Show I Schedules I Rates RIes Hearing Western Vestern shippers Saturday were invited by the interstate commerce commission to air their views in Salt Lle Lake City March 21 on a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed 13 hike in railroad freight rates Site of the tho to meeting has ha not aa as asyet a yet et been set According to H. H V. W. transportation consultant state department of publicity and industrial industrial industrial in in- development an interim increase amounting to already has been granted the roads road for or western zone shipments Major shippers civic and commerce commerce com corn merce groups and industrial spokesmen arc are expected to attend the te session and protest the tho to Increase in- in crease rease crase Mr Pricket said Most of the railroad testimony is s in In but at an a earlier carler session before before be- be fore ore the I C C on March 1 the roads oads may submit additional evi- evi ev- ev dence ence The total national increase sought ought by the te lines amounts amount to based on an expected traffic during 1949 1940 On Jan 11 1 the te I Ie C C granted grated the he interim hike which amounted to o It I called caned for 4 40 Increases in the te western zone zone 6 in n and be between veen the east cast and the south and 5 between the te wester west- west em er rn zone and the east The Washington session also will wi hear testimony on a national level affecting transportation of coal coke oke and Iron irn ore and special problems of eastern easter shipp shippers rs Other sessions planned by tho the thoC thoICe I ICe C C include hearings at Chicago Ill 11 Il on March Mach 14 1 at Oklahoma City on petroleum products March 21 Mont Montgomery omery Ala and San Francisco Ca Cal March 28 |