Show trains on D R G W may soon be taken off PRICE feb 9 denver we rio grande crande western trains nos 17 and 18 more commonly known as tho the stubs running between salt lake and price will be discontinued within the next month it if a formal application to be made to the public utilities commission la is granted according to superintendent J D stack who was a visitor in price saturday afternoon for the purpose of 0 into the tha matter from the southern viewpoint superintendent stack met with the directors ot of the chamber of 0 commerce at a special meeting and outlined the reasons tor for the discontinuance of tho the trains and inquired as to the opinion at 0 the chamber regarding any opposition which might arise at the time ot of tho the official notice ot of the intended change the railroad gives as the reason for or the discontinuance ot of trains 17 and 18 the tact fact that very few passengers have been carried on these trains an investigation made showing that the average was not more than twelve passengers on one train and six on the other train no 4 eastbound from salt lake to denver will probably continue on the same time table as that on which it now operates with the exception ot of thirty minutes delay tor for freight discharge between salt lake and price it is thought that this loss in time can easily be made up east 0 of price where according to superintendent stack the present running time is slow when shown by mr stack tack that in price earlier under the proposed mall mail and parcel post would arrive system the chamber ot of commerce endorsed the plan the trains may be temporarily restored during the heaviest part ot of the tourist sason mr air stack conferred yesterday with members ot at the public utilities commission in regard to discontinuance of 0 the trains and was informed that the case would be given consideration as soon as a formal petition Is filed |