Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-11-18 | Page 7 | California Lemon Growers State Their Grievances

CALIFORNIA LEMON GROWERS STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES Salt Lake Lak City Nov l growers of sou southern thorn California brought their grievances against the railroad companies Into the tho United States dis district district court here today b by filing a pe petition petition for an injunction against th the raising of freight rates on lesions lemons the hearn or of a complaint The Arlington Heights Fruit com commerce merce commission rho fhe Arlington Fruit corn com JImy and other exchanges associations and companies app appear ar a as petitioners In the complaint signed by byA byA A G Kendall secretary ot oC the Citrus Protective league The Southern Pa Atchison Topeka ami Santa Fe and the San Pedro Is and Salt Lake raIlroads and the Transcontinental Transcontinental Fruit Bureau BUreal are nrc named ns as defendants Some time aha ago accord accordIng lug Ing to the complaint the lemon lenion grow growers growers ers ers appealed to the Interstate corn com commerce merce commission to have hoo the basis basl rate on Oil the fruit reduced from 12 to 1 a hundred d pounds Tho rho rail railroads railroads roads anticipated the tho action or of the commission by making a reduction vol 01 but after the recent increase In the tariff duh nn an lemons It was Proposed to Increase ao the freight the amount or of the increase In duty The fhe shippers say this would be a grave wrong rong ns as the railroads encouraged them to make heavy expenditures In developing the Industry with the un understanding understanding that rea rates would be maintained The proposed Increase scheduled to take effect No omber 15 and December 6 would cost the shippers It Is alleged annually The court was asked askell to compel compol tile the railroads to appear and answer and Judge Morris ordered that be Issued