Show RATE ON WO OOL L DEClARED OUT UT Of PROPORTION Utah Growers Oppose Reduction Reduction Re Re- Rei of Through Tariff j i Unless Local Charge for Freight Is Also Cut Down Contending that the present freight charge is the most disproportionate nat Item Hem entering Into the wool Industry compared with prewar price levels le o of the enter entered d a tong rong protest toda today against proposed reduction of ot the transcontinental transcontinental freight rates unless g the short haul rate rate- Is also reduced The evidence concerning Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- mountain rates was taken taleen In connection connection con con- with the circuit hearings now being conducted throughout the Westby West est Westby I by Richard T T. Edd Eddy attorney and special examiner for the Interstate I commerce commission The hearings hearings' I are ire based base on the application of or nine j Western estern railroads to publish a n tariff I of f lC per hundred cI on wool In therease the I Ito terminal points points' grease rease from Pacific to LO Atlantic seaboard points iThe j i The Tue hearing here today which Is I third on the list was held In the t I federal building with Elmer Ye Westlake of DC San Francisco representing all of the carriers interested in the proposed reduction The railroads seeking tout to j put ut the new ne schedule In effect are the Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington Union Pacific system Denver Rio Grande Western estern Pa Pa- Salt Lake Route Santa Fe and Southern Pacific GREAT REAT DIFFERENCE The present rate from Pacific ter- ter ninal points points' Is as compared with a n rate of DC 19 h per hundred on n grease rease wool from Salt SnIt Lake e City to o Boston In seeking to further reduce educe the tho transcontinental rate the tho j I carriers according to their petition to the he commission would seek to meet I the he Panama water WElter aul It is contended con con- tended ended by tho the railroads that the present present pres pres- con I ent nt oceangoing rate from Pacific to Atlantic Is 90 O cents per hundred on I baled aled wool and on sacked ed wool While It Js Is required under the Interstate commerce regulations that the ho rate must be reasonably comsa com com- sa satory atory tor the tho carriers contend that the term erm has n- n ner never er been fun fully defined detIne The hey also hold that a rate of or 13 on on- n the transcontinental haul would permit ermit them to r realize alze a slight profit when the higher inland rates to the tho Atla Atlantic tlc se seaboard board arc are taken taken into consideration ors I derat ion I EXPERT ON JOB From rom the standpoint of ot the protestants protest- protest an ants to to totne the proposed re reduction providing pro pro- vl viding idIng short haul rates rates' are not re reduced reduced re- re proportionately the hearing was handled b by H. H W W. ett manager of t f the Utah Traffic Service bureau Among those those- who t testified were ere F F. R. R Marshall secretary of the National association J. J I W. W Hooper representing th the Ut Utah h Wool Wool- growers rowels rowel's Inc mc W W. v. v W. W Armstrong and A. A P. P representing the Utah I association Illustrating Illustrating- the Uie disproportionate reduction in the freight cost side of ot the he wol vol Industry tr Mr Marshall stated that hat the cost of oC selling elling sh-e sh sheep p h has hils 9 been een reduced from tram 25 5 to 15 per perI I car ar He lie also cited the fact that wages cages have been lowered and In fact e every r cost has been r reduced with the exception of freight rates which have ave steadily increased ed OUT DUT OF REASON Mr Ir Hooper loop r testified that r lr 1920 the he average cost of or producing and transporting a J pound oun of wool to Boston Doston was 42 cents to for I which arice a n aprice price rice of 13 or 14 1 cents cerit wE was offered This year ar the cost of production has hris been een reduced about 6 cents with a n I market corresponding to 1920 yet et there here has been no nio reduction In the I freight charge charse Both Mr Ir Armstrong n nI and md Mr Bigelow argued that freight I rates are one of the chief costs costa en enering entering entering en- en ering Into wool pr production d I Examiner E Eddy d left this afternoon for or Los Lo Angeles n eles where the next I hearing will be held on Wednesday Additional hearings s on the wool rate Ii question will be conducted d at San Francisco on A August 11 12 Portland on onI I August 14 14 I Spokane on A August 17 and andI I Helena Mont on August 19 ID |