Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-21 | Page 12 | Shippers Ask Lower Rates

SHIPPERS ASK LOWER RATES Saving of thousands o of dollars yearly yearl by U Utah h consumers hinges on the outcome of ot a brief filed with the interstate c com o 0 m merce commission on behalf haU of Utah a. a shippers according accordIng accord accord- In ing to M. M H H.- H. Love af at the Traffic and andRate Rate Service com pany The brief brier was filed jointly by bythe 1 the rate company and the Utah Citizens Citizens' Citizens Citizens' Citi Citi- X jf zens' zens Rate association tion on a complaint complaint com corn plaint made October Octo Ode her ber 1 I 1934 I. I The brief brier asks I t that hat r railroad a 11 r 0 ad freight rates to Mr lUre Love Iove City and Ogden fr from m proc practically practically all eastern centers be reduced The case is ic of unusual importance because cl class ss rates form a basis forthe forthe for forthe the the fixing of commodity rates inmany in inmany inmany many cases Mr Love sold said Lower class rates would mean lower commodity rates he said ald We cant can't expect to have reasonable commodity corn como rates as long as class rates I In Utah ore ere out of adjustment The outcome of the case will affect consumers in all parts of or Utah according according ac ac- ac cording cordin to Mr Love as most corn com commodities com I used in the state slate are wholesaled whole whole- i sated aled through Salt Lake City and lOd Ogden Class rates have already been adjusted adjusted ad ad- adjusted on the reasonable basis bythe bythe by bythe the commission for as far west as ns the Wyoming Utah-Wyoming bo border der line he pointed point point- ed out The same basis is being sought for Utah he said I IThe The brief was filed on behalf of companies represented by the Utah Citizens' Citizens R Rate te association and the following following fol fol- following lowing concerns W. W H H. Bintz Bint company the Ga Galigher company Southeast Furniture company company com corn pany Strevell Hardware company compan Sweet Candy company United Electric Supply company and Waterworks Equipment company compan of f Salt Lake City and ana George E. E Lowe ve company McK Ogden Wh Wholesale Wholesale Whole Whole- le sale Drug DruE c company Mountain States Implement n Company and John Scow Scow- croft Sons company of Ogden Hearin Hearing on the original comp complaint aint was the held the Hotel Utah Mar March h 5 6 a and 7 1