Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-03-31 | Page 3 | Two Cent Fare is Profitable There

TWO CENT FARE IS PROFITABLE THERE That the cent 2 a mile passenger er rate rato has been a a. grea great t success In Illinois Is Iset et very cry evident c from the report of or the Illinois warehouse and railroad commission a n. copy of which has hal been received by tho the members of or the tho Commercial club traffic bureau The figures will be u used cd by tho the bureau In their fight for or non discriminate te passenger rates The report shows that even en with It h the application of or thc the 2 cont taro faro lawin tho the state tho the passenger earnings earn earn- ing ings In 1 0 Increased 30 j over o those o of I 1907 Ol There sere cro moro more passengers passengers passengers pas pas- carried In DOS 1308 than In DOT Th The Tho earnings per mile mila showed an Increase In 1908 1108 of 16 6 Each of tho railroads In tho tIm st state to shows shown a bl big Increase These figures fig hg- urea ures will v. bo he used b by bIana Manager Iana er Babcock In his war against the tho present high rates of or travel In Utah and adjoining states