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Brown OF Ed!nsurg, Melvin GleSe OF
Edcouch-Elsa. j O. Cox OF Alamo,
Sill Ray OF Donna, I. r. Stahl OF
Weslaco. FRANC M Hall Of Mercedes.
AL F. Fa. ker Of La Fe-ia. r. L. Hill
Of Harrington. George Lochrie Of
Raymondville, w. w HouSewirght
OF San Benito. w. Z. McDavitt OF
Brownsville, j. r. George OF Rio
Hondo and Cleve Tandy OF Los
Eresnos-Port Isabel.
The committee was suggested by
q nominating committee composed
OF L. + Boiling, Mercedes; Harry
EaLiIf. Wesla-o. Pete II Smith. San
Benito: and Paul r. Vickers, Nc
Allen. All are MANAGERS OF cham
&c OF commerce In their respective
cities.
r. Roy OF Brownsville. Cameron
county msmber Of the growers
committee which made the tip 70
washington. gave a detailed report
Of tire committees trip and outlined
carefully the results OF the groups
contacts.
Report on Tip
A. c. Barnhart OF MsAllen, chair
man Of the Hidalgo county unit Of
the association and Hida!go COM
m.yGseman, bIifted tire trip and
touched on contacts made 81 the
committee. It's o.heT memoers we're
z A. Warren OF Lylord, Willacy
county committeeman, and Homer
?. Huntley Of Harrington. chairman
Of the associations price StabiliZa~
ton COMMITTEES.
Barnhart's report was In written
form and was made available TO
newspapermen. He re5odnted that
the committee received exceptional
assistance from Texas Senator's Tom
Connally and Morris Sheppard and
Representative Milton II. West Of
Brownsville. Senator Sheppard told
he COMMITTEES its problem was the
most important ever brought 70 MS
office.
Members OF TIE committee de-
clined 70 comment in detail on their
conference with members OF The
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Barnhart stated the committee was
given details OF rail rate structures
and that as for as TIE differential
rate was concerned, the railways
could remove this extra charge on
Valley Shipments or change the
boundaries OF the Texas and Okla
Roma differeatial territories so as
10 exclude the Valley from payment
OF the differential.
Barnhart quoted from the find
ingS Of the Int state Commerce
Commission IN wat is commonly
known as the "o'd Southwestern rate
ease" TO prove the committees con-
.ention that the differential charge
ian be removed al the desire OF
ne rail lines. He told the nesting
the committee vas Informed by raj
Officials that 10 was 50 interviewer
with the present rates that its seq
ragat.on was impossible ana quoted
tic rate Ease findings 10 refute this
statement.
Given Two Weeks
He read fu Their from the same
report to show that differential
charges accrue In their entirety 70
The railway on walch the shipments
originated and that tie dlffe:ent!al
charges are not p-orated among al
lines handling the shipment
The HldalTo committeeman stated
The commission secretary allowed
the committee two weeks In which
10 reach some agreement with the
railways before calling a hearing
by ire commission on the matter.
re asserted that core ences with
Southern Pacific and Missouri Pa
cific Officials in Houston and 81.
Louis. both enroute to and on the
return trip from Washington. re-
suited IN agreement OF Missouri
Pacific officials FOR a conference
With a view 70 adjusting the pres
ent differences. This conference Is
exrected within the next two weeks,
either In Houston or the VALLEY.
IN the meantime, ire committee
appointed Monday night will ar
rance 70 assist the growers COM
mittes In MAPPING a plan OF action
with a view 10 pushing the matter
to an immediate settlement. accord
ing to the decision at the gathering
here.