Show TO THINK ABOUT recently there was circulated in this community and we presume in ili all others along the arrowhead trail or zion park highway between salt lake city and the nevada state line a petition to the public utilities commission asking that the application ot of the big six transit co now before the ille commission to run ran a passenger bus line between the points mentioned its as a part ot of the service ot of that company between salt lake L like and los angeles be granted on the face ot of it there would seem no reason why all of us its should riot not sign such a petition the more means of transportation the more transportation por tation companies the better f but will it work out that way we are just now witnessing a transition in the mercantile busl business ness or at an any rate in the merchandising in our ur own county from the big bi general store with its departments to the ettle one line or exclusive store which handles only one line hue ot of merchandise such lucli as shoes grocer groceries lej mens furnishings etc etc whether that transition is for the best beet interests ot of the public it Is not our purpose pase to discuss at this time we tt H what we are witnessing la in the mercantile business Is only an illustration ot of what is likely to happen in the field ot of transportation it if passenger bus bug lines and truck lines are allowed to tc parallel our big railroads in competition with those railroad companies the bus lines opportunities to cripple the big transportation companies however in the absence ot of some restrictions la is much greater in some respects that are those enjoyed by the small stores over the large ones the big transportation companies the railroads operate over private road beds built and maintained at fabulous costs likewise they pay taxes on the millions they have invested in those road beds and their statton station equipment rolling stock etc the bus line operates over a publicly maintained highway built and maintained by taxation a large larga part Is paid by railroads furthermore aurther urther more ore they have a combar investment in equip vat on which to pay taxes and the probability la is that those taxes will all ie be paid DEA tn in one joca locality lity so that the other counties through gli which the operate will obtain tahi abs abi doti ingero hem t an tb the wa way y or of t axed we shall rl a say eay that transportation la Is not more than tail rail it isi our opinion binion however aaa it if wo we fisli to be ins instrument trumen tal taji hi starting which wui one day if i jq iza greata impair if t rill not tyl rely eliminate ral rail ta ia some aoma localities loca litie a if liale we reached a stage in pro dr 0 crebs where we prefer motor trans to the extent that we ore re ilg maintain the r right ight ot way for t it and at t the th same time forego akk V cawi from the competing company ow then the surest way to pro cure 1 f wit oa is t 0 b e 7 rK ing pressure n bear on our ies commis m sion I 1 W boitt where sto i hey will fran va teung them ss doubt tb 1 a danger of the re hy ii we refer you y to the e r t the utah light and bracio pact p act n y now before the utilities y cornils coi nils AISO ton on for QC permission to abandon it itar davis county line and to re amov the tracks and other equipment because of the trier increased eased use of 0 automobiles m bus lines are fine but as aa competitors they will stand thinking about |