Show I New Low Freight Rates Effective On Oh OnI I Wool Wool Wool-In v In April A new rail and ocean freight rate effective In April will 1 save Utah wool wool- growers who market their 1933 clip cUp through the Utah Wool Woo Marketing association association as as- as- as lon fro from to James A. A Hooper A.-Hooper Hooper secretary of the as as- as has The reduction reduction tion In the railroad rates only via Ia the Union Pacific system from Ogden and Salt Lake to Los Angeles and Long Beach Cal harbors Is the result of a long battle with the railroads for lower lower lower low- low er charges on wool shipments Instituted ed some time ago by the association according to Mr Hooper Under the new combination rail and water rate wool shipped to Pacific coast points thence via vla boat through the Panama canal to Boston Doston will be carried at a saving of from 25 23 to 60 cents per pounds according to Mr Hooper This saving Is made after taking Into in into into In- In to consideration the rail rall and ocean rates unloading at both Pacific coast points and Boston Doston assembling assembling as assembling as- as and distribution costs and 5 cents per pounds for emergency charges and Insurance A. A E. E Hobbs assistant general freight agent of the Union Pacific system stated that the reduction in rates was made to meet unregulated truck competition competition competition com com- petition and should hould stop to a great extent the movement of wool by truck to the Pacific coast From Ogden to Salt Lake to Nephi and Intermountain points the new rate will be 77 17 cents per pounds from Soma and Jericho Including Milford and te points It will wUl be 67 61 cents and from Laho Cedar City and points Intermediate to Afton AIton Ca Cal the rate will be 62 cents per pounds The present rate via rail raU from Utah direct to Boston Is from to per pounds The rail raU and ocean rate where it can be used will vary from to per hundred pounds including all charges and services |