Show I i PROPOSED RATE INCREASE FOUGHT i Salt iSalt Lak Lakers rs Hope to Prevent Advance in Tariffs on Wool Dr S. S W. W McClure and IL II W. W are making a fight tIght in ashington a against the proposed in transcontinental freight rates rate on n wool Dr McClure represents the National as- as I Uon and IL 11 W. W represents s en nui the Service Bureau o of 0 Utah Increases in rates from coast t terminals will result In further fit Irl- cr creases in rates from Intermountain ln territory to the tho Kast Baat accorDing to the eXPorts experts Yesterday Dr McClure Informed thera the ra oad administration that there has hu hashem hem a marked decline in the production tion UOn- of sheep in the West lie He said tb that t the drouth of ot last Jast summer had discouraged ged many of the sh and nd to add a higher higher- freight rate would add another r burden to the which t would t result in another an an- other oah pi increase in the he cost of clothing to ta the consumer Mr fr contended that the Principle laid down by the railroad I administration Ji was wrong He lie said I that that- l Instead of ot raising the Portland Jortland rate tate to bring about a a. more equitable relationship the mountain Intermountain Ico i co country there now being no actual actual w water tw competition to Justify a lower rate rate rale on the coast than Is le enjoyed In Utah and neighboring state slater the railroad railroad rail rail- road administration should regard the present roast coast rate as the maximum and should hould grade jrade down the rates from interior points |