Show STATE T A J T TO SAVE A V I JHO THOU SANDS SANO OJ DY I DROP IN RATE HAlf I fiN N H HOGS n Intermountain Territory Benefits as Result of Commerce Commissions Commission's Commissions Commission's Commis- Commis sion sion's s Freight Order Victory in lii It Its fight to enter time tile Los Angeles Angelas market was won by tho time In inter inter- tor- tor mountain territory todI today when tho timo In Interstate in- in commerce commission an announced announced nn- nn I Its ruling on tho o so o called j hu hog rate raw case The Tho announcement of uC a favorable de decision tic tic- c rne from Washington ashington Dr SV S.W. S. S I W. W McClure of this city secretary of oft t the he National Wool 0 Growers Growers' association declared the decision meant er e everything thing to the time live c stock interests of this section see sec ec- ec lion ion especially to the tho hog Industry The Thc commission found Cound rates on sheep and anti goats oats from 1001 U Utah th Idaho and Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon son points on tho Oregon Short Line to tu bo be unreasonable Rates limes on sheep I anul 1111 goats gouts not higher than those tho-c on cattle atthe an and calves and rat rates R on ho hogs s not notI notto notto I to ex exceed eed 00 DO per ICI ei cent of the rates late lateon on cattle and calves J Were vere ordered to be put pul Into effect From these preliminary dispatches I It Is impossible to s1 say exactly how i much we havo have gained said Dr McClure Mc Mc- Clure Chue Lilt but it Is apparent nt that some JC I i measure of or success has been attained and any conces concession ion means much to the I Intermountain country I 1 would woul judge from the dispatches I that the commission has ordered the tIme i making making- of a a. through rate I If It has hasI I done dono so so we have won our point and anda I a new market has been ol opened for sheep and md hogs from torn the tho intermountain country It will mean a savin saving of or I thousands of dollars per let year ear to the stockmen men of or this section and through tho tim opening of uC another outlet for fOI time the stock raised in Oregon Short Line terI territory ter ter- I y it will lend encouragement to the tine stock tock raising industries which will be beof beof I of 01 Immeasurable Immeasurable- value Establishment of a through rate In Instead Instead instead In- In stead of or ono made by ad adding ln the tha local 0 O. S S. 1 L. L rate ral to Salt alt Lake Lako und and the tine Salt alt Lake Route rate from Crom Salt Lake to Los Angeles was the point for tor which the Intermountain stockmen n contended I Since the tine hog and sheep rat rates s are put on oil the thu same annie basis as the thu cattle rates II W V manager of the thc traffic service bureau of oC Utah de declared Ic- Ic dared this territory had carried its itu point since there is 15 already alread a through rate on cattle r The Time case Is 18 one onie that has been heen pending pend jend- ing before the commission lilon fur for two years year A hearing on on- onIt It was hel held at Denver Den In June at nt which h Dr DI McClure I appeared as UJ representative of the interests A determined fight against tho time proposed reduction I was made manic b by tine the railroad company |