Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-03

the Governor has, and which is the
most effective of all, is easily invoked
and would quickly put an end to these
increased rates He can at once call
an extra session of the Legislature, and
a law can be passed giving to the
State Board of Railroad Commissions
ers in undisputed terms the power to
fix just and ~easonab rates within the
State. 1t is true hat these committing
rates run technically from committing
points to New York city. and are sup
posed to come exclusively within the
jurisdiction of the United States, but a
proper State law would invest ample
authority in the State commission to
compel these roads to issue at reason
able rates Communication tickets from
New Jersey points to Hoboken and
Jersey City and return, and this would
bring the whole subject matter within
the jurisdiction of the State authorities.
"As a matter of fact, this is what
the railroads actually do now, only the
ticket is made to read to New York,
but the railroad function ceases at the
Hoboken and Jersey City terminals
I'm my judgment, if this meeting
were properly organized and attended,
1t would be such a demonstration of
public opinion that Governor Fort
would gladly consider 1t a justification
for calling the Legislature in session,
and in the present inflamed state of
public opinion there is nc question that
a proper law, vesting complete power
to fix rates in the railroad commission,
would pass by a practically unanimous
vote"
Hold Meeting On Train.
East Orange commuters held an ex-
ira meeting in an evening train from
New York last night and continued it
on the station platform. Thomas R.
Creole, a prominent citizen of East
Orange, representing the platform
meeting, appeared before the Council
and invited the mayor and councilmen
to the proposed mass-meeting. Dele
gates from the Newark Board of Trade
and from every community from Ho-
boken to Dover are to be invited.
In his speech Mr.. Creole declared
that there was never a tim within
thirty years when the people could so
~ill-afford to pay increased rates as
now. Let us repeat the Boston tea
party and have an East orange tea
party he exclaimed. His remarks
were vigorously applauded.
An appeal to Attorney-General Wick
ersham to apply for an injunction sim
liar to that under which twenty-four
Western railroads were prevented from
enforcing an increase in freight rates
Wednesday is contemplated by COM
mitteeman Harry M. Fallows, of Belle
vile, who will introduce the resolution.
Mr.. Fallows will have the support of
members of the committee, including
its chairman.
A call to all the municipalities af-
fected to get together and combine
their energies and resources in a fight
to the United States Supreme Court,
If necessary, will be embodied in the
resolution. Other towns, 1t is believed,
will fall into line and perfect the plan
TO unite the entire northern section of
the State in a fight against the in
creases.
East Grunge Resolution.
Action on the part OF the East Or
ang Council was in the shape of the
unanimous adoption of a resolution in
troduced by Councilman Joseph Lee,
condemning the increased rates and re-
quiring the city counsel to give an
opinion at the next regular meeting
as 10 tne power OF tne city 10 enJoln
the railroads or otherwise to prevent
the enforcement of the increase. The
resolution reads:
Resolved, That the city counsel is
hereby requested to submit to the City
Council at its next regular meeting his
opinion as to the power of the City
Council to take action to enjoin or
otherwise prevent the enforcement of