Show EXAMINER HOLDS RAW RA WOOL RATE IS REASONABLE Says Existing Tariff on Shipments Via Panama Canal Are Not Unreason Unreasonable o able Little Local Eff Effect W WASHINGTON ASHI March 15 Exist Exist Existing ing rates on raw wool from the West destined to manufacturing points around Boston were held reasonable e today by an interstate commerce commissIon commission com corn I mission examiner who reported to the tho commission his recommendations after investigating the complaint of the Boston Boston Bos- Bos Boa Bos ton Wool Trade association The rates attacked by the association association tion don were chiefly the charges for combination combination com corn rail ran and water hauls on wool produced In the West and moved to the Pacific coast for tor transshipment via th Panama canal Though holding the present charges reasonable the examiner declared that the railroad practice of ot r refusing tp to halt talt cars' cars moving to the Pacific coast at various points along the lines to pick up small wool shipments which privilege Is given to cars moving east with an all rail haul haulot of wool In vi view constituted a discrimination n against the rail ralI and water traffic This It was suggested the railroads should be required to move The report will not be made effective until approved by bythe bythe bythe the commission itself J The rhe above decision is subject to tore re reversal reversal versal by th the Interstate commerce Ily t I commission and may even be ultimate ultimately ly decided that way it was was' pointed Out t by officials of the Traffic Service Bu BLi Bureau I I reau of ot Utah today Wool growers of ot Utah will be affected at- at I little by the case even thou though h hIt 1113 It ItIs Is is decided according to the the exan j liners liners' iners' iners report said F. F R. R Marshall secretary sec sec- j of ot the National I association The above case he pointed I lout out was instituted b by Eastern wool woolI buyers I The fact that railroads might be oi or ordered or dered tiered to stop westbound trains to receive re re I small shipments of wool In the same saine manner that eastbound trains are an I stopped according to the Is of small interest to Utah wool woo grow growers rs said Mr Marshall i cally all of ot Utah's wool Is shipped in inI I f carload lots and the provision is ree rec t I I by the examiner for the accommodation of ot the small shipper r only II Mr Marshall added that he thought the the examiners examiner's recommendation and the the ultimate dec decision slon of th the commission commis sion slon on the above case would have hava slight influence or bearing on the case for a a. a gen general ral reduction In wool rates I submitted a few weeks ago and which is now V pending before the commis- commis sion He said he believed there would 1 be a general reduction In wool rates becoming effective as as' as asa a 11 result of ot the commissions commission's lons lon's decision expected to be I handed down early In ApriL |