| Show UTAH EU 9 COMING TO FRONT so much has haa been accomplished during the present year in tho the way of favorable legislation and improved means ot of marketing the farm products of tho the state through the efforts I 1 of tho the utah state farm bureau that little trouble Is expected in securing the greater part of the farmers of utah as members of the bureau for next year during tho the membership drive which will be conducted between now and january there to Is a greater spirit of at optimism in ism among the farmers of the state at present than has been evidenced for many years yeara due to the bounteous bount tous crop tho the good prices and the ready markets which have been secured through the activities of the many cooperative marketing associations ot of the bureau at present the farm bureau Is taking up the tight fight ot at preventing the application of the western railroads which asks for a blanket increase ot of 0 5 per cent in freight rates on all farm products from passing tho the interstate commerce commission it this increase should bo be granted the carrie carriera carr lera rs it would mean that tile the farmery farmers would pay an additional a year in freight rates or lilt in increase of 20 a piece tor for each of 0 the farmers in the state besides putting forth nn effort to prevent any increase in the rates on farm products E 0 foubert manager of the merchants and manufacturers traffic service bureau who has been appearing before a committee of tho the interstate commerce commission at a meeting which was recently ce conducted at denver Is attempting to secure a decrease on many of the ilia farm products which are shipped out of the state utah tit at the present time Is kept 0 out t ot or much of the wyoming and north dakota territory terl teri tory by discriminatory rates according to some ot of the evidence presented by mr foubert ey it Is now possible to ship potatoes from ogden to memphis tenn cheaper than they can be shipped from ogden to casper wyoming tile the rate on oil mixed vegetables from brigham city to evanston wyoming Is 36 cents per hundred pounds while the rate from ogden to the same point is 38 cents a hundred pounds despite the fact the distance Is awen ty two miles farther in tho the first instance |
