Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-05-26 | Page 9 | Rate Question May Go over to Winter

oo RATE QUESTION MAY GO OVER TO WINTER Salt Lake May 26. The question of the railroads making increase? in eastbound live stock rates from Utah Idaho. Montana. Colorado South Dakota Da-kota and eastern Oregon will probably prob-ably not be settled before next Jan uary, and although July 30 was set by the Interstate commerce commission commis-sion as the suspension limit for the rates, the rates probably will not be suspended until late next winter. This Is the opinion of Dr S. W. McClure. secretary of the National Woolgrowers' association, who ha re turned from Sioux Falls, S. D., where he attended the recent rate hearing as representatives of his association The 1 earing lasted three days, but only the testimony of one or two persons per-sons was taken Because the inspec tor of the interstate commerce coru-misr'.on coru-misr'.on had other cases set, it was impossible to continue the hearing at that time. It is probable, according to Mr McClure. that the next hear ing will take place some time in August at Denver. Colo. In the mean J time the same rates as were In effect ef-fect last year will remain The railroads were represented at the hearing by twenty five traffic men and fttorneys The protestants were represented by T W. Tomliuson, secretary sec-retary of the American National Livestock Live-stock association of Denver. South Dakota railway commission; S. Stewart, Stew-art, secretary' of the South Dakota Livestock association; W. D Raymond, Ray-mond, secretar of the Montana Livestock Live-stock association, and Dr. McClure of the National Woolgrowers' association. asso-ciation. In addition, the various Missouri Mis-souri river markets had representa-tives representa-tives to protect their markets against alleged discriminations existing in the t new rates. The American National Livestock association and the National Nation-al Woolgrowers association were represented rep-resented by Attorney S. H. Cowan of I Fort Worth. Tex.