Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-26 | Page 9 | Utahns Plan Protest on Hardware Rates Change

Plan PIao Protest on Hardware Rates Change Plans to protest the railroads' railroads application application cation caHon for or fourth section relief on iron and steel and hardware products arc lire bein being made by the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate Rute association J. J G G. G McDonald president of the association reported Wednes day The application filed recently with the interstate commerce comm commission seeks permission to reduce the rat raton rates on these products products from from per pounds rounds to between 60 and 70 cents per 00 pounds loundS Buffalo and other eastern p points l to the Pacific coast and at the same time leave higher rates to intermediate points in n effect I If the commission granted the application application application ap ap- ap- ap it would work a hardship on m hardware dealers in this vicinity by giving dealers on the Paci Pacific ic coast an opportunity to enter this territory because of the advantage in freight rates it is said