Show OF CATTLE TRAINS IS AIRED I C 0 O Hearing on Rates Ends R R Rs R's to Pile File Replies KANSAS CITY Jan By 27 27 ByTh The Associated The Press Tho In- In In Commerce on the tho plea of railroads railroad for an Increase of five per pr cent cent In freight rates rate ended Tuesday Y A A mass of testimony a approximating two and II a a halt half lion words word was waa heird by th- th th corn mission members member In the 51 tl day consumed by the th hearings t at Chi Chi- Chicago Chi cago St P Paul ul Dallas Denver San I Francisco and Kansas ca 1 The Th railroads were Instructed to tofile tile file briefs not later than March 4 Tue shippers and state stat Ions rons opposing the Increase rue file their briers briefs on or be before or April I 3 and anti the tho reply briefs of the raIl raIl- raIlroads rail railroads roads must be bo submitted by April 24 2 THREE MORE MONThS It will require about thre months after the th filing of ot briefS It was said ald before the tho commission can go to through the tho evidence an and 1 nR make ke its Itt decision Virtually all of the final session was taken up by Introduction of exhibits of Judge Jude S H It Cowan Fort Worth TOY rex representing na- na national national na national and state tate livestock associations B D fi Pelton Fort Worth Worthon one of o Judge Judco Cowans Cowan's witnesses attempted to show that the cost of operating a cattle catti train was no nomore nomore nomore more expensive than it was to OP- OP op operate crate erate a a train of dead freight and that cattle rates rate should bo be placed on a par with rates on other com corn commodities commodities modules The Tho witness declared there was as more tare weight excess for tor which the railroads are not paid In iq dead freight than Ihan In livestock and nd that the tho carriers received just as much revenue from hauling livestock as from flom other commodities Mr Mi relton Felton declared the average D weight of ot a livestock train was tons ton while dead freight nv av averaged av tons FARMERS I poor FOOn The Tho hearings here which began January 4 brought out ony that the farmers of the tho southwest and west aro In poor financial condition through crop failures and low prices price prices The rhe farmer wit wit- witnesses wit nesses testified would be bo un unable ble to bear the tho burden of Increased freight rates Railroad on 00 the oth rr oth-rr rr er hand testified 1 the tho Increase e h 1 i justified |