Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-28 | Page 9 | Cattle, Sheep Men Oppose Rate Increases

Cattle Sheep Men Oppose Rate increases i Testimony in behalf of cattle and sheep men against any increase in freight rates on feeder and stocker animals continued to go into the interstate commerce commerce- commission records on the fifth day Friday of the L I. C C. C C. hearing before Examiners Ex Ex- Examiners Chester E E. Stiles and D. D K Copenhafer The hearing moved along sans clashes between railroad counsel and livestock interests and those in in- predicted it would close Friday evening John Curry of San Francisco traffic manager and assistant secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the California Cattlemen's association and the California association first Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day witness told examiners that only the petroleum industry outranked outranked outranked out out- ranked the livestock industry in Cal Cal- He objected to any Increased rates rates on stocker and feeder livestock livestock livestock live live- stock with the assertion that times are too tough now for the industry John A. A Reed large operator of range land from Kemmerer Wyo said the present 85 per cent of at the fat livestock rate con trolls prices paid producers in our district He asserted Any increase in rates means a corresponding re reduction reduction reduction re- re in prices producers receive Ninety per percent cent of the livestock operators are going along on borrowed borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed money Before the close of the morning hearing R. R C. C Culp Gulp junior partner of Culp Gulp Sons Sheep company took the stand Following his testimony Utah witnesses were scheduled to complete complete complete com com- the hearing with their gloomy testimony concerning any rate hikes