Show REDUCED RATES f BIGGER EARNINGS r I F Traffic Re Reports p o its of Ohio Railroads Railroads Rail Rail- r roads Re Regarded g as Si Significant 9 LIKE IKE EXAMPLE IN UTAH t i k f Recent lic Reduction II by y t man Linos s Will Be Follow il ilby i II by tl s Recent reports b by railroad traffic officials in n Ohio show shoo a gain gala In ht passenger passenger pas pas- enger earnings rather anther than n a loss I Altico tho rho going Into effect o of the tho ht two two- o- o cent rate law enacted h by the last legIslature legislature leg leg- 1 of that state slate This Is regarded as OR significant inasmuch as aR fife tho railroads rail mil roads represented to the legislature le 4 whole while the bill was pending that Its Us enactment en enactment eni en- en i n would result in great greal financial V loss to the companies I tt Ono reason reason for tor the tho Increase In nas- nas y revenues I is that the law has has forced the steam roads to come in on ona l.- l. a n basis hasis where they could b be In ht comI competition com- com I petition with the man many electric lines o of the stat state When th the interurban Iy terns toms were started they drew a large larg It I. I part pUt of or th the tho local pas pas- passenger enger business J 1 from the railroads s and anti several trains train wore were taken off the schedule ch dule These l' l with the two cent cent fare Care law late In force Corce have been lIeen resumed and show goo good earnings us as compared with the before the electric roads cut Into th the H bu lne s oC the steam railroads s r r rt Run nun run Excursions lolIs t Iw t as ns Many luny Great thre-ats thre eats were made b by th till the railroads in Ohio regarding their fu fu- fu t. t turn lure course in mal making special 11 l sloe slon tales rates l but the they came through throng r with about tho rho same Name rates rales as os made matle li In f.- f. r recent recant c nt previous years lars and the passenger en- en n- n 1 get gel reports for or tho rho tate state Indic indicate ut tU that 1 s F J there was as aR much excursion trave trav 1 as before The railroads balked however when th II politicians asked F II for tor a low rate for saying F the they set tho rho two-cents two a mile figure and anti would havo have to abide by It t. t r Railroad men moo connected with the passenger departments of tho rho Utah Ulah railroads sa say they believe belle the passenger get gel earnings of at the roads In n this state t will be larger following the reductions c t made matle a few months ago At Al that time the Harriman lines cut their passenger fares ares to three cents cents a mile but discontinued the selling of Ie round roundtrip trip tickets and anti allowing stop over privileges at the same time and anti these features of the change are expected to make mako a considerable Increase in fn the receipts for or tickets used for Cor or local trat travel I The rhe excursion business In Utah for Cor forthe forthe the last Jast season has been tho rho heat heaviest leRt lest on nn record and anti of or cout course sc the Income t- t T. T from this source will he be included d In j f reports o of passenger earnings Woo |