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Show LOWER BITES OR UKESTOCK FOODS APPROVED Lower rates on tbe shipment of foodstuffs food-stuffs for livestock to reliee the drouth in tho district served by the I'nlon Pacific system has been approved ap-proved by Edward Chambers, federal din i tor of traffic, following a conference confer-ence in Washington with the railroad administration. The following rates were authorised: Half rates on corn and corn crops and alfalfa feed from all points of Pnion Pacific oripin in states of Nebraska, Ne-braska, Kansas and Colorado, with a 2 5 cenl minimum, to Wamsutter, Wyo and east, 30 cents to Evanston. Wvo.i and east; 05 cents to Utah common points on the Oregon Short Line and 35 cents to all points in Idaho, expir Inp April 1, 1920. Half rates on hay. minimum 2-cents, 2-cents, to Wamsutter, Wyo.. and east; 30 cents to Evanston and east No reductions were made on hay to Utah and Idaho. On ranpe animals, full locals coing and one third returning locally in the states of Wyoming. Utah, Idaho and between these states and points west of the Missouri river, not including slaughtering markets. Sixty cents maximum on cottonseed meal from all sources of supply in the southwest, and same from Imperial valley, routed Southern Pacific, Los Angeles ft Salt Lake to Utah and to Montana points on O. S. L. No reductions reduc-tions on an rates less than 60 cents. Cattle, Wyoming to Texas, northbound north-bound rates to apply, and no reductions reduc-tions returning, and GO-cent Imperial vallej meal rate was extended to Raw lins. |