Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-30 | Page 1 | Grain-Milling Industry Men Get Surprise

MILLING ORAIN INDUSTRY MEN GET SURPRISE Cut In Rail Bail Rates May ray In- In Influence Influence In Influence fluence Entire Structure ture U S J CHICAGO July 30 Dy 30 By The Associated Press Press-flato Rate revisions which may Influence the entire structure of oC the flour milling In- In Industry industry In Industry between en the MississIppi valley states slates and the A Atlantic sea sea- seaboard seaboard 1 board are under udder consideration by six trunk line railroads lInking Minneapolis and Chicago As a result ot of C a reduction ef effective July 27 of ot six cents a hundred pounds on all rail ship ship- shipments shipments ments of ot grain and flour from the northwest termini of the Minne Minne- 1 Minneapolis lInne- lInne apolis and St SI St Louis railroad to Chicago and the eastern astern seaboard six competing lines JInes arranged a meeting here today to discuss similar reductions Should the roads agree upon such revision the northwestern millers would be placed on a de- de de decidedly more favorable competitive competitive tive basIs basis- with basis with eastern mills In Inthe Inthe Inthe the eastern astern market and the water rate advantage of flour makers at Buffalo Duffalo and other lake ports would be bo virtually elIminated eliminated Grain exchanges and millers organizations throughout the mid mid- middle middie mid middle to already are preparing dle die V West vest st resist the tho proposed ropo ed rate revisions before the I C C C n