Show Ie CITY II r PROTESTS INC INCREASE A t IN CARFARE AR fARt Proposed Raise to 7 C Cents Cent b Would Destroy Public Sympathy and Injure Company F Folland lland Say Saya INCREASES ASES in fares will tend 1 I to destroy whatever sympathy the public now feels toward the Utah Light and Traction company company com com- corn com pany will vill be an effective method of ot preventing active cooperation on ot the part of ot the public kind and will lecre decrease se ie instead of increase the revenues of the company If It increased revenue is isn n needed ded means other than increasing the fares should be provided This is the opinion of tt tile the c board of commissioners of or Salt bait Lal Lake J City in a protest against granting the application application tion of the tr traction compa to Increase In Increase in increase In- In crease its fares to 7 cents and to charge 1 cent for transfers filed with the public public pub pub- lic lie utilities commission by by TV W. l 1 H Folland Folland Fol- Fol land city attorney The hearing on the application and the protests has been set by y the utilities commission for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock SAYS IT MEANS DECREASE 1 In In the opinion of the of c com commissioners com ni missioners of Salt Lake City addi increases es in fares will wUl result ir 11 ira ira a decrease in the n number r of pasel passenger gen genc c carried and instead of increasing the revenue of the company will tend to decrease the same Mr Folland's protest protest protest pro pro pro- test re recites ites Said board also is of the opinion that efforts should be made to encourage and increase the use of or streetcar facilities and particularly to enlarge the short snort haul business i can be made a profitable asset assat to said traction company compan We can safely say that the s skip lp stop practice Inaugurated some time Ume ago by the he company s sa so- far faras faras faras as applicable to the territory close to the business ss center of the city to together together to- to gether with the increase in rates rales has s tended to decrease th the use cf of Car ar se service ser ser service vice by persons ha having vin short distances to go i 1 I COOPERATION NEE NEEDED Eb J v t What is needed mor more tn tf-an tf anything 1 1 I else at the present time tima Is e J I operation and sympathy public the and the company I Increases In fares tares will tend to destroy I whatever er sympathy th the public now ow feels toward the traction company and will be an effective method of preventing prevent prevent- ing active cooperation on the part of the public It would seem re therefore that steps sh should uld be taken to make the car service more popular rather tha than less popular and the active cooperation of the public should be sought i in iii 1 an effort to overcome the financial defects de defects de- de le- le feels urged by petitioner Your protestant prays pray's that said Increase f in rates Hates be not granted and ancl if it shall b be found that petitioner is in need of t. t more reven revenue f that other means b be f found und to increase the same than that of increasing th 8 fares I 4 |