Show t f RATE 1 L h VICTORY TO MEAN DOUBLING STATES Sf ATES ATE'S PACKiNG INDUSTRY Rates Cut Fifty Cents Hundred on Fresh Meats and Twenty-five Twenty Cents on Packing House Hous Products Max Thelen Sends News ry 1 AH has scored another victory in the fight for just freight UTAH Ur rates The United States railroad administration has granted a material reduction in the freight rates on fresh meat and nd packinghouse packing packinghouse packinghouse house products from Salt Lake and Ogden to Missouri river points which will result in doubling the packing ind industry stry of this state and be of untold of-untold untold benefit to the livestock interests of the intermountain country Notice of the victory achieved by Utah shipping interests interests' i against previous adverse ad verse rulings of the railroad administration i backed by some of the biggest railroad ad lines es in il the tIe country was received here today tOda v In n a message mes roes j J. J sage from Max Thelen director of ot pu public Uc service for the U. U S. S railroad administration at Washington to H W W. manager of the Utah Traffic Service bureau Mr Thelen said r The The ort division division of of tr ha lias finally agreed to issue freight f rate authority establishing rate fresh meat from froin Ogden i. i of of on t to Missouri river points and 1 for packing house products Rate Rato recommended by Western committee commit commit- tee was 1 1572 cents for fol fresh meat and no reduction on packing packing pack pack- packing ing house products Issue of freight rate authority and publication publication cation of tariff will be rushed The new rate Is a reduction of 50 c cents a hundred on fresh meat and 25 cents on packing house products such I as ham bacon lard etc tc It will probably probably probably ably go Into effect In a few days GREAT VICTORY This Is a wonderful thing for Utah said Mr and promises wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- advantages for livestock and packing Industries It means that the tha packers of this state are placed almost on a parity with the packers of the Mississippi valley and that thousands of head of livestock that are now shipped East on the hoof will be killed here and the dressed product shipped throughout Eastern states The rate to other Eastern points beyond the tho Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- sour river will be proportionately less GIVES CREDIT It hag ha been a long fight and a hard one and I cannot say too much for th the th assistance given us by Mr Thelen who has shown conclusively that he Is a friend of Utah and the West Vest It Is 15 not too much to give him entire credit for the the- new ruling because It was through his personal efforts that the administration finally granted the re reduction reduction re- re asked after the matter had several several sev sev- eral times been ruled upon adversely both by the San Francisco district freight committee and the Chicago Chica o freight committee I 1 wish also to acknowledge the valuable valuable val val- al- al assistance by Senators William H. H King ICing and Reed Smoot the JI Manufacturers' Manufacturers association t Salt Lake Commercial club the National association and The Salt Lake Telegram jf START OF FIGHT F The fight for better rates rate rates rates' on meat products was begun snore more t than n a a. year ear ago o upon the petition of f the Ogden n Packing and Provision Provision company company which asked for a a. rate at of around 87 cents based upon averages calculated by Mr Ir on shipments between Eastern Eastern East East- ern and Southern points to the tho packing packIng pack pack- in ing centers The matter was referred to the San Francisco district freight committee which turned the petition down and re refused refused re- re fused to make ar any y recommendation for fora a cheaper rate Jt It was known that th the Union Pacific actively fought tha proposition and a an 2 11 there was only one conclusion to be drawn here and that was that the railroads were favoring the Eastern packers to the detriment of rf tho the Utah industry The San Francisco committee re re- re referred erred the proposition to the Chic Chicago Chico committee with Its adverse ruling and Chicago forwarded the matter to Washington Wash Wash- ington voting against the desired re re- re TH THELEN ELEN COM COMES ES In the meantime Mr Ir Thelen had come ome to Utah and studied the situation making a special investigation of the big jig packing plants of ot Ogden and Salt Lake eke He lie was convinced a great In Injustice Injustice In- In justice ustice was being done the packers of ot Utah and so BO reported at Washington where he succeeded In having the ap application application ap- ap of the Ogden Packing and Provision company referred back to Chicago for another rulin the efforts of Mr cumulative evidence was taken before befort j Continued on page 3 3 I I I I d LOWER RATES ARE AR AREe e GRANTED UTAH r PACKERS t I I Change to Mean Great Grea t I Prosperity for Industry Industry Industry In In- Continued from page 1 1 the Chicago committee making n a showing that could not be Ignored and the favorable ruling of today was the result THE DIFFERENCE The big difference that will result to the packers of ot this state is shown by the fact tact that a pound car of ot cattle on an the hoof cost from Utah to Omaha The same care would fernish fur tur- furnish turI I nish pounds of ot meat and meat products but when shipped over the same distance in that form torm it cost 08 The reduction amounts to about lOG a car on fresh meat and about 90 00 a car on packing house products Mr 11 figures showed that the average per cent of ot rates rate on fresh meat to the rates on cattle between Omaha El Paso Chicago and other Eastern and Southern points was vas I which If It applied between Ogden I and Omaha give a rate rata of 79 70 cents a hundred pounds of ot fresh meat In other words even with th the j reduction granted Eastern shippers still enjoy enjo a n. large advantage PROMISES AID I In a letter to A. A C C. Johnson chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Western Vestern freight traffic I committee Mr Thelen announced i 1 himself in unmistakable terms as I I favoring better treatment for Utah packers Ho lIe said in part pait It is my opinion after atter giving full fun consideration to Mr very elaborate presentation of ot this subject that hat the Salt Lake packers are laborIng laborIng labor- labor Ing ng under undera a a. decided disadvantage I This is perhaps due In part to their location but I am not convinced from i ithe he the the Information so far submitted but j I t that hat relief should be accorded them by bringing about a better relationship relation relation- relation 1 ship b between tween the raw product viz I livestock and the finished product inthe In inthe the he the form of meat They do not feel that bat they have been accorded fair I treatment although I personally have no doubt but that the committee considering the subject gave them the benefit of ot a fair and Impartial consideration consideration con con- of their petition CAUSE TO REJOICE The packers are of ot course jubilant jubilant jubilant lant lant said Mr and we are personally much gratified at the re results results results re- re achieved The fight has Just begun however as there are many other rates many different dif dif- different ferent terent kinds of ot commodities that must be effected before full justice will bedone be bo bedone done Utah and the intermountain I country In Mr Thelen we certainly have a friend at court and I expect I further good things to happen I |