Show LONG LIVESTOCK HAUL HEARING HELD jH BY I I. I C c. c C CRate c. c Rate and Di Diversion Version Battle Opened by Two vo Lines Battle BatUc over freight rates and right of or orJo Cf of shipper to designate routing Jo Utah livestock shipments ship ship- m ments Thursday went before the interstate interstate in interstate in- in commerce commission Examiner er William A. A Disque of the commission from Washington opened a hearing hearin on the question at atthe atthe atthe the Hotel Utah Thursday morning A number of witnesses were heard during the day and the session did not flot conclude until late afternoon A petition from the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate nate association f that the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- eWe system be prohibited from placing placing ing restriction on the route of shipments shipments ship ship- the mornIng mornIng mornIng morn- morn ments was as argued during Ing sc session ion 1 Involves lon The question involved concerns the right of the thc Union Pacific system system tem tern to refuse to let stock shippers In the Ios Los Salt Angeles-Salt Lake unit area arca of the road give the long-haul long of their consi consignments to the thc Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern road It is said the Union Pacific protests protests protests pro pro- tests such a practice because it believes be be- it is entitled to the through shipment of stock to eastern feeding feeding feed feed- ing and market points Shippers desire to route their consignments consignments con con- to the Salt Lake area on unit of the Los Angeles Salt Lake the Union Pacific route and then transfer them to the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern See Handicap It If the they are not allowed to continue continue con eon the practice U the e closing of the Salt Provo-Salt Lake gateway will handicap handicap handicap han han- their industry representatives tives of shippers testified during the hearing before Examiner Disque L. L T. T Wilcox assistant freight traffic mana manager er of the Union Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- s system testified that the system tem tern had originated the livestock movement in I the he Los Salt Angeles-Salt Lake unit area which draws It its traffic from Utah and Nevada For that reason he hc declared the road is entitled to the long haul to eastern points point He said that the Ute gateway should be pe closed to the competitive road The Union Pacific Pa Pa- system official produced a number of f exhibits during his time us as witness the at hearing intended to show the difference in rates that would result if the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern were denied the long shipments Protests Closing J J. J H. H Manderfield general manager manager man man- ager of the Salt Lal Lake e Union Stock StockYards StockYards StockYards Yards protested closing of the gateway gateway gateway gate gate- way to to the Denver Rio Grande Crande Ve Western tern He said shippers were able to lo obtain better feeding facilities on the route the they are arc now using An Any restriction on the gateway would force him to conduct his cattie cattle cat cal tle tie and sheep buying business business' in another region Henry S. S Gulp Culp stock buyer testified appearing in support support support sup sup- port of the rate associations association's peti peti- tion The Denver Rio Grande Western Western West West- em ern is the natural outlet for stock consigned from the Cedar City stock raising territory J. J M. M Brown of Cedar City representative of the Southwestern Utah association declared Any change by the Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion ion would work a hardship on growers in Ia that territory he declared declared de de- de- de dared by forcing them to pay higher high high- er freight rates high I Declared Vital James A A. Hooper secretary of ot the Utah State rs' rs association association tion declared during the afternoon Jes session ion of the hearing Dener Denver Denver Den Den- ver er Rio Grande Western Vestern route is Js vital to tn the stock industry Mr Hooper testified also as asa a. a representative representative representative rep rep- of oC the National Wool Wool- growers growers' association and the National National National Na Na- Livestock Marketing tion Others who testified durin during the nearing hearing were Ralph sheep grower and feeder Daniel U. U Webster Cedar City stockman and nd Bert L L. Penn assist assistant rit to Ernest x D. D Salm executive secretary of the citizens citizens' rate association lon f |