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Show r : ! y We Favor 1 c Transfers : and One-Man Operation as against 6 CENT FARES Every citizen of Salt Lake who de- in which the Utah Light and Traction pends upon the street cars for trans- Company now finds itself, portation has a very live and vital in- Some of the cities where 6c fares terest in the solution of the dilemma haye been granted: Population ! in which the Utah Light and Trac- Qf Cities. S tion Company finds itself as a result Louis Mo 757,000 ( of the award of $89,000 additional Pittsburg,' Pa.' . . . . .. .579,100 wages to the company's employees. Portland,' Ore. '. . '. .295,000 The Board of Arbitrators made the Providence, R . I ?5Hq!J UNANIMOUS statement that in giv- New Haven, Conn. . . J49,b8U ing the men $89,000 increase in Reading, Pa Sc'ion wages per annum, it was merely add- Erie, Pa. 75, 190 ing to a deficit already existing, and Lexington, Ky 41,000 which to use the exact words of the tin l Y" r O C arbitrators" must con- Which Do You rrerer: TINUE TO MOUNT UP, RESULT- ING IN COMPLETE INSOLVENCY six-cent tares UNLESS RELIEF SHALL BE OB- Or TAINED." jYie combination of lc charge for I71 , PKAnricaJ transfers (which will be paid by only Wnat IS rropOSeo 12 per cent of car riders), plus one-After one-After the most careful oonsidera- man operation of cars in the uncon-tion uncon-tion of every possible ECONOMY gested districts? that can be effected, and every pos- it is a question that the company sible SOURCE OF 'ADDITIONAL ask;S each passenger to give serious REVENUE, the company has decid- consideration to. ed in its own mind that the FAIREST , .... , and most PRACTICAL plan by b Be companys petition to the which it can secure the $89,000, is to hc Utlllties Commission asks for ask permission, of the Public Utilities bth one-man operation and a lc , Commission to inaugurate limited or charge for transfers, because it is directional transfers in Salt Lake and onJy through the combination of to make a charge of 1 cent for each thes& lw? "0mCes Jin lii V' transfer issued; and, in addition, to ?nue at the new 89'000 deficit can operate the street cars with the mo- be made UP' torman alone in charge of the car in TlkJo To IAswat If FTisYii.Ao outlying, uncongested districts. . 1 ms 1S now 11 TlgureS Only by looking to these two One-man operation will COMBINED sources of revenue can accomplish a net sav- the company secure the $89,000 ad- inS Per vear of $43,000 ditional revenue now necessary. A charge of lc for trans- Instead of raising this money by fers U rfsu.h in a" the combination of one-man opera- annual nf increase ACC tion and lc charge for transfers, the revenue or q4b,U5b company could, of course, secure the Making a total saving $89,000 by asking permission of the and increased revenue Public Utilities Commission to insti- from the combination tute 6c street car fares in Salt Lake. of one-man operation . tit. i ant a c charge rr Many CltieS With transfers of $89,056 6c Fares The comPany desires to impress ; upon the public that it is not asking And the company desires to call for a single additional dollar for its the public's attention to the fact that stockholders, or any additional it strongly advocates the lc charge money to meet the increased operat- for transfers,- plus one-man opera- ing expenses, due to heavy advance- tion, instead of 6c fares, despite the ments in cost of materials, but is fact th'at the following list names seeking only sufficient revenue to a few of the many cities where 6c offset the new deficit of $89,000 fares have been instituted to relieve brought about by the wage increase situations no more acute than the one given the men. Utah Light and Traction Co. I 200 Trimme d Hatsi Striking conceptions that are right up to the 'moment for style and exclusiveness. ! Every woman in Sa.lt Lake can a f lord a becoming crea- WSbR) ':JE3 OUR DKUfi STORK IK AT gg fiS I1 1 BEST WAY TO SAVE I WHEAT IS TO EAT j !POSTTOAST.ES Only way sorpe folks |