Show HIGHER RATES imperative au automobiles to mobiles motor trucks and hard surface highways are cutting down the incomes of 0 railroads city traction lines and interurban railways those who do not own shenew the new class ot of motor transportation and the general public must be prepared to 10 pay higher fares and i sites tes of freight the public does not lot realize to what an extent city employed emp loyes public officials and so called religious and charity workers lide ilde on passes or half aares fares doubling the wages of labor and cost of materials and increasing local state and federal taxes to build hard surface roads anil ana pave streets has made new lines impossible increased rates are imperative unless such properties are to bo be driven into bankruptcy or turned over to the tender mercies ot of public ownership r |