Show COUNSEL NAMED IN N RATE riGHT FlOUT Hearing Scheduled d Here November 25 The fight of the Intermediate Rate Bate association against the proposed lowering low lowr ering of transcontinental freight rates and raising of rates to Intermediate points will be led by Karl Knox Gartner Gartner Gartner Gart Gart- ner former examiner for forthe the Interstate commerce commission and now a traffic traffic traffic fic attorney of national reputation I Mr Gartner has been engaged by the Intermediate Rate association to represent represent represent rep rep- resent It at hearings soon to be held on the petition of ot the railroads The first frat hearing is scheduled to be held In Salt Lake November 25 26 Other hearings will follow tallow In Boise Spokane Portland San Francisco Reno and Phoenix Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial clubs of ten Western states are aiding in the fight against the pe po- po titian Including the Salt Lake Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club Shippers claim that the granting of the tho pet petition tion will result In ruin for many Western business concerns The carriers carriers carriers car car- are asking that reductions in freight rates be granted for tor transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental hauls without making corresponding corresponding corresponding corre corre- reductions to Intermediate point shippers at a great disadvantage in competing with Pacific coast con con- cerns con I |