Show rODT Columbia Steel Take Steps 1 To ITo Add Geneva Plant Buses Officials of the office of defense transportation and the Columbia Steel company initiated steps Friday in cooperation with the state public service commission to alleviate a transportation shortage at the company's plant at Geneva At least 15 more buses of from 30 to 35 passenger capacity willbe will willbe willbe be needed to operate to the plant from Lehi on the north to Spanish Fork on the south Cloyd Kimball San Francisco regional transportation transportation transportation tation engineer for the 0 D T told members of the state commission Will Grant Permits George S S. S Ballif public service commission chairman said his board will grant common carrier rights immediately to any reliable operator obtained by the 0 D T Tand Tand and company to furnish the needed transportation He explained that permits have been granted several lines to I operate in the territory but that the commission lacks power to compel other firms to provide service in the area Mr Kimball and company officials officials officials said they were negotiating with a firm operating from Cedar City to national parks and that other buses may be ordered from county The three agencies agreed that present carriers in the area must be protected and Mr Ballif suggested suggested sug suggested that his commission would assign a a. time full-time man to assist with routing of buses so that all are served and one line will not infringe on the rights of another Greater Need Seen Mr Kimball said that even more buses than the 15 new ones may be needed eventually but that school buses will have to make up the difference In an effort to alleviate the situation the state commission has made an investigation and found 26 buses that might be worked in for part time service Mr Ballif said Most of them are school buses The defense plant corporation may be asked to underwrite bus operations to the plant Mr Kimball Kimball Kimball Kim Kim- ball said |