Show lO LOss Of 2 2000 HA nANJI I t LOOMS M IN INI I 1 a L i About Workers and i iI Their Families Be May I Called to Reside at atI at I Arthur and f Magna i I I rl LAKES LAKE'S J ES E'S population is toI to II I Ibe SAUl SALT I be d decreased cre sed by at least WOO 2000 i imen men women and children if the I I Utah Copper company and the Bingham Garfield Railroad I II company succeed In the tho aim to get I workers to live at Arthur and Magna I Such an object is shown in the fact that the Bingham Garfield railroad recently changed its train schedules I The train schedules as now operated deprive the workmen of the opportunity opportunity nit of reaching the mills in timeto time timeto I to start work worl at the regulation hours I IThe I The new train schedules became ef effective effective ef- ef simultaneously with about I ef-I I men engaged on construction I work at the mills at Magna being bein j I laid oC off recently on account of lack of steel Previous us to that about 1200 men traveled from rom Salt Lake Lako to their I work at Magna and Arthur so that the present schedules affect about I workers Summed up it is conceded that the must either live Uve in Arthur or Magna or throw up their Jobs Al Allowing Allowing Allowing Al- Al lowing an average family of four to each man it means that more than 2000 persons may have to leave S Silt Salt lt Lake to live in Magna and Arthur MEANS N NO LOSS On the time surface it would appe appear r that the Bingham Garfield railroad railroad rail rail- road as a result of changed train schedules and the removal removal of 2000 I persons persona to Arthur and Magna would lose considerable revenue in that it would cease to transport workers workers work work- ers from Salt Lake to the mills every da day As a matter of fact however the to company would make more money Th The Bingham Garfield railroad Is owned by the Utah Copper company which in turn owns the property in including In- In eluding houses at Arthur and Magna The Utah Copper company would therefore derive tremendously more revenue from the renting of houses and the sale of land for the building of homes than it ever would receive from rom tho transportation business conducted conducted con on ducted over the Bingham R Garfield railroad The Tho state public utilities tics commission commission commission commis commis- sion last May ordered the reduction In the price of or thirty-ride thirty commutation tion tickets from Crom Salt Lake bake to Magna and aurl Arthur At that time lime the tho commission commission com com- mission ordered that the time thirty-ride thirty tickets should be sold Bold at instead of or I CHANGE SCHEDULE Previous to the construction on t I workers being laid or off the Los Angeles Ange- Ange Its les es Salt Halt Lake Railroad company and the Bingham Garfield railroad 1 operated op- op II rated shift trains to accommodate the traffic The trains left Salt Lake at 7 a. a m. m and p. p m. m The changed j I schedules now provide for the trains leaving at a. a m m. and 3 p. p m m. which I 1 the tho men charge will wUl not allow them to teach reach the mills at the regular starting I hour lour of or work worle Fred Ired Piercy and others appealed to I the he utilities es comm commission slon for a refund Continued nuNI 12 on page l e i I I I LOSS OF 2000 Continued from page 1 I on commutation tick tickets ts of or bought by them The Bingham i Garfield sold thirty-ride thirty tickets tickets' for tor I D December 5 althou although h it knew I that the changed schedules would become be become become be- be come effective December 15 With men of throwing up their work on account not not- being able ablo to reach tho the mills in time they held unused portions of or the commutation tickets and they asked for refund At the tho hearing before the commis commis- commission sion the railroad company attempted to show that refund should be based on 70 cents for a round trip which is the usual charge for a round lound trip ticket If it had succeeded succeed l in this claim the comp company company- n would 1 nave ave shown that the commutation ticket had been more moie than expended The commission however decided that adjustment should be made on the pro rata basis baHiR of 1566 silts refits a n. trip this being the charge as operated in inthe inthe inthe I the sale of thirty-ride thirty commutation tickets ets for Cor As a a. consequence the railroad must refund to the purchasers all a portions o of tickets unused at the rate of 1566 cents a a. single ticket from Salt Lake to Magna i and Arthur or from irom th the latter places to Salt Lake The findings of the commission follow follow follow fol fol- low 1 When a common i carrier by discontinuing dis dis discontinuing continuing train service renders it impossIble impossible impossible im im- im- im possible for lor workmen to use commutation commutation commutation tion tickets refund fund of the value of the unused portion shall sha be made to the original purchaser regardless of ot tariff regulations 2 1 When a n. purchaser of a n. tation ticket by his own act or through other agency than the railway company company company com com- pany from which the ticket is purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased is unable to use ue his ticket a refund shall be made In accordance with tariff regulations The commissions commission's order In the premises premises premises prem prem- reads It It is hereby ordered that the Bingham Bingham Bingham Bing Bing- ham Garfield Railway company waive the tariff rule covering the re refund refund refund re- re fund of unused commutation tickets and arrange to refund the actual value of or 1566 cents per ride of the unused portion of commutation tickets reading reading reading read read- ing between Salt Lake and Magna which were sold from December 1 to i j I December 14 inclusive at the rate of or II III per per thirty-ride thirty ticket |