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Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-03 | Page 3 | Lower Rate on Peaches Asked

Type issue
Date 1932-09-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Lower Rate on Peaches Asked
Type article
Date 1932-09-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 3
OCR Text I LOWER RATE ON PEACHES ASKED Ut Utah's lh's peach growers Saturday Sa hopefully awaited the decision of the major railroads on their request for a n 33 3 3 1 per cent reduction in the freight rate rat on peaches for the duration of oi the 1932 shipping season which begins begins begins be be- gins next week S SA A letter citing r reasons for the re requested requested re- re quested reduction was sent to the railroads Saturday b by J J. M M. Macfarlane Macfarlane Macfar- Macfar lane of Salt Lake chairman of the growers' growers committee which met at the capitol Friday afternoon with representatives representatives representatives of tho the railroads and arid members members mem mem- bers of the state public utilities com corn mission CARS READY Pointing out that there are arc now cars cars cars' of peaches In Utah which cannot cannot cannot can can- not be marketed under existing freight rates because of the low price of ot the tho fruit the committee seeks an emergency emergency emer emer- gency rate of two-thirds two the present tariff on the commodity Marketing of the peach crop the letter explained will start about September September Sep Sep- 7 to 10 and will continue for 15 days and for this reason prompt action on the part of the tho railroads is urged d by the growers on their plea Failure to market this crop will affect thousands of persons producers and also laborers who are normally employed to harvest it the letter states In many instances farmers engaged in this phase of agriculture would lose their homes and farms as they failed last year due to drouth and low prices to realize a n profit prom on the peach crop The growers ask that the reduced rate apply to the following railroad companies and their connections to the Missouri river and intermediate points Union Pacific Denver Rio Grande Western Southern Pacific Salt Lake Loke Utah Bamberger Electric Electric Electric Elec Elec- and Utah Idaho Central We believe belleve the letter concludes that such action will be a real contribution contribution contribution con con- to the welfare of the state of Utah an and l will result in a closer cooperation cooperation coop coop- between the railroads growers and shippers DERN KING PRESENT The meeting also was Wag attended by Governor George H. H Dern and Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor William H. H King The growers were assured by Senator King that he would urge the Interstate commerce commerce com coin merce commission to approve the re reduced reduced reduced re- re rate schedule it if the railroads granted the request The growers' growers committee will meet it t the capitol Monday with representative peach growers in the state to work out an orderly marketing plan through the formation of a clearing clearinghouse clearinghouse house louse to supervise marketing of the crop rop and prevent glutting of the mar mar- cels Headed by Mr MacFarlane the committee is composed of R. R D D. D Wad- Wad lc Icy cy Pleasant Grove Harden den Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion state commissioner of agriculture agriculture ture C. C E. E Ogden Camel Carnel Mendenhall l Springville and V. V L. L Martineau secretary of Salt Lake
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