Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-02 | Page 7 | Packers Fight New R. R. Charge

PACKERSTlGHT NEW RICH Demurrage increase Against Holding Cars Declared Not Justifiable WASHINGTON, Nov - - Tho Instt-tutr Instt-tutr r,f A mi rlean Meat P no, in.-, .i Mondmj tli U II had 1 . lotlce uyon the rmllroadi thai attempt to incrao charges and rates to an unreasonable and unjustlfi i !! eatont Will he met with nIkotous opposition op-position M liTI s PBOPORED With a scorr of other hitfpar the announcement said, thi packori todaj protoati d to 'i" lnt rstati i onln en i rommllon ujrulnst n drmun UX1 r ifa fiie.i by the earTlora, effective December ! and salted .i hearins "Theye ire th :ime tariffs the rall-rouij- recently aouffht to Impose on less than the regular Mtatutory notice of thin daya ' I he statement said, adding add-ing thai the commtMlon had denfa I the plea The propoaJ of'the roid .i now .i--' rtadj U added, wus a dollar oraaae demuraaga charges a dollar i da) for the first evon days Ttnd by five dollars a day for every day therc- PA1 I T ol ROADS "Allege, i distention flgvrej Uuoted bj the Qarrit ra," th- etatemt nl continued, "wan baaad on antiquated stastistlca and do not disclose true facts." add- "Sul'-normal and crippled yard service serv-ice throughout the country, together with bunched deUverfeai accouVil fur jrnuch of the detention actually charjje-atil.- to the carrier bUI for which the whlppers'of the country would be penalized pena-lized under the proposed increases."