Show PROTEST estimated eliat Sheep men would use annually protest haa has been lied filed with the Inter interstate coaum commence ence co by P F J president sad P F W mcclure Mc CIure seoW tary ot of M nn tiona iV against tho the proposed advance la in the freight rates oa on lire stock from the tern stated to missouri river points A telegraphic was sent to washington tuesday avd ki formal protest will follow follo immediately it Is that the shoop mem ot of the west will low lose annually if it the tb proposed ti 1 crease la Is permitted to go into effect the proposed rate increase lacre aae on sheep and other live stock from the baates to chicago alws and missouri river points ed ad vort veril leod sed by wee torn railroads HA PA effective april let la in two cents v a hundred pounds or a horizontal increase aa of 5 6 a car on all eastbound live stock shipments which will amouma to about rt annually oa on sheep alone accurate cu rate figures tIg Tiree are not at hand band to eay say what the tte indrea increase will bo be on cattle ship shipments menta but it will be very large ae an it will effect all catt 0 shipments tom t I om the weater states to the markets and stockyards centera centers at kansas city omaha chicago st louie mid and st ot joeeph joseph sheep and cattle men of utah aud and Moni tana would be heavily al at fecter by the increate in filing their protest the officers of the national Wool growers aado have asked the commerce commission 1 to suspend tho the bow a tive 11 stock tariffs until a full henring wa can be had upon the matter before the committee the cattlemen of the also have protested against the proposed increase and T W tomlinson of de denver will represent the sheep and cattlemen catt lomen betor wor ethe othe i the off officer of the national wool growers gro were association sald T lay that the interstate commerce corn com probably would take notice of the protest nad grant a hearing before permitting the railroads rall roada to make the increase effective accordine according to the sheep and cattlemen the fregg freight ht rate rates already in force anre 10 too high and if any change la to made mad 0 it should be a redaction reduction instead cf 04 an advance |