Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-04 | Page 2 | 10 per Cent Increases in Rates is Asked by Bamberger Railroad

10 Per Cent Increase Increase- In Rates Is Asked by n Bamberger Railroad D R. R G. G W. W Charges Higher Fare Between S. S L. L Ogden Says Application Says Travel Has Has Has' Decreased i iii Past Six Years Years' l. l r s The a Electric railroad applied for for approximately a 10 p pe r Q cent e in rates of its first class way one and trip round fares between Ogden and Salt Lake City and intermediate points Friday b b- b fore the public utIlIties commission The application declares that the way one now fare fare charged between the he points named Is based On a a- a charge of approximately tely 2 cents per mile with a minimum fare o of 15 cents and that the round trip tares fares are based on a a. charge of per cent of then the theone one one- way fare with i ot of 25 cents i The application ppl cation also points out that the Denver Rio Grande L r Western Vestern railrOad first class one one- way and trip round fares betwee between t Salt Lake and Ogden and diate points are based on ona a charge charge of a proxima ely 36 cents per mil For more than six year past t th revenue from passenger travel on the Bomberger Bamberger has shown a a yearly decrease se ot of approximately or a of to the application which sets forth that In order to enable the pet peth to continue to give the public pub pul lic adequate and ald efficient service additional revenue must be obtained The also states th that t tin in the event the request is granted for or Increased fares the roa roan l will w resu resume e operation of bus servIce b tween Salt Lake Lak and Ogden and n and in inI points in I with the other service It alSo states that providing the in rease s allowed the fares will be a ap to o the the bus bus lines also Under th proposed Increase th the first class way one fares will wil 15 based ased on on a charge of 3 cents cents p mlle with a minimum um fare of 2 cents and the first class round trip fares will be based on a charge of per cent of the proposed class way one fires fares with a minI mine plUm num fare or of 3 ce cents ts The date he hearing has n not t yet et been set e