Show BASIN BUSINESS IS DEPENDENT ON LOCAL TRUCKERS trucks valued at in basin owned by local trucking tracking concerns the state utilities commission is to be in vernal june 22 to take te testimony Almony regarding the granting of a truck franchise out of the basin local truck men from duchesne myton roosevelt and vernal have organized what Is to be known as the eastern utah transportation company with a capital stock of seventy five per cent of which is already subscribed tor for and paid up truck is a vital factor in uintah basin commerce and it is important that it be placed on a substantial and stable basis this can only be accomplished by placing it under the authority ot of the state utilities commission which body will hae authority t to 0 not only control the charges tor for hauling but lesta establish blish regular service protecting both the public and the truc kmen knien there is at present a hundred thousand dollars invested in trucks operating I 1 n the basin basin busin business Is absolutely dependent upon this service the men having this large investment are entitled to a fair return on their investment and its attendant service under present conditions it is the custom for transportation to to drop into the iasin basin cut the heart out of p prices jor for hauling and either go broke pr or leave the basin when they find they are making nothing or running lehland they in the mean time have demoralized the entire anth e transportation por tation talon system of the basin and forced losses upon the local truck men it Is to eliminate such practices which delnor demoralize alize every line ol of commercial om mercial activity jn in the he basin that the local men are asking the state utilities commission to grant rant theis a franchise and thus stabilize the business under state authority |