Arizona republican., 1921-11-28
Case Of SoIt Lake Shippers Completed
 At Rate Herring
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 lnoividuafs business of the company hut to the communities concerned.
 The examiner asked Mr. Bidwell would not bring his commodities in by water. MT. Bidwen replied that in some instances, under favorable rates, he would, but that regardless of water rates. in his opinion, many commodities would move by rail be- cause of the time element of delivery and the various superiorities of ser vice provided by the railroads
 James A Anderson, an official of the Morgan Canning company, testi- fled that his company now sells 75 per cent of its pack at Pacific coast terminals. but that if the proposals os the railroads were granted the Wisconsin pea packers would be giv- en rates seriously upsetting the pres- ent relationship enjoyed by the Utah packers as a result of their proximity to the coast markets. 1t was during his examination that MT. Disque in- Nlted general expressions as to what the shippers want. He said this case has gone beyond the taking of evil dence and has reached the point where everybody is telling what he wants.
 Let the witness tell what rates he desires" he said. Mir. Anderson took advantage of the opportunity to tell the commission that he and other Utah shippers do not want the rate relationship disturbed in an adverse manner. He expressed complete agreement with an outcome to the present case which would grant the lower rates to the coast together with lower rates to Utah.
 Mir. Harrington presented the in- formation. almost startling to per sons not familiar with the situation, that the freight charges paid on the product of an acre of tomatoes in Utah before the product gets to the consumers, reach a total of $197.86. He used the figure in reply to an ex- animation by MT. Prickett to show how profitab ble it would be for the carriers to encourage and foster de- velopment of the state. He said that the increase in freight rates granted a year ago had played an important part in restricting the canning 'activi- ties in the state this year because of the distance which Utah producers must go to reach large consuming centers. He said that 5S7, ,000 cases of canned goods packed in 1920 had been carried over to 1921 and that this amount had been disposed at and below cost
 MT. Scandrett sought to show that generally the canning industry of the country has been in straits the past year but Mir. Harrington testified that the Utah canners were in worse condition than in other sections be- cause Of the freight rate situation. Production of Utah canned goods Al 1920 amounted to 1.703,609 cases, hf >v.d fc frr- "a oo,-;0r l. turaI products consumed and the wages amounted to SI56S, ,437.s2. The cans and labels for the pack cost s1.291 900. That year shipments to- taled 45.0o0.o00 pounds to 31 states, the peas going mostly to the coast and the tomatoes to eastern points
 Mfr. Prickett was subjected to a brief cross examination regarding the purport and the content of the statistical exhibits which he filed in support of inter-mountain conten- 1ions on Friday. Asked what deduc- lions. he drew from certain of the exhibits, MT. Prickett replied:
 -sThese exhibits prove that the present rates to Salt Lake from cas- tern points are excessively high They prove that the proposed rate. to Pacific coast points. if applied al Salt Lake. regardless of water com petition. would be reasonably com. pensatory to the carriers. The, prove that the rates to Salt Lake or commodities other than those named in the application are too high, ant they prove that the present rates t, Utah from the east are abnormall. high in relation to the present rate from the east to the Pacific coast es well as many other things whicl do not. at the moment, think of"
 But the present rates to Utal have ben approved by the commis sion.- MT. Scandrett said.
 Yes and mo-" was the reply; eth rates from points west of Chicag have been made the subject for con sideration by the commission, but nc the rates from points east of Chi cago-'
 Mir. Scandrett insisted that the ex hibit would involve a hearing befor