Show SHIPPERS SEEK R RI R RI A. REPARATIONS I Utah packing and provision men Monday sought rep reparations rations from three railroads at an interstate commerce commission hearing in the Newhouse ho hotel I. I Brothers of oC North Platte Neb the American Packing and Provision company compan of Ogden and the Farmers' Farmers Union Livestock commission of Ogden claimed through W W. H. H manager o or of orthe the traffic c service bureau of Utah that they were entitled to reparations reparations ions of this total covering 1400 carloads carloads carloads car car- loads of or hogs from Nebraska Colorado Colerado Cole Colo rado Wyoming and South Dakota The shipments were made between September 1927 and Januar January 1932 to Ogden Exhibits carrying many figures were introduced by Mr 11 in support of the shippers' shippers con contentions A. A T. T Miller 1 Ogden general manager man man- ager of the American Packing anc and Provision cot coi Ol pan pany testified it was necessary to ship in hogs from the eastern points due duc to a lack of quality ity and quantity of hogs nearer home He also declared his company encountered encountered en en- countered competition from Omaha to the cast east and Butte to the north these facts affecting his company's operation in m connection with rail shipments The Union Pacific Chicago Northwestern Northwestern North North- western and Chicago Burlington Quincy railroads represented by Dana Dina T. T Smith and J. J E. E Davis of Omaha and W. W H. H Farr of Salt Lake were prepared to refute the tho shin shin- m r n pers' pers case ase Chester E. E Stiles and Arthur S. S Parker examiners for the I. I C. C C C. announced that probably late Monday Monday Mon Mon- day the hog case would be closed and a general livestock hearing styled docket No part 9 D would open It involves rates on edible livestock in the thc mountain and Paci Pacific territory established four years cars ago The roads claim economic ceo eco conditions have changed and that the they should receive an upward revision on these rates lam Lain shippers were prepared to resist resist resist re re- re- re the carriers' carriers claims |