Show HARDWARE RATE CUT GUT IS SOUGHT i S. S L. L Firm Petitions I. I C C. C C. C to Slash Transportation Charges on Iron Steel Lower rates on iron steel and other oiher products from the Chicago and Pittsburgh Pitts burgh districts to Utah and Idaho and reparation of hundreds of dollars dollars dol dol- lars on rates already paid were sought by the Salt Lake Hardware company at an I I. I C. C C. C hearing in inthe inthe inthe the Hotel Utah Friday Examiner J J. J H. H Howell of the interstate in te commerce commission conducted conducted con con- ducted dueled the hearing taking testimony from the hardware company lepre lepre- and counsel for transcontinental transcontinental carriers Charles L. L Wheeler vice vic president and nd assistant manager of the hardware hard hardware ware ware firm explained his company seeks reparation on rates paid on on oil 97 carloads of iron and steel goods moved into Salt Lake in the past two years Evidence seeking to show the the- the rates rates were to too high was presented by M. M H H. H Love Bert L. L Penn and H. H W. W of the Traffic Rate Service bureau counsel for the hardware company Ernest D. D Salm Saim secretary of ot the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate association introduced introduced intro intro- a complaint supporting the hardware firms firm's contentions A. A C. C Ellis Jr counsel for the Columbia Steel company also intervened to protect the Interests of his concern The carriers were represented by Dana T. T Smith and Douglas F. F Smith both assistant commerce counsel for forthe forthe forthe the Union Pacific system at Omaha Neb J. J E. E Davis assistant freight traffic manager of ot the Union Pacific system and D. D C. C Stone of the Denver Rio Grande Western Railroad co com coin pany |