Show FREIGHT RATES HEARING SLATED The first hearing on application of f railroads to publish emergency freight rates on a permanent b basis sis will be held in Washington D. D C. C January 6 Charles A. A Root executive executive tive ive secretary of the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate te association told members of he the the Utah Traffic Ma Managers Managers' agers' agers council at t a luncheon meeting Tuesday at Dick Gunns Gunn's cafe Our cOur organization is cooperating in n every way possible to fight the proposal of the carriers to make the present emergency rates perma- perma nent ent Root Alre Already dy filed a protest cation of these increased rates on ona a perm permanent nent basis Mr Root said the emergency rates ates which have Increased railroad rail rail- road oad revenues millions of dollars expire December 31 and that if no no ext extension is granted until the c case se seis is fi finally ally settled by the interstate commerce commission Utah shippers ship- ship pets pet's ers along with those in other states tates will be saved these many millions He discussed at at length discriminatory discriminatory I rat rates s' s and freight charges Utah shipments to other destinations H He asserted assert that association ti n is at work all th the the- time Ume trying to eliminate unfair railroad freight rate freight rate str s s. s K J. J H Haslam Sl president deI t of of the traffic raffle council presided |