Show 9 I CITY CIlY COMMISSIONER DR M. M R. R STEWART I IF Ir r L F S Si 73 i V a I f y t I I 4 L C r- r t. t t f 1 i r i k 4 t I I I 1 rOWER LOER FR FRUIT U IT RATES ASKED Pleads for Class ClassI I C Tariff A plea for class C rates to apply on fruit In carload lots from California California Cali Call fornia points to Utah was made by H. H HW W. W manager of the I Traffic Service Bureau of Utah at atthe atthe atthe the hearing Friday be before ore Examiner Examiner Examiner Exam Exam- iner L. L J. J Flynn o of the interstate commerce commission The action was brought by Salt Lake Leke and Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den houses for lower fruit rates The class C rates generally apply on intrastate shipments in California California Califor Califor- nia and to tho the Nevada line as well as from the Nevada line to Utah points while the charges on through shipments exceed that of the combined rate when class C schedule prevails Mr tes tea Mr said the average rate per car from California points to Salt Lake was while that on fruit wa was He held that 3 reasonable rate on fruit would I Ibe be General rates from front California to Arizona are greater than from California California Cali Call fornia to Utah Mr Prick tt said and in spite of that condition class C rates prevailed on fruit to Anzona Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona yet did not apply on shipment shipments ship ship- ments ment to Utah on fruit Mr Prick tt presented a a. schedule schedule sched sched- ule which h he he contended would be reasonable Oranges lemons peaches and grapes would have a arate arate arate rate o OL 0 79 cents instead of from California points Cantaloupes and watermelons would have ha a rate of 85 cents as compared with 2 1 and vegetables a rate of i 6 2 1 cents instead of Among witnesses at Thursdays Thursday's session were William Hayes Ryan Fruit company I. I A. A Hancock Hancok Brothers George Anson Nelson-Anson Nelson company Frank Smith Smith Hancock Thomas Blakeley St Sterling Wholesale company company com corn pany fany of Ogden W. W I. I Frank W W. I. I Frank Produce company and E. E B A. A Gladstone Yates Gladstone |