| Show I WOULD KEEP UP I V RA RATE TE STRUGGLE Iverson Gives Statement Regarding Wichita ta Hearing That Ogden must continue Its fight to secure equitable freight rates on grain and flour our to the southeast was the statement made today by President H. H P P. Iverson of the Ogden oden Grain exchange reviewing the th re report re- re report report port submitted by H H. W manager of the Utah Traffic bureau f who represented the Ogden chamber of commerce and the grain exchange j in the Interstate commerce commis commis- commission commission commission sion hearing In Wichita Kansas This hearing opened July 11 before Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner B B. H H. Meyer and has hu not concluded President Iverson Iver on in his statement today said It zt is very ery apparent from reports at hand that Ogden and the inter- inter intermountain Intermountain intermountain mountain country must continue its fight for equitable rates Into the southeast southe t. t Vast sums of money are being expended by Kansas City end and other eastern ea ern points to establish rates rales which 9 would 9 work material hardships on the milling Industry here Although no decision was rendered ren ren- rendered rendered dered in regard to a hearing in Ogden Og Og- den one will nevertheless ne be held In Los Angeles but we will also con con- continue continue continue our efforts to have ha one scheduled sched sched- scheduled scheduled for Ogden PRICKET STATEMENT T The statement by H H. W V. follows The hearing involved an Investigation gatlon gation by the interstate commerce commission into the general level of the rates on grain and grain prod prod- products products products throughout the western district of the United States which comprises practically all territory in the United States west wet of Chicago The hearing was vas largely attended there being represented the railroads and the grain markets including Ogden Denver Chicago Kansas City Sioux City Minneapolis Des Moines Peoria St St. Louis St. St Joseph Atchison Cairo Memphis Little Rock Texarkana Shreveport New Nell Orleans and Texas markets There was also represented the pub- pub lice utilities commissions of all of the western states also farm organ organ- organizations organizations organizations and representatives of the department of agriculture in Wash Wash- ington The carriers proposed for application application application tion a distance scale of rates which would rould have the effect of increasing the general level of the grain rates throughout the western district COUNTER PROPOSAL The Missouri river and some of the other eastern markets markets' proposed rates rat to be applied from Utah and Idaho that would result in our rates being made combination over their markets market and thereby result In high rates for us This Thise we e vigorously opposed and in lieu thereof we submitted rate propos propos- proposals proposals als s that if adopted would have the effect of materially reducing our pres pres- present present present ent rates and place them on a 1 rela rela- relatively relatively relatively fair basis with our eastern com com- competitors The hearing will continue through through- throughout out the rest ret of this week Subsequent SubseQuent Subsequent quent hearings are to be held in Min Minneapolis neapolis Chicago Seattle and Los Angeles We endeavored to secure a hearing for Ogden but on account of the limited time which the com com- commission commission commission mission has to conduct these hearings s the probabilities are that we will be unsuccessful In securing a hearing for Ogden |
