Show freight lines give luncheon f for r local B businessmen u 81 at a luncheon monday night held at the hotel vernal local businessmen were told of the operations of the uintah freight lines by a staff of officers and emp employees lopees of the firm much of the discussion centered around existing rates ray liljenquist president and general manager of uintah freight lines announced a new policy of the company in handling small shipments weighing less than 24 ibs lbs these would be handled for a cost of if they are delivered to the salt lake e depot and called for at vernal he ile said furniture rates wom would be modified and that the firm was endeavoring to work out an arr arrangement with the american express to have shipments delivered in vernal from point of origin without additional cost in five years of operation the company has only averaged a 47 percent return on their investment said the president he estimated the investment of the company in the uintah basin including warehouses and trucks at if the company could haul 75 percent of the tonnage coming into the basin they could lower their rates and even improve their service mr lil jenquist said lynn davis traffic manager presented a comparative chart showing the rates charged by uintah freight as compared with competing lines and towns in other sections of the state other officials included mel johnson assistant general manager elm st jeor sales manager ross heed reed claims manager harold roper sales representative senta tive add rondo sullivan local manager the meeting was conducted by vern giffard Gif furd chairman of the chamber of commerce retail merchants committee |