Show COMMISSION HEARS PROTEST AGAINST INCREASED INCREASED- FARES Petitioners Object to Paying All Increase Asked by Protests against granting ranting of or an any In Increase Increase increase In- In crease In tho the tares fares on the Utah Light Traction company were I filed riled w with th the the public utilities commission yesterday yesterday yester ester da day b by C. C A A. Crockwell R R. C. C Dittman H H. S. S Ehrich and others While wo are arc heartily In favor ra says sas the tho protest of oC the demand for higher wages being made b by the em em- plo es of or tho the Utah Light Traction company we sand and and the general public should not be compelled to pay jar all of oC that advance while tho the street car company compan Is not paying any part of it but on the tho contrary Is increasing its revenues far beyond the amount asked for Cor by its men We Wc c are arc reliably informed continues contin ues the protest that tho the last raise in street car fares netted the com company pan an increase e in revenue of or approximately approximate approximate- l ly 13 1 and the raise ralso in wages wag paid to the men cost tho the company only about making a clear profit for the company compan of oC Patrons Prefer Walking Tho The company has increased its capitalization capitalization cap cap- awa away beyond reason and and In iii its efforts to pa pay pa dividends dl on tho the water Is letting its equipment go to pieces Have Hare the cars stop only when and where thc they please using the skip stop an old war-time war excuse to keep keepIt It in effect and when the they do run with sIth an any degree of oC regularity the roadbed and track are so out of or repair the bumping and swinging of or the cars make the tho patrons seasick Often OCten they prefer walking allting It is such service for tor which the company compan Is asking asking- higher fares tares an and 1 more revenue It is unreasonable and we wc again respectfully urge that your our honorable body deny this raise ralso in fares by the tho Utah Light ht Traction Trac Trac- lion tion com company pan n |