| Show MILLIONS SA SAVED Vf m UTAH AM By Y RAU Str Stresses Work of Traffic Bureau Burea RESULTS OUTLINED Reductions Re in Freight Rates General Directors were elected to the Utah Shippers' Shippers Traffic association n Monday as follow From Salt Lake Lake Herbert Herbert S S. Auer- Auer Auerbach Auerbach bach Roy Bullen W. W S. S McCarthy McCarth Robert Deal Beal From Provo Provo George eorge J. J Startup From Startup Brigham City- City Joseph N. N Hansen From Ogden Ogden- Herbert Hembert L. L Harrington Harrington and H. H I P. Iverson The directors will meet December 8 to elect officers Rate adjustments obtained bithe by bi bythe bythe the Traffic Service Bureau of Utah Uta-n have saved several million dollars annually to Utah producers pointed out H. H W. W manager of the tho bureau During the last six years consumers consumers con con- sumers producers and shippers have received greater benefits through freight rate adjustments than have those from any other othel state In the Union Mr Ir said Among the We achievements was tho the general rate adjustment which prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented an increase in 1926 of 5 S per pel percent percent cent in n freight rates rateS' petitioned for forby forby forby by the railroads resulting In a saing sax sayIng say say- ing of approximately 1 to Utah shippers producers and con con- sumers TERRITORY SAVED Had the application of fhe he transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental railroads been granted Utah jobbers and manufacturers manufacturer stood to lose Jose approximately tel one- one fourth of their distributing territory territory terri tern tory tony Mr l declared Reduction In express rates in in 1925 1025 saved annually for while the cut In wool rates meant a saving of pf annually Mr showed Saving of to southern Idaho and Utah farmers In the grain and hay rate reductions and the general rate cut which ha lla 5 benefited approximately since 1922 were also cited by the speaker The coal and ore rate reductions saved Utah coal consumers and ore producers continuously since 1920 Mr 1 showed Among the rate adjustments now awaiting disposition are Grain fresh meat and packing hou house houe e products products products prod prod- distributing rates to southern Colorado fruit rate and apples from fromI Utah to California exportation I points I FIGHT TO CONTINUE Mr outlined the fight for future reductions in class rat rates rate's s to 10 Utah points flom all points east of or orthe the Missouri river distributing rates from Utah common points to 10 Montana cities distributing rates from froin Utah common points to Washington and northern Idaho equalization of distributing rates from Utah common points to Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Short Snort Line railroad points in Idaho Montana 1 and arid Oregon The bureau also wants a readjustment re readjustment re- re a adjustment of carload commodity rates yates from Utah points to Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Salt Lake Lake railroad points in Utah south of Provo In fn order to equalize them with those in ef effect effect ef- ef feet from Los Angeles to the same points of destination A general equalization of class or distributing rate structure throughout through- through out the tIme West Vest and a general adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of rates on all commodities under the provision of or the Hoch- Hoch Smith bill bilI will be sought |
