Show I c r. U UNIVERSAL MICROFILMING IL IO CORP 4 r ea ft 41 4 Ul AVE 67 1 1156 15 67 SALT LAKe CITY Cm UTAH UA Moab Chamber of Commerce Protests IT Proposed Rail Action Ruil tD i Action In the wake of the It Railway Hallway Company's recent nt that passenger passenger pas pas- service on The Prospector Pros train would be discontInued discontinued discontinued dis dis- continued the Moab Chamber Cham ber her of Commerce this week reacted with letters of protest protest pro pro- test to transportation com missions 0 Letters were written to the Interstate Commerce commission commission com mission Washington D D. C. C Utah Public Service Com Commission Commission mission and the Colorado Department of Public Utilities Util Util- sties pointing out the dire need for the service service ser ser- vice offered by the Prospector Prospector Pros Pros- In Southeastern U U- tah The Chamber suggested means be sought to acquire for the passenger passenger passenger ger train similar to federal federal fed fed- eral subsidies to various i Airlines to offset losses The letter unanimously approved for dispatch to the agencies agencies' at Chamber meet Tuesday read We are are Informed by news media from Moab and Salt L Lake ke City that serious consideration Is being given given given en to to the discontinuance of passenger train service between between between be be- tween Salt Lake City and Denver Colorado by the Rio Grande Railroad by eliminating the Pro Prospector a daily dally train service operated operated operated oper oper- by them between the he two cities Any ny mature Individual or community service group is certainly aware of the very basic principle th that t no concern large or small can operate at a financial fin fin- ancial loss It is the feeling of the group directing this communication that they have no right or desire to request service for their convenience disregarding profit possibilities However However How How- ever evet ever the question has been raised as to whether or not th the railroad has made a sincere effort by modern standards to encourage these the use se of its facilities A case in point In our area area are Is the method of an un anair anair air line that approached 9 our our group for for sanction and nd cooperation In establishing ng I a route None of our group i can recall anything like a similar overture by the rail railroad railroad railroad road nor can we recall any Indication by us that the train was needed or I The thought of discontinuance discontinuance discon discon- of the passenger Ii train through this area brings concern to many r iA A single bus schedule a aday aday day dilY at a very unsatisfactory o ory y hour can not replace fhe he services offered by passenger passenger pas pas- train t It It is truly hoped the capable capable capable cap cap- able bodies we direct this to will war thoroughly Investigate investigate investigate gate the efforts made by bythe the railroad during the thelast last several years to make this sex service service ice at le least St a break even proposition preposition rather than a loss and take In consideration consideration consideration con con- the the inconvenience ence the lack of passenger train service will heap upon upon upon up up- on southeastern Utah as aswell aswell well as every community along along along a- a long the route traveled by bythe bythe bythe the Prospector Be assured we as a group are anxious to lend whatever assistance we can cant canto canto t to be utilized either by our groups or the railroad that would wound help to keep what we consider a vital service The letter was signed by Harold Jacobs President |