Show CANNERIES ON UPWARD TURN TUAN W. W J. J Parker App Appears Before Before Before Be Be- fore Senate Committee Committe WASHINGTON Feb 21 W. W JParker J J. Parker of ot Ogden Utah representing represent represent- ing the Utah Canners Canners' ers ers' association appeared before the senate committee committee committee com com- on Commerce commission yesterday and described the advantages gained by the canners canners canners can- can ners of tho the intermountain mountain territory since the passage of the fourth I section clause of the transportation tion act Which disallowed violations violations violations viola viola- of the long and short haul hau rule J JHo JHo Ho declared that prior to 10 1918 when the Intermountain country was discriminated by reason of the thelong thelong thelong long and short haul violations practically practically every dannery annery in the asso- asso dat on was financially involved and many went vent bankrupt Since that time he said only one cann cannery ry in the association has hasmet hasmet hasmet met with any financial difficulties and the cannery business is on a much more substantial basis Mr Parker explained that 5 per percent percent percent cent of the cannery associations association's a output was marketed locally and said that freight rate discrimination tion Lion Injured them in two ways first by furnishing tin plato plate and other material used by the canneries canneries canneries can can- to their competitors at a cheaper rate and second by preventing preventing preventing pre pre- venting the dev development of the in interior interior in- in tenor and the building up of ot their cocal market |