Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-31 | Page 17 | Iowa Farmers to Fight Rate Advance

Iowa owa Far ei to toPi o v t Pi Fight ht Rate A Advance vanoe DES MOINES Ia la July 31 AP The The farmers of Iowa will take a united stand against any Increase I in freight rates proposed by Western Western Western West West- ern railroads This was disclosed here late yesterday wh when n representatives of or orthe the leading t farm m rm organizations In the state appointed a permanent committee which would represent their m members In fn the railroad rate fight An executive committee consistIng consisting consist consist- ing of ot Charles E. E Hearst president president dent of Or Orthe the Iowa Farm Bureau federation J. J P. P Larson secretary of the Iowa farmers farmers' grain dealers dealers' and A. A Sykes A Sykes president pr of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' Producers association will start collecting data at once This This' committee will appear be be- fore th the l interstate commerce commission commission com com- mission In Chicago on September S when it holds a a preliminary hearing and nd present the case cas for the farmers The farmer of ot Iowa Mr Ir Hearst said sald has hae stood the last Jn In freight rates rates' than he can We will take every legal means to prevent the railroads from froni raising the fates fates' ates