Show FREIGHT RATES ARE CUT ON LIVESTOCK A downward revision of freight rates on livestock shipments to snit salt lake and ogden from intermountain mount aln points over the union pacific system was waa announce announced monday by J L amos assistant traffic manager the drop which was made voluntarily by the railway L company lon ivany la Is expected to draw hundreds of carloads of livestock formerly sent east to salt lake and ogden stock yards thus thua developing the utah meat packing industry and benefit ting growers throughout the west weal the rates become effective july 17 and carry reductions of from 2 to 20 per cent mr air amos pointed out that on a carload shipment of ca cattle atle from preston idaho to north salt laake the old rate was and the now new and from evanston Er anston 41 compared with formerly corresponding reductions have been made in sheep and swine shipments AJ cronin assistant traffic manager of 0 the denver and rio orande grande western railway stated that line had reduced range to range rates on cattle shipments approximately 30 per ce cent ut this barl spring 9 |