been lIeen specially special special- I 1 ly 1 l lowered for the benefit of Wyoming coal operators so as aN to enable Them to meet Utah competition Asked byI by hy I H. H W. W Inquisitor for the time pro- pro 1 I I If Utah coal rates could not notI I the jho he In the tine same sanne manner for tor the I benefit of Utah coal operators Mr Ir Pape admitted ho inc could see no rio reason I why they could not Any 11 l increase crease In the time tariff on coal would tend to decrease the tine output wastIne was I the tIne opinion expressed b by A A. A C C. C Rees flees secretary of oC the Manufacturers Manufacturers' Association Asso elation of oC Utah Mr was on the I stand in behalf of or the protestants ag against a raise in coal rates I Earlier in the tine day M. M 1 L L. Jones a city commissioner of O Ogden and S S. S S. S Jensen manager of oC the tine Ogden Oden Packing tI fc Provision company compan of that city testified tes tes- titled that In their opinion unfair freight rates covering coal had re retarded retarded ro- ro commercial and amid industrial devel development de de- de- de vel In Ogden Mr Ia Jens Jensen n at attributed at- at the time greatS great strides coast cities have ha made in imn industrial development In the thc past fifteen or t ent years ears to lo the generally lower freight ht rates than are accorded Ogden Mr Ir Jensen deI declared de- de I claret the time packing industry In iii Utah j I was held back hack by excessive i i freight rates the time home hone companies bc- bc ing unable tunable to compete with Kansas Cit City Los Angeles Omaha and Chicago I products The Tine hearing will probably conclude I tod toda today a y |