Show Geneva Output Plans Told At Rate Airing SAN FRANCISCO Oct 26 UP rp- rp Testimony at a freight rate hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing here Tuesday developed that production of tons of oC steel products is projected for the Geneva Gene Gene- va ra Utah steel plant for 1919 1949 F. F B. B DeLong vice ice president of Columbia Steel Co who is in charge of sales gave the figures He said 15 15 0 of production would be bc DC devoted to structural shapes 50 to plates and 35 to hot rolled c coils ils Columbia Steel located at Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg Cal Gal is a subsidiary of U. U S. S Steel owner of Geneva DeLong was unable to say what amount of oC the Geneva production would be shipped into the seven we western tern states He was questioned on this this point point by A. A L. L Reed counsel counsel counsel coun coun- sel for Sheffield Steel and the American Rolling Mills Sheffield is one of the concerns which protests the present freight rate of 1160 from Geneva to the coast on steel on the ground that it is discriminatory Kaiser Steel of Fontana Cal Cat and the Colo- Colo radio Fuel and Iron Co are among others taking this stand The present rate went into effect April 1 1947 and since then the interstate commerce commission should be made permanent has taken evidence on whether it |