Show AS AS' TO CENT THREE FA FARES RES It is a n. civic duty to keep well informed concerning concerning concern concern- ing ones one's own city and such Buch points of government of other cities as may mav some day be useful It is well weB for Salt Lakers t to know what other municipal municipal- municipalities are doing in the way of public improvements The three-cent three car fare is engaging the attention of not a few American communities The city of Cleveland eland 0 O. with Tom Johnson as prime advocate of the cheaper fare is in the throes of litigation over O the thc matter The New York World points out the fact that in Cologne which is approximately the size of Cleveland short distance fares are arc two and md two fifths cents while long distance fares are three and a n half cents with a n material reduction on monthly tickets The cm cost t of operation enables the municipality of Cologne not only to give three cent fares but bat no overcrowding overcrowding- of cars c-ars is allowed Every err passenger is given a seat When ben the car is full no no- nobody body bod else is taken on From the thc experience there and els e elarge where the conclusion if is reached that in all large citi cities s electric lines can be he operated at a profit on three-cent three fares Of course this does docs not Contemplate contemplate con Con- template any fund fluid for Councilmen grafters dam dam- suit age Jaw lawyers Jawers ers and other concomitant expense all nIl of oC which mu must t be reckoned on |