New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13

Y4CEHEN'.S LEAGUE FALLS
INTO LINE.
IT WILL AID AGAINST LIoE-N>f-D
ROBBERS - TWO MORE COM
PLANTS MADE.

The IacL,r7en's Protective League has en-
,e-ea into The Tribune's fight fer decent can
system with much enthusiasm The league Is
led BY intelligent men, whose natural instincts
are for fair play and whose minds are acute
enough fully TO appreciate how necessary II Is
Cor rba welfare OF their business that the cab
mon Of the city make complete about lace III
their treatment Of the public
-rna league was incorporated on September
% 1901. About six weeks ago it took up on
sc own initiative the fight for better conGi-
IONS in the cab system. Its recent activity, its
a,,bars saw has been largely the result of
The Tribune's encoura cement Of their cause
That The league is sincere in its efforts Il
r-a- reform may be judged by the following let
4er written yesterday by Joseph F. Smith, cor
s,o75ing secretary Of the league. and who
I,,es Al No 319 East Sixty-tifth-st.. to john
Q Fan7es, secretary of the Merchants Asso-
citation:
This organization respectfully asks If your as
sociation VIII grant an audience 10 a delegate
or a committee Of two or three from our asso-
cIati0n To cooperate with your association IN
regard 10 bringing about a reform in the present
re~~icicUs hack service We, being acJualIy III
ne business have several very good suggestions
70 make that would remedy IL
on recent Of This letter Mr. Eames irnmedi-
arelv arranged 10 meet the cabnen tomorrow
afternoon al ; O'Clock Each organization viii
ben7efor1h assist the other in the work Of re
form Nj Smith said yesterday that he would
do all in his power TO make possible the draft
ing Of q measure by the Merchants Association
that would receive the Mayors ready support.
The Hackmen's League has also arranged to
send delegates TO a conference With the City I'm
movement Society, TO be held tomorrow after
noon at = o'clock The City Improvement So
cfe-y is actively supporting The Tribunes move
Tent.
Section l Of Article II Of the bylaws Of the
Eaczrnen's Protective League reads:
Al no time. regardless Of the elements. shall
q member Of this association overcharge his
fare or charge other than the city IegaI rare
TO cents a rlile)-
Speaking Of the purposes Of the organization
MI Smith said yesterday:
our association is made up Of honest men
The thieves in our trade are not rare, in fact
mere are enough of them playing their game 10
rake The n1IbIic sour on all cabmen. whether
honest OF dishonest. We understand the present
conditions pretty thoroughly. and we know
about how they can be remedied- / believe We
ran be Of material assistance TO the citizens VINO
are making such good fight against the bad
men n the cab business.
Two more complaints were filed yesterday
with Marshal Brown. Of the Bureau Of Licenses.
The driver Of cab No l6Ol charged +. Il
Barker of No AZ Austerdam-ave-. 81 % for
transportation from Eighty-frst-st- and Column
f7Dsa-e 10 M o21 West Forty-second-st- a
distance Of about two miles. The legal fare is
81. No stops were made There was no rate
card in the cab.
The association also complained yesterday of
the driver Of cab No $40, who charged MI
Barker 81 20 for carrying him from the City
Han 10 Fourteenth-st. and Broadway. distance
Of one and three-quarter miles The legal rate
Is 81. No stops were made.
The hearing on the cases Of cab drivers Nos.
GA 13S and 40. in which the Merchants As
ISOLATION is the complainant. will be held al
Marshal Browns office Monday at = p m
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