Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-10 | Page 13 | Stock Freight Hearing Opens

STOCK FREIGHT STOCK FREIGHT HEARING OPENS Tell Investigators o of Inability to Pay Higher I Charges b I Inability of ot Utah stockmen to pay higher r freight rates in contrast to need for increased railroad revenues Monday featured opening testimony at t the thc interstate col commerce commerce merc commis commis- sion at the Hotel Utah on petition pe- pe titian of ot the Denver Rio Grande Western Railroad company to change intrastate rates on livestock to comply com corn ply with th those se in effect on interstate shipments William A. A Lee member of the interstate in commerce commission is conducting con con- ducting the hearing Presents R Railroads Railroad's Case Cose George Williams Denver freight freigh traffic manager for the D. D R. R G G. W. W first witness at the hearing presented pre pre- the railroads railroad's case He pointed out that the requested changes would mean increasing many rates and decreasing decreasing de de- de creasing a 3 few J J. J Horace Bean of Salt SaIl Lake City chief clerk 4 to to the he assistant traffic manager of th the Union Pacific tern em pointed out his system was no not seeking rate increases ases but has low lov ered cred charges to meet truck compe compe- titian I. I H. H Jacobs manager of ot the Waatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch atch Livestock Loan company pointed point point- ed cd out that loans to Utah stockmen by his comp company ny have increased 15 per cent this year year over 1933 L Lamb Profits Down Growers who received a net o of per head on their lambs last year year have received only per head this ye fr said E. E R. R Underhill I manager of the regional agricultural credit corporation Ernest D D. Salm executive secretary secretary secre- secre tary ary of the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate asso association asso elation dation representing the state public utilities commission at the hearing and J J. J H Phelps traffic manager of he the Ogden union stockyards were expected ex cx- peeled to testify Monday afternoon