Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-20 | Page 25 | Producers of Wool Seek Modification of Railroad Rates

P Producers of Wool I Seek Modification of Railroad Rates WAShINGTON July 0 20 A API-A pe- pe e. e ion for of the Interstate co commerce tto recent decIsion on southwestern railroad rates rate In so o Carthey far Car faras wool and mohair traffic as they affect ou out t of Texas has been flied fled by the Been Bee Bo io ton n Wool Trade association with the su support ot of Texas Texas producers located at Sa San n Angelo and other pOints tn In that st state ate The petition pelton asked the commission to re restore store alJ of the former rates rate on wool woold wol woland the that their an and d mohair on ground re reasonableness was being considered In Ina a general proceeding noW now pending a It was said at the commIssIon that wa I could not be considered th thun the e wool petition petton un til the commIssIon reassembled In Se september hut that that In a large degree th thre the e demands of the p petitIoners had ha aladY already al- al al- al re ready adY been met by general orders T reT ThoUgh hough the sou western Ta e in In part went v Into effect Jul luly 14 1 the commission commis- commis sl sion On suspended the new rates on a arge la large rge number of s. s One 01 or of the su suspensions required railroads to refrain fr om canceling any commodIty rate now In effect and from for forese th thee se e-se commodity rates rateB new class rate sc schedules A second general suspension order el all al rates under the decision pr propOsed for Cor applIcation to rail ocean ocean rai m These suspensions mean th that at the new schedules will wi not affect tr coming under their scope until th the e schedules have been a and nd approved In consequence most of the wool wol and m mohaIr shipments mentioned In the ps- ps ti tion will wi continue continue- to move under the theold thed ol old d rates for an IndefInite period The co action on the petition will wi d determine the final outcome A A