Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-02-02 | Page 2 | Lower Pasenger Tariff Wanted by Twin Falls

LOWER PASENGER TARIFF WANTED BY TWIN FALLS Twin Falls, Ida., Feb. 1. Petitions for a reduced passenger and freight rate on the Short Line branch between be-tween Minidoka and Buhl are now in the hands of the state public utilities commission al Boise, A report from the commission is to the effect that the matter will be given early consideration. consid-eration. M. J. Sweeley. president of the Twin Falls Commercial club, has presented pre-sented in person a petition secured by the club from the residents of this city asking for a 3-cent passenger fare on the branch. Petitions were also secured by the Commercial clubs of Huhl, Filer, Rupert and Burley, forwarded for-warded to Boise and were presented by Mr. Sweeley in connection with the petition from this city. These petitions peti-tions represent and are in behalf of the residents all along the branch between be-tween Minidoka and Buhl. With the presenting of the passenger passen-ger rate petitions Mr. Sweeley was advised ad-vised by the commission that the necessary nec-essary information had been obtained for the filing of a petition for reduced freight rates on the -branch, and that the matter had been placed in the hands of Attorney General Peterson, and that the petitions In both classes would be filed without delay. It Is expected that members of the utilities commission will visit the territory served by the branch within the next few days and favorable action is predicted. pre-dicted. N