Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-27 | Page 9 | Idaho Plans to Join Salt Lake in Rail Battle

IDAHO iiAN PLANS TO JOIN SALT LAKE LAKEIN IN RAIL BATTLE BOISE July 27 21 Idaho P-Idaho Idaho will wilt present its case against the 15 per cent increase In hi freight rates at the meeting of the Int interstate commerce commerce com corn merce commission In Salt Lake August August Au AU- gust 24 24 4 Bert L. L Penn rate expert f the public utilities commission said toda today on his return from Washington Washing Washing- ton where he heard me tue case presented presented pre pru- by the railroads He said the railroads presented virtually vir vir- vir no evidence to indicate the present rates were inequitable but stressed their need for more revenue He lie said Idaho was preparing to meet this argument jointly with other other other oth oth- er states by asserting the Industries which would be taxed by the higher rates also are seriously In nc need d of or more revenue particularly particular the agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural Industry To raise the rates on a percentage basis he pointed out would place a particular hardship on the Pacific and Intermountain country which pays high rates now because of the thereat great reat distance to eastern market