Show Ask Permission to Merge With Eastern Co Tribune The Utah Parks company operating operating I ing busses between Cedar City and I I II I Paragonah and between Salt Lake Fillmore and Payson to the Arizona- Arizona Utah state line made application Friday Friday Fri Fri Fri- day with the state utilities commission commis commis- commission sion slon for permission to merge with the Interstate Transit company operating operating operate ing busses between Chicago and Omaha Omaha Oma Oma- ha and making connections with lines east to New York and west to Los Angeles and California Both companies are an subsidiaries ol of the Union Pacific railroad according to the petition The headquarters of ol I Ithe the Utah Parks company Is listed at Omaha as are those of the Interstate Transit Carl Oray Gray is president of the Utah Parks Paries company and Russell J J. J Walsh president of the other concern The purpose of the consolidation as asset asset asset set forth in the petition is to allow the companies to operate under a common organization to eliminate the expense of two organizations and to consolidate the two facilities facUlties to better better bet bet- ter serve the public The petition was filed rued In the name of George H. H Smith Salt Lake attorney who is listed as a director of the Utah Parks Paries Co |