Show STOCK RATES TOBE TO TOBE BE DISCUSSED Public utility commissioners and shippers from eleven cleven western states state will meet in the Utah capitol March 7 to consider proposed changes In livestock freight rates The call for the meeting was is issued issued issued is- is sued W Wednesday by E. E E. E Corfman Codman head of the Utah public utilities com corn mission Mr Corfman Codman served a as chairman of a meeting of western utilities commissi commissioners ners in Salt Lake July 7 1931 and at that time it was wa agreed that he was to call another meeting when conditions warranted The case in question is officially known as I. I C. C C. C docket Part Par 9 Livestock It concerns concerns' the investigation investigation and readjustment of livestock freight rates These rates went into effect January 25 on interstate traffie fie fic S Similar milar rates for intrastate traffic traffic traffie fic fie did not go into effect The railroads have appealed for a rehearing on the interstate rates claiming that conditions in the livestock livestock livestock live live- stock industry have changed radically radical radical- ly since the investigations upon which the new rates were based ased were con con- eluded The I L C. C C a has granted limited re re- re hearings and has set three dates for Cor western railroads and shippers to tomake tomake tomake make their showings These rehear- rehear ings will be Los Angeles May 9 to 13 Portland Ore May 17 to 20 and Salt Lake May 23 to 25 25 At the meeting of western shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping interests and utilities commissioners commissioners commis commis- sinners in Salt Lake SLake March arch 7 the question to be decided will be whether or not the west should take concerted efforts to resist possible increases |