The Delta independent., 1923-06-29

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad,
one would leave Grand Junction at 9 :35 a. m.
arrive at Delta at II 40, wait at Delta until
1924 p m. and arrive at Paonia at 5:18 p. m.
1t will be seen by this that the waiting period
at Delta is three hours and forty-four min
utes, and the entire time consumed from
Grand Junction to Paonia by train is seven
hours and forty three minutes.
passenger taking the White Bus Line
to make the aforesaid trip would leave Grand
Junction at 100 O'Clock a. m, arrive at Delta
at 200 a. M, and get to his destination at
Paona at II :45 a. m, thus consuming but
three hours and forty-five minutes, or only
one minute more than is used by the trains
waiting period at Delta. In other words, the
auto bus makes the trip, Grand Junction to
Paona, in just about one-half the time it
takes by train.
Again if passenger wishes to make
round trip by train from Paonia or Hotch-
kiss to Grand Junction, or vice versa it will
take him two days, and even at this he would
arrive at Paonia at 5 80 p. m, and in the re-
verse direction at Grand Junction at 5 :35
p. m., and almost too late to transact any kind
of business the same day, and besides max
ing it necessary to stay over night and pay
vice such as this is, of course very slow and
often expensive and very inconvenient. The
evidence in this case shows that if traveller
wishes to go by auto bus from Paonia or
Hotchkiss to Grand Junction, he can leave
Paonia at :00 clock a. m. and go by way
of Delta and intervening points and arrive at
Grand Junction at II 40 a. m. He can then
transact business and leave again for Paonia
af 10 .46 n IN and orriya nj ponnio ~ a
p. m, thus using but eight hours and forty
five minutes for the round trip, and this in
cuding a one hour and five minutes stop at
Grand Junction, or but forty four minutes
more time by auto for the round trip than is
taken for the one way trip by rail from Pao-
mia to Grand Junction.
After carefully examining the evidence
given in this case, the Commission is of the
opinion that a preponderance of the evidence
sustains the contentious of the applicant here
in, and the Commission finds that the pres
ent and future public convenience and neces-
slty requires and will require the operation
OF The Motor Transportation Company to
carry on the business of transporting freight
between Grand Junction and Montrose, Colo
rado, and intervening points, and to carry on
the business OF transporting passengers, ex-
press, baggage and freight between Grand
Junction, Delta, Montrose, Hotchkiss, Paon-
ia and intervening points, and will issue its
order in conformity Herewith
ORDER
III is THEREFORE, ORDERED, That
the application of The Motor Transporta-
ton Company for a certificate of Public Con-
venience and Necessity for the operation of
motor bus line for the carrying of passen-
gers, freight, baggage and express between
Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose, Paonia and
intervening points, be- and the same is here
by granted, and this shall be its authority for
said operation.
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
GRANT e. HALDERMAN.
r. p. LANNON,
(SEAL) Commissioners
Dated at Denver, Colorado,
this 18th day of June, A. d. 1923.
I do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy of the
original order of the Public Utilities Com.
mission of the State Of Colorado, entered in
the above entitled cause and now on file in
this office
JOHN w. FLINTHAM, Secretarv