Show I I PROPOSED HI HIGHER TRACTION RATES RAnS Up Increases Were Scheduled Scheduled Sched Sched- I for Saturday ORE MORE MORE TIME NEEDED Commission to Further Furth Study Evidence An order was issued by the pub 1 He Ik utilities commission Friday afternoon afternoon aft aft- aft suspending tho proposed rate Increase cf cr the Utah Light and Traction company indefinitely and ana prohibiting r the company from placIng lag Ing the propos proposed d tarl tariff In effect Saturday e The traction company had asked the commission for permission lon sion to place In effect a c cash sh fare farei of i 10 cents cent right to lo sell three tokens for 25 and forty student tickets tickets tickets tick tick- ets for 2 2 instead of fifty on May 11 Mayl 1 4 M MORE 0 R E TI TIME M E. E Th The commission announced th the the t r action was as taken to allow It mere time Ume to investigate the evidence submitted by the traction company compan and by the protestants Under the rules of ot the commission commis commis- sion sian any change In tariff rates upon the part of a public utility must have thirty da days days' s notice given the public and at the of that pe period pc- pc nod Iod tho the change in the rates wilt will become effective unless the utilities utilities ties commission decides otherwise and in the meantime have hav held a a. public he hearing on the matter The hearing occupied d several days das this month and the case continued until Friday when additional evidence evi evl- dence wa was to be presented either 1 t o othe y 1 the traction company or by protea-i protea 1 tants When hen the commission convened con con- convened this morning the company compan was w represented by y D. D C. C Gre rt vice rice president of or the c company EM 33 Z M M. Ba Bagley ley general counsel for forthe or tha compan company and George R. R Coray als also alsa 1 counsel for the company The protestants protestants pro pro- t tants were represented b by J m J 11 Berry of Sandy CASE PRESENTED When asked by the commission whether the t company had any n new nw V evidence to present t ney Bagley Bagey said that their theil case had been een presented and that the company company com corn com pany desired to present a brie statement nt He then briefly reviewed the evidence presented at the hearing hear henr- ing and declared that an emer emergency existed for tor granting of the of the company and declared that the necessity of having the commis commis- slon sion grant the Increase was eat ent to all aU The fact said Mr Bag ley Icy that there was isas but one protestant pro pro- present this morning was waa conclusive evidence that the application cation of the company should be ba bagi gi p-i anted He lie stated that the company had bad lv alrea-lv started on the paving work vork On the streets which was as one reason rea rea- reason son the Increase w was s needed and had already been paying t ln- ln ci CJ eased ease wages ages to Its Us es also alson J n 1 additional reason why hy the increase In ln- crease should be granted Ha lie therefore urged the c commission to grant ant the petition that and the new rates rateR be made mad effective eff as soon as s possible OPPOSED INCREASE I- I John Berry a prole protestant for him t self and for those employed In n the industries in Midvale B and Sandy made a I plea ilea lea the granting of if the petition He lie pointed out that the traction company had ed a Q benefit in III the way of a rebate tr l taxes taus to the amount of and in the valuation of at its property He referred to the num nuin her bel of ot inspectors which the company com corn company pany hit J ha emt employed lo ed declaring that dIat it Lt was a useless expense and was waa of Df no 00 benefit to any but the In He ire nl maintained that the tue proposed increase was unlawful He lie also ilso declared d that under the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed rates rales It would fix the rate so so 50 that flint a round trip between Salt Lake ake and ana Sandy would 60 cents en 1 I |