Show LIVESTOCK HAT S HELD EXCESSIVE EXAMINER DISQUE SAYS LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY STIFLED ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY RATES shippers of western states enter protest over enormous rates now being paid for stock transportation por tation I 1 ton rates on livestock were held to be unreasonable from an economic standpoint and a recommendation was made to the interstate commerce commence com mission that the carriers make substantial reductions for tho benefit of business busina ts in general in a report made thursday by examiner disque the case was brought by ky livestock estock shippers in the western kates states and in which several veral state commissions are involved will be heard soon boon by the commIs commission slon ral rates on certain are industry find and hould be reduced the examiner said adding however that a reduction in ryes on in general seems unwarranted at this ibis time tim the report said that although rates on oil livestock were not when judged from ia strictly transportation standpoint they are unreasonable f from r an n economic econ standpoint the li livestock estock industry astry the report said would be materially helped by n reduction in rates because ilie cost or of getting to to mark market et is a item we think thin that the carriers in the r p public ab lie should favorably enn CW slider sider the matter ot of eliminating for the most part temporarily at least and especially ally for tile the longer hauls the increases in livestock rates made following the increases ordered in the transportation act the orl original gilfil complaint against livestock rates was made by the national livestock shippers league and other producers organizations railroads ond and public utilities ns of kansas south dakota north dakota arizona and montana and the amerl ameri can farm bureau federation |