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Show GRAIN DEALERS 11EET RAILROAD OFFICIALS Representatives of the grain dealers and the local railroad officials met this morning in the office of J. A. Beeves, general freight agent of the Short Line. After the grain dealers had presented their side of the question the railroaders railroad-ers held a secret meeting of their own. Among those "present were General Manager B. E, Wells, H. fiurtner, district dis-trict freight and passenger agent of the San Pedro: General Manager W.- H. Bancroft, General Freight Agent J. A. Beeves, Superintendent E. Buckingham, C. Ira Tuttle and J. H. Plaisted, assistant assist-ant general freight agents, and D. B. Gray, district freight and passenger agent for the Short Line; A. C. Kidg-general Kidg-general manager, and S.' V. Der-rah, Der-rah, assistant general freight agent for the Denver & Bio Grande. Among the grain commissioners who were present are, A. H. Vpgeler of the Vogeler 8eed and Produce company, People's Peo-ple's Forwarding company, Cleaveland Commission company, Husler's Milling, Mill-ing, Parley. L. Williams, attorney for the Short Line railroad, and A. C. Smurthwaite. C. H. Griffin, commissioner commis-sioner for the Utah Car association, was also in attendance. A general discussion of freight rates and tariffs as well as demurrage rates will be dealt with at the meeting, which willl be resumed this afternoon at 2 o'clock. - |