Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-25 | Page 11 | Freight Rates Brief is Filed

FREIGHT RATES BRIEF IS FILED ALED Red Reduction 1 Sought i in Tariffs to to Utah and nd Id Idaho hp Points Points' A brief asking for reduction of freight rates on agricultural ag implements implements ments from eastern manufacturing centers to o points in Utah and Idaho was filed with the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce mci-ce commission at Washington D.C. D.C. D D. C. C Wednesday by the Traffic Rate Service company B Bert rt L. L Penn counsel coun coun- sd sel reports A hearing on the application pre pre- rented santed on beh behalf lt of of- the Consolidated Wagon and Machine company and the Mountain States Implement company in which a reduction in rates and rep- rep were sought was held before Examiner J J. J Edgar Smith in iri Salt Lake last A August g st st. The present rate from Moline Ill to Salt Lake is a hundred pounds on minimum shipments of pounds and a hundred pounds on shipments of pounds minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum Mr Penn said The application seeks a rate of 2 1 a hundred on the pounds minimum This reduction would mean a saving of ot a car on the smaller shipments and a car on larger shipments or an annual savings of approximately he said