Show I NO OBJECTIONS BY Bamberger Request for Small Rate Increase Heard Here Residents of ot Ogden Olden made mad no protest over the tho proposed action ot of the tir Bamberger Railroad com company pany to raise first class passenger passenger Ber ger rates between Salt Silt Lake Lak and Ogden when the tho hearIng was held this Is morning in the th city hall be- be before before for be-for fore members of tho the public ties ties commission The Th company proposes proposes propose to raise the rates 10 per cent on way one one and round trip first class fares The Increase therefore will not effect student commutation or tickets T The Th e first class traffic Is estimated to total ap- ap approximately approximately ap approximately proximately third one of tho en- en entire entire cn tire passenger traffic of the tir road between tho two points STILL r sIn SHY Company officials estimated In their testimony that the increase would bring an added revenue to the company of about a year car The revenue it W was 8 ex- ex explained ex explained now falls Calls short abort of paying six per cent Interest on the Invest est investment Investment ment by a 3 year The Tho 1000 they added would I be e used to apply on this Julian Bamberger president and general manager of o the tho road Balser auditor Ray flay Need Ned barn ham traffic manager and MarrIner ner Marri-ner ner S S Eccles of ot Ogden were the tho witnesses Mr 1111 Eccles testified as us to In- In increases In Increases creases In the price of ot materials at t present over war pre-war prices Officials of ot the tir railroad corn com company com company pany set forth that there has bas been no Increase In rates rales over the road for tho years despite that materials and operating costs have bave shown a a great creat Increase BUSSES OR TRAINS It If tho the Increase Is authorized Is-authorized authorized It was pointed out that first class passenger tickets will be option option- optional optional al for tor use either over tho the railroad or on tho the motor motor- busses operating between bet Ogden den and Salt Lake The officials said they expected by byco the tha rail and mo- mo motor motor mo motor tor bus traffic at the same rates to Increase business to such an extent that the th road can call be placed somewhere re near a paying basis tho the bus business making up In part pirt for the losses sustained by the th railroad The Th case cas Is now under advise advise- advisement advisement ment meat by the th utilities commission as far tar as s Ogden Olden Is concerned |