Show Officials Here As Parties to Rate Hearing Railroads Railroads' I IAre More Than Railroads Are Concerned in Freight Fight In connection with the hearing Friday on a proposed freight rate ate readjustment before examiners of ot the Interstate commerce commission commis commis- sion slon a score of or officials of or various arlous railroads and their assistants have havo arrived in Salt Lake Important conferences were be begun begun begun be- be gun today between the officials In connection with matters that will come up for consideration at the tho hearing OFFICIALS HERE Among the officials to arrive to today today today to- to day were Garrett Fort assistant director of or traffic of ot the tho United d States railroad administration and II H. M. M Adams vice president of or the Union Pacific s system tem These with several other officials went into conference with J. J A. A Reeves general gen sen- eral ei-al freight agent of the Oregon Short LIne Lino railroad Several other I conferences were held In the O. O S. S L. L offices Several of or the party took luncheon at the Alta Alto club and resumed their conferences later In Inthe Inthe inthe the afternoon S MANY LINES NAMED The hearing to be held eld Friday is in connection with a suit brought by the Intermediate Rate association association association tion against Walker Valker D. D Hines di director director director di- di rector general of or railroads and railroad lines and five nonfederal controlled lines for a readjustment of or freight rates between eastern and Pacific coast points and Intermediate intermediate intermediate inter Inter- mediate points The association Includes the Spokane Merchants' Merchants association the Spokane Chamber of or Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce Montana Freight Rate h us- us Montana state railroad t commission Idaho state public utilities commission Boise Dolse Ida Commercial club Utah state public public public pub pub- lic utilities commission Traffic I I Service Bureau Dureau of ot Utah New Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico state railroad commission Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada state railroad commission Reno fleno Nev Commercial club and the Arizona state corporation com corn mission |