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Show First Things First! War Bonds—Red Cross The Searchlig | e Published every alternate Friday F. L. Jensen, Publisher 72 T Street, Salt Lake City, Utah $2.00 a year Dial 5-3989 A Specialist in Neglected Truth VOL. IV, NO. 23. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL 21, 1944. Child Enters Race for Governor The widespread approval that greeted the entry of Stanley N. Child into the gubernatorial race 1s evidence that Utah is about to shake off the blight of Maw rule—write it off as just an- other noble experiment gone hay-wire. Senator Child is highly satisfactory to laborprogressive elements in the party. Similarly, he is looked upon favorably by other groups who, through many years of association, have come to regard him as dependable, capable, and well-balanced. Observers the vigorous lowing, and of anti‘Maw mination will From St. | agree that Senator Child will have support of his own substantial folin addition will have an avalanche support, that for fervor and detertake on the aspects of a crusade. George to Logan the candidacy of Mr. Child is hailed as a providential opportunity to escape the wild, haphazard, unpredictable leadership of the party that has been so conspicGreat The uous in the Maw administration. Promiser must now defend his actions. He must The people of Utah will not stand on his record. of political jay- pass over his 3% years let him bigger and more walking by making glamorous promises. His first explanation must be his political romance who with of members The Gus. his party out—in 1940, want to supported him—all know why he left them on the mourners’ bench in the Capitol while Gus Backman took possession. Certainly Mr. Backman and the Chamber of Commerce were not included in His Excellency’s 1940 platform. Nor by any stretch of the im- agination could they be included in Maw's avowed ideology as proclaimed before 1940. And Continued on page 6 Is a New Utility Racket Brewing? Pacific City Lines, through its local subsidiary is to pay Mr. Gadsby $650,000 cash for his dilapidated Traction equipment. Reports from California and locally indicate that capitalization the “Salt will be Lake around City Lines” $1,000,000. Indications are that Pacific City Lines will try to have rates kept high enough to earn a return on $1,500,000. To do that Mr. Haugh proposes to spend about $800,000 “during the next five years” for equipment and improve ments. But that promise—if ever redeemed—is for future delivery. The capitalization and rate structure is planned to become effective now. The people of Salt Lake City are vitally interested in the impending sale of Utah Light & Traction Company’s bus system to a California Every phase of the transaction affects eroup. the pocket books of bus riders in this community. Wage classes are es- earners and lower income pecially concerned. Under the circumstances the Searchlight believes it is appropriate and timely to point out to the Public Service Commission, and the public, that every be taken to prevent a new City Commission, precaution should series of holding the Salt Lake company take years to overcome. outrages that may Surely, our experiences with Bond & Share and the Traction and Power companies should call for especial alertness now. We believe, too, that Salt Lake City labor un- ions should examine the situation and be prepared to intervene in behalf of their members. Utah statutes are broad enough to enable the (Continued on following page) |