Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-19 | Page 1 | I. C. C. Allots Time for Rail Rate Protests

II L C C. C C C. C AllOTS TIME FOR RAil RATE PROTESTS 24 New Briefs Are Received I as Arguments Open in Washington D. D C. C 18 By Press Fresi WASHINGTON Sept 19 The fhe Interstate commerce commission today today today to to- day allotted time lime for arguments on the application of railroads for tor a 15 per cent rent rate Increase and at the same wine time received 24 t additional briefs Senator Brookhart of ot Iowa the UlC Wisconsin public service commission and various state commissions in Inthe the western rate the principal prine prin cipal briefs The Thc Th arguments beg begun begin n Monday OTHER BRIEFS FILED Other briefs ere v were med flied by fertilizer manufacturers and shippers The Pacific coast lumber industry the Minnesota Canners Canners' association the Northern Potato Traffic association the National Canners' Canners association the West Wool Trade a association ocla tion the Washington Building Lime Linie company Baltimore the Southern Pine association the Mississippi railroad commission the Springfield Ill HI coal traffic bureau the national granIte commission the state of Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky national committee of ot tam fairs organizations railroad commission o of Texas i. and ind various southwestern rn live live- stock associations Senator Brookhart who has been allotted 30 minutes to present his views before the commission saI said In his brief brier that he was in full accord accord with th the stand many of-many shippers and I public service commissions that th the railroads had failed to make a case COU COMMISSIONS UNITE State commissions of Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Wisconsin Arizona Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico Oregon Utah Washington anc and Wyoming united in one brief lIed flied b by ni S S. o v of nf T fl D P a The lr brief said ld- ld th that t- t until nm-ih nm the carriers car car- ar have put themselves into a apo- apo po position po- po to show to the satisfaction of or this commission that they have hav used all nil reasonable efforts on their i own part to conserve and increase their revenues we sa say that they ar arnot are not entitled to a a finding that the they have ha operated with reasonable efficiency ef ef- ef and economy