The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-19
COMMUTERS HAVE THEIR SAY
HIGHER . ARES NAVE kNOtkED
REtITl PRICES DOWN.
Interstate Commerce commissioners
Hear From New Bruns~ ick and From
the Oranges AMI All Tell the same
~tUr, <rNt Meeting In Washington.

TIE commuters whom ~" railroads
hay" N--'n carrying - long at Io-s. ac-
curdlns To then own figures had an in
nlngs at the last day : session o! the Inter
state Commerce. Commissions hearings
on communication rates AZ the Waldorf s'>-
tardav
Before rh.. commuters witnesses took
tn" stand l. y NoshUrg general pas
sen ger agent ~ tho New York central.
told Commissioner James Harlan
who has n..eu pr'.rldlng AT H." hearing.
about th. W-~- shores Communication
business He SAID that oui of h. , lIJ.Is2
passengers which IN" road carried Last
wear ~ th,. communication district. 7I5 lsO
Ne" rnnmut"rS The" paid ? cents "A
mil, loss ~ per cent within a t.'v mile
raj - and averaged - passengers ~ a
car r"Eor" Ihr Iuc-n..-" Iup. aVeraE.
CnumutatIuu rat" per mIl'. b" sad. was
~ Ccrts Thr- had ,.,.n increased T."
~ ,.rtS
Thu d";~.m'uta influence nn ~" RAN
road pf this Communication business did
not strike Mr. 'u~hurg as forcihlv A. ~
had stuck SON" otH"- railroad u lin.-s'''
until Commissions. Harlan called his
attention ~ " hat the "a-li"r witnesses had
SAID rh"n he admitted that a. an earn
my b,I,Iu",- ne y Ol:ld say II ~ dctrI-
meat, that ~ at ia" pro- eut rates II far"
The commuters who had COM. t. tell
their Sorruw- were hansiled hy " l.
Ransom. attorney for the New Brunswick
Board II Trad- and various other organ
Iytr.nnS The first ~ tn" commuters
WI Thrrhn TAFT vino sad he had trly-
l4.t N..f Ish
and New York morning and night for
,wsrtv-four year. out Of tn. ?.I0O
inhlht-lrj- 90 N"'uch-n 100 ar, com
,nut.r- y. -lic. Cnd'v she old rates
hose i,u plId sIIGIG "a year. now they
ar. hlving To pry sls3fs "a year Tor the
privilege u getting into New York and
hack Because Of the raise. h" said. real
.-'ltr values have fallen. Dr. \. l..
Ella II thu Post Graduate Hospital
,tar. another Metuch"n resident. cor
federated Mr.. Tait- statements regard
ing real a-tat" values M the suburbs
unI add that n. had found a way Of
tea'ing ~ Icy chasing over To Plalnfi"ld
and tlkiuy n" train from Their. the rat.
from Piainfield icing 3. - instead OF
Mct,Icnan's 81 George Hill. all irchi-
rerr wnu comes IA from New br'Ins~ick'
Displayed hhlr prints showing IN" DIX
,rt'uina. ions which ne said were mar''
ag.iu-' h. town and Metuch"n.
Tn. Ones were represented IVY three
,,,,r..... no first howard Marshall.
president - tn" state ls'ag'.- ~ Fact
Driug' characterized t'', i"acNa"hHlla
CulnrN.ItalIuu -"rvIc" a. having grown
wor-.. and won. until ct now was the
worst r,o--Ilrl. H.. said that ne had been
told that real estate values III tn" .IrahRr-
~, hIt suffered AIh~rt tondit. AN
insurance. man committing from East
- y htgt .
had irn..ri stopped and that 81" new iW'i~''-
Ar. now vacant and folk ar" still moving
away heca'.-.. they CoU idnt anoryf tn"
conruutariuu Col J " Stover-Ui Fast
Orange gave. similar testimony
Tho railroads next pat on II l.. Inaer-
-oII ,.-i-,lrr - IN" general manager
II th. New York Central. 1'rS SAID that III"
cost ~ op..-ttrng tn" Ne fhore's Vice.
hawk.u ferry had InCr''n-'-'i from $50. go
~ I9pi &" si48.5tl IN 1917 ana sSS2 3l-
for he year "nc''Hi last ,'un". Nrhongh
Q he ,,prnplnv j. permitted 70 charge only
h-... cent? per passenger. he -aid the cost
20 IN" coruuany per passenger Tor the
ferry service va- IS. cents "" .did
ne had not .i-c-rtaIn"d whether IN" WEI
shore passenger business ar Nhr"
u,id ~ not but h" rather thought II dli.
7 ~. committing business. however dii
not nav Uperariug expenses. IA" -Hid.
ans! H.. thought the rates ought to Ice
raised
\, tho request 81 Mr. Ransom, t"nrni--
sionar Harlan ordered To-" Pennsylvania
Railroad 10 furnish Information r"Rarr-
ing the troh.bi" REDUCTION IN operating
cNI.u-.-- wI'h fr" completion OF III"
new terminal faciIi'Ie~ and tn" fri" "a-
told "a furnish u statement of ia" receipts
at Fngl-woo'
Th. matter next will corue befor. tn.
whole. board IN Washington. Thi- viii not
b. h.fOr. the second week IN January.
commissioner Harlan thOuRht.