Show OPPONENTS RIP FREIGHT BOOSTS FORT WORTH Texas Nov 16 UP Higher rate schedules propos proposed d by railroads were ripped apart by critics before the interstate commerce commission commission com corn mission at the southwestern grain rate hearing here today The rate barrier set up by railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads may divert northwestern wheat through ugh the Panama canal questioning question question- ing by R. R D. D Lytle Tacoma indicated ed Lytle is representing the Northern North North- em ern Pacific Millers' Millers association He declared the 22 2 1 per cent increase asked by railroads on grain shipped from the Pacific northwest to Memphis was inconsistent with their present westbound westbound- rate sched- sched ule When rates on coarse grains exceed 60 cents the growers grower's profit is reduced re reo re- re to zero contended R. R T. T Dorsey Dorsey Dossey Dor- Dor sey of ot the Texas Grain Dealers' Dealers as as- Actually the grain gram products products prod prod- ucla are not worth the cost of shi shipping shipping ship ship- ping in such instances he claimed W. W R. R Scott of the Kansas City board of trade yesterday declared carriers are arc are asking 48 is cents from Amarillo to Memphis under their rate proposal whereas they they- have applied for a tariff on flour from Amarillo to the southwest through Memphis of ot 37 2 1 cents a reduction of ot six I cents under the their present rate |