Show Citizens Protest Closing I Of Cisco Railroad Depot Proposed closing of the Denver Den flen- i iver ver and Rio Grande railroad depot depot de de- I pot at Cisco for four tour months out of the year was protested by a group of or citizens of the Cisco area Friday when the matter was heard by the Utah Public Service Commission at Moab Application of the railroad company company com corn I pany to close the depot from Dec 15 to April 15 13 of each year was heard by Commissioners Hal hat G. G Bennett and Donald Hacking flocking of the The railroad was represented represented rep rep- represented resented by Sid N. N Cornwall while Mitchell of Moab represented the Cisco protestants The contention of the railroad company as testified by F. F T T. Wright division superintendent was that the business done by bythe bythe bythe the Cisco depot during the four months In question did not justify jus jun- employment of an an agent The company has no intention of closing closing clos cbs ing the depot during the other eight months he stated The Cisco residents residents' testified that closing of the depot would work a hardship on that area especially to stockmen Among those who protested were Emmett Emmett Em- Em mett Elizondo Wallace A. A Cunningham Cun Cun- I Em-I Mr and Mrs RE Cowgar Cowgar Cowgar Cow- Cow gar W. W P. P Capansky Commissioner Commis Frank Shields Vern BUss Bliss and Victor Murray The commission took the matter matter matter mat mat- I ter under advisement and will render a decision later On Thursday the commission I heard the application of Harry Reed of Moab for a certificate of convenience and necessity to tol operate a sightseeing bus service to scenic areas of Grand and SanJuan SanJuan San SanJuan Juan counties The only protes- protes ant was Stewart Campbell of Utah Wonderland Stages who operates a bus service on schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule through the two counties The Tho commission also took this matter under advisement I |