Show I BLOOD BlOOn ASKS RAIl HElP IN REliEF PlAN Lower Freight Rates on Livestock Feed Urged as Winter minter Relief Measure Cooperation of Utah railroads was enlisted Tuesday by GovernOr Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Henry H H. Blood in a program to reinstate lower rates on livestock livestock livestock live live- stock feed and grains as a winter relief measure Traffic representatives of virtually virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir all lines met with the governor governor gover goyer- nor at the capitol where the I states state's chief executive briefly outlined outlined out out- out out-I lined the imperative need for a at I reduction i I At the conclusion of the session Governor Blood announced he will vill present a detailed explanation of the he problem in letters to the rail raU- roads to be used as a basis fo for r additional conferences It is an established fact that Utah faces a winter with an excess of livestock li and a lack of feed Governor Blood told the There is a need for an unusual Continued on on page 6 Blood Asks Help HelpIn In Relief Plan Continued from page 1 amount of all f feed ed grains and con- con feed Winter feeding of sheep is done on ranges more or less distant distant distant dis dis- dis- dis tant from railroads and obviously ob the only kind of help that can be given in the way of rates is a reduction on concentrated feeds and grains We face a winter that promises to be disastrous to the livestock industry under the best of conditions conditions conditions condi condi- and unless some arrangement arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment is made along the lines suggested suggested suggested sug sug- it Is feared there will be heavy Livestock growers are in no condition to borrow money even if money could be borrowed he ex ex- Governor Blood made it clear that he was not criticising the railroads railroads rail rail- roads roads but simply outlining a press pressing pressing pressing ing problem which affects not only the growers but the railroads as well Freight Slash Granted So far it was explained the railroads have granted a third one-third reduction on hay and a 50 per cent cut on corn stalks cactus ensilage ensilage ensilage ensil ensil- age and other roughage on the standard basis With the exception of hay the reductions have been of little value to Utah growers the governor pointed out He urged a third one-third reduction on all the feeds so the Utah herds will stand a a. better chance of surviving the winter Governor Blood was informed Tuesday by Mordecai Ezekiel economic economic economic eco eco- ad advisor sor to Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- Henry A A. A Wallace that his rate reduction proposal will be presented formally to the conference conference conference confer confer- ence of western railroad executives executives tives October 22 on ori Chicago The pledge was received in answer answer answer ans ans- to a letter sent by the governor governor governor gov gov- two weeks ago to seek federal h help tp in meeting the winter feed problem Emergency Rate Rato Expires Emergency rates on livestock feed expired September 4 j The reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re on hay and roughage followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed a number of appeals by the Utah growers Governor Bloods Blood's appeal was made In response to a request by bya a committee of nine representing livestock and agricultural interests interests interests inter inter- ests who told the governor that stockmen desperately need help Attending the meeting were A. A J J. Cronin assistant traffic manager manager mana mana- ger Denver and Rio Grande Western Western Western West West- ern railroad J. J L L. L Amos assistant traffic manager Oregon Short Line Line railroad R. R B B. B Needham Electric Elec Elec- Elec traffic manager Banberger Electric trie Railroad company Aldon 1 J. J Anderson traffic manager Salt Lake and Utah railroad P P. P J. J general agent Western Pacific R Ray y Owens Southern Pacific Pacific Pacific Pac Pac- and J. J B B. B Hunter Utah-Idaho Utah Cen Central Tribune Museum of at Plumbing A plumbers' plumbers museum has been Installed at nt Tyne Newcastle England In the Modern tower where here Newcastle's first goldsmiths plumbers glaziers pc and painters' painters guild was organized In 1536 |