Show I UMA I Resolves 1 To Aid Fight For Rale Petitions Hearing To Act Favora Favorably ly lyOn On Geneva Matter Matter- r I Full weight of ot the Utah Man Manu Manufacturers Manufacturers' rs' rs Friday w was as 9 thrown behind the the move to obtain cheaper steel rates for Geneva s steel eel to the Pa Pacific nc coast when Ames K B Bagey executive secretary secretary sec sec- of t the e organization announced announced announced an an- the executive committee committe of ot the as association oCil has adopted d a ar r solution resolution backing the move The ut Utah oh h M Manufacturers Manufacturers' as s the spokesmen for united intermountain industry by personal personal personal per per- representation at the San Francisco hearing respectfully petitions petition the Pacific freight traffic traffic traffic fic bureau for prompt and favorable favorable favorable favor able action on the application of United States Steel Corp for fair tair fairand fairand and proper rate adjustments on steel shipments from th the Geneva plant the resolution said Set Wednesday The hearing re referred erred to is t to b be beheld beheld held in San Francisco next Wednesday A delegation of headed by Gov Herbert B. B Maw provided he can obtain plane reservations is expected to attend the hearing Mr Bagley will vill represent the theU theU U UMA M A. A and Gus P. P Backman executive secretary Salt Lake chamber of or commerce said Friday Fridaye he e plans to attend Will ill Lend Weight Ive Ivo been informed that Seattle Portland Oakland Los Angeles and San Francisco representatives will attend this meeting Mr Backman said We certainly will lend our weight to the proposal of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce commerce com corn merce merco that an 8 8 per pcr ton freight rate be set for westbound Geneva steel Current rate from the plant to Los Angeles Portland and San Francisco is 12 per ton and the rate to Seattle 1 is 1320 per ton Officials of ot the Geneva Steel Co and all all' railroads concerned arc are ex cx ex expected I. I to attend the hearing |