. Electric railway journal . 6 544,084 525,216 528,022 Number of cars 86 83 80 80 Total passengers 40,320,109 36,174,985 39,521,505 40,512,223 Passengers per 7 1 7 4 Passengers per 71 66 4 76 8 Car-miles per 100 100 Earnings per car-mile. .. $0 28 $ $0 .35 $0 .39 Earnings per $2 82 $2 .95 $3 .54 $3 09 Expenses per car-mile. .. $ $0 21 $0 26 $0 32 Expenses per car-hour $2 03 $2 14 $2 .66 $3 .10 Jitneys cause no trouble in Salt Lake City, becauseregulatory legislation was passed before they obtained a foothold. Power i
. Electric railway journal . 6 544,084 525,216 528,022 Number of cars 86 83 80 80 Total passengers 40,320,109 36,174,985 39,521,505 40,512,223 Passengers per 7 1 7 4 Passengers per 71 66 4 76 8 Car-miles per 100 100 Earnings per car-mile. .. $0 28 $ $0 .35 $0 .39 Earnings per $2 82 $2 .95 $3 .54 $3 09 Expenses per car-mile. .. $ $0 21 $0 26 $0 32 Expenses per car-hour $2 03 $2 14 $2 .66 $3 .10 Jitneys cause no trouble in Salt Lake City, becauseregulatory legislation was passed before they obtained a foothold. Power is purchased from the Utah Power& Light Company under very favorable rate schedules,since it is largely hydro-electric. Thus, the railwaycompany has been spared two of the trials encounteredby many other operators—the coal shortage and thejitneys. Conclusion The Utah Light & Traction Company is a splendidexample of Western traction and illustrates by itsprosperous condition, optimistic attitude and ingenious. View of Main Street, Salt Lake City installations the results that ability can accomplish witha railway property under severe handicaps inherent inan agricultural community very distant from industrialcenters. It is unique in that it operates in a city anddistrict where conditions are such as to give a verystatic daily and yearly passenger traffic free from fluc-tuations due to industrial or climatic changes. Extensive Electrification Plans Worlds Survey Shows that Many Countries Are Preparing-to Substitute Electricity for Steam—The PresentShortage of Coal Is an Important Factor THE Electric Railway & Tramway Journal for July8 is a Special World Issue and contains data inregard to proposed electrifications in many following is a summary of the more importantdata given: South America and West Indies In the Argentine the electrification of the suburbanlines of the Buenos Aires Western Railway is mak-ing progress. The entrance to Buenos Aires is overthe city
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