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Show TOWN PROTESTS S FARE INCREASE Walter Ellingson Attends Hearing Hear-ing in Providence Case at Salt Lake Traffic Manager Wa.lter Ellingson represented the Utah-Idaho Central railroad at the meeting of the public utilities commission at Salt Lake yc-tez-day A rolel against a 10 cent prodosed Increase in fare for one was from Providence, was heard with representatives rep-resentatives of the town of Providence, of the railroad and citizens taking pan in the arguments. The petition of the Utah-Idaho Central Cen-tral was heard in Ogden several days ao and at that time no protest was made. It was. howev. explained yesterday that the people of Provl-. Provl-. , had not been notified of the posed change. At the time the i p'ij. i, m tirK was h Id. the commls- jlon requested Mr Elllnrson to Inform thi eitlsens of that city of the pro-, posed change. Mayor ! B Casfirpbell repreaentea Providence at the meeting yesterday together with H. W. Prlckctt. dlreeior of the traffic rvlcc bureau of Utah These men contended that an Increase in fare was out of the q'jelion. stating ?5bsbbbHBKE1 that the Journey from Providence into LogHn was but a few miles Commissioner IV.ood pointed out to them that th purchasing power of i cents, llic present one-way rate, has decreased heavily during tne past few vi nrs and that even in Salt likc Clt. wro-re a(reet cur traffic Is dense. !l "had been found n. . e.sar by tho commission to apply a 7-cent fare. He asked Mt Elllngston if a round trip ticket for 13 cent would not be acceptable ac-ceptable to the railroad company, but the official pointed out that the other inter urban railroads In Utah hao a minimum one-way fare of i S cents ; and round tilt) of 2 ceiits. lie contended con-tended that the condttfone at Provl-i Provl-i donee and at some othei points on ' his line had been taken into consldera-i consldera-i tion when the application was made 'for a 10 and 20 cent rate. Instead of those fn effect on other lines. Tho committee suggested that the morning and evening trains between I Providence and kdgan might be con-I con-I sid?red as work trains and the far for this trip be made 5 cents on each of these. The case. Which had b-on reopened ' io hear the protest of yesterdas. was j asain taken under advisement bj the commission |