Show PLANS LAID FOR OR RATE HEARINGS Public utilities commissioners am md and shippers from six western states me meat met metat metat at the state capitol Wednesday t to formulate a plan of action to be followed fo fol- fol lowed lo by the west in rate hearings hearing scheduled by the interstate commerce commission The hearings which will be held in May concern the rates on livestock U The case officially known as Docket part 9 9 concerns the ment of livestock rates in the west wes west some rates being increased and md many being decreased The rates went into effect in interstate commerce January January January Jan Jan- uary 21 The railroads have asked for tor a reopening reopening reopening re re- re- re opening of the case casc claiming that the data upon which the interstate commerce commission based its action action ac ac- ac tion was compiled several years ag ago aJo and that conditions have changed radically since then The general attitude of the Salt Sal Lake meeting was that the wes west should unite in protest against increases increases In Increases in- in creases in the livestock rates It was also decided that a regulated plan should be worked out so that there would be no unnecessary repetition of testimony at these western meet- meet ings The first of these meetings wilbe will wil willbe willbe be held May 9 to ta 15 15 Los Angeles the he second will be May 17 11 to 20 a at al Portland and the third in Salt Lake May 23 23 24 and 25 Those attending the meeting are E. E E. E Corfman Corman chairman of the Utah public utilities commission ThomasE Thomas E E. 2 McKay of ot the Utah commission C. C A. A La Lanergan ergan Washington utilities utilities f i s commission A A. F. F Harvey Oregon commission and E. E E. E Wheeler Colorado Colorado Colo- Colo rado ado utilities commission H. H W W. Pricket W. W S S. McCarthy Henry Moss J J. J M. M McFarlane W. W W. W Neilen Neil- Neil sen en W W. H. H Thain J. J H. H Manderfield and J. J A. A Utah J. J D D. Rigney Rigney Rig- Rig ney Bert Penn and M. M Reese Hat Hat- Idaho W. W S. S Wheat Los Angeles |