Show f STOCKMEN OPPOSE FREIGHT RATE INCREASE RATE HIKE FOES FOES' ASSEMBLE FOR FORi II I. i Ci C. Ui C. C Ui HEARING CHEARINO W Join i in Move to Block Tariff Boost Prepared to hurl voluminous us testimony at railroads seeking a a 15 5 per cent freight rate increase leaders in the livestock and wool industries Saturday were p preparing for or an interstate commerce commission commission com com- mission hearing here Monday One of f the important hearings in n the railroads' railroads effort to obtain revenue evenue increases the fhe heaving hearing will hearing will open at 10 a a. m. m Monday in th the Hotel Utah under direction on of Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner William E. E Lee former formerly y of if Idaho The railroads already having put their heir c case se before the commission Mondays Monday's hearing will be an inning g for the shippers railroad attorneys attending merely as observers observer Attend Conference In Salt Lake City Saturday were Hubbard Russell of Los Angeles vice mice president of the American National National National Na Na- Livestock ass association 0 cia t i 0 n Charles A. A Stewart attorney for Texas l 1 livestock i v e est s t o 0 c k organizations Charles CharlesE E. E Blaine Elaine Ariz traffic counsel for the American American National Livestock association and for the National Wool Growers' Growers association These men men held a preliminary executive session at the Hotel Utah Saturday with F. F R. R Marshall of Salt Lake City executive secretary of the National Wool Growers' Growers as association association association as- as and Jam James s A. A Hooper of Salt Lake City executive secretary Of the Utah State Wool Growers' Growers association With other leaders they discussed the testimony to be presented at Mondays Monday's hearing g. g Opposes In Increase rease Mr Hooper said that testimony will attempt to show that the wool industry could not stand an increase increase increase in in- crease of freight costs pointing out that other commodities could better be levied upon for the railroads' railroads revenue increase Mr Russell said that the livestock livestock live live- stock industry likewise could not bear an increased freight rate burden burden burden bur bur- den needing instead rate reductions Railroad rates on livestock are too high he said We are going to hurl voluminous voluminous' testimony atthe atthe at atthe the opposition to prove the industry could not bear a a. rate increase |