The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
COMMUTERS FARES GOING UP
NEW JERSEY ROADS EXPECT
ERIE TO LEAD orr.

U AA@@AAAAA AAAAAAAANH
Figures En- Which Co BlnSo New Rates
Net aeAdy-TO Tune VIM Cost RlOrs
Tnan 70 Ferry On L. I. Railroad
The understanding was current among
railroad interests yesterday that q geneTa
raise Of commutatiON rates among the
/ railroads having terminals In New Jersey
was imminent. Representatives Of the
roads interested in the short haul trRihC
met at the oficss Of the Trunk Line AssO-
cation last Friday. After the meeting
the participants refused 10 talk. There
was q leak somewhere. however, and yea
terday afternoon an outline Of what was
10 be expected was published.
The publicity caused come little con-
fusi6h In some Of the Offices. and there
was q general rush 10 deny that anybody
had authority TO make any announcement
of the plAns. An oiiicer OF one Of the roads
with a Jersey terminal said that Of course
Il was generally known that there had been
talk for some time Of a general riase In
Communication rates and that Il was only
q matter Of a few days before acme definite
announcement would be made by several
Of the rOads. lt was Altogether pre-
mature 20 make any statement about Il
just yet. he said. since tho roads were
still busy with their expense sheets agur-
ing out just where they stand in this COM
mutation business. He said that sOme-
thing more definite might 10 sEpested
from some Of the railroads very s0In -
probably this week.
President Underwood OF the Erie was
one of those who found himself unable
to discuss the matter. The whole cues
iiOh 81 raises GA ;4ais Ss5Tssy ToSa= aS7S.=-
entity centres s5ou. the Erie. which. IL is
confidently asserted by soms without
authority to speak who think negerthe-
less that they know what they TIRE talk
ing about. will he one Of the very frat 10
make the announcement Il 10 said that
the Erie lost last year between 500, 900
and t2OO.OOO on that sort u trafio. the
Greenwood Lake branch showing the
heaviest balance on the wrong side 81 the
books. this road apparently having been
operated a. q lOas nearing $50 600.
In explanation 81 this and the report
that the Erie viii he oOe Of the first 20
make an incpAss friends Of the road
yesterday said that the Erie carries lie
commuters az a lower rate than any Of
the other roads running into New York.
Another reason given for the proposed
incTPAse among the roads passing through
Jersey h the attitude OF the New Jersey
authorities This falls particularly heavy
on the Erie. II vas said yesterday. that
road having something like $4,000 in
IA Ess 20 pay 10 the State. The roads
insist that they would BE- content Il the
commutation business could take care 81
itself. whether Il made any profits or not
But with the present rates both Of tara
ton and Of Communication the position Of
the roads II that the Communication service
IL a burden on the rect Of the roads ~
sources.
The strain IL increased, IL was pointed
out. BY recent demands from employees
for higher wages.
Ths Long Island Railroad announced
yesterday its rates for Communication SER
vice. including fares through the new
tubes In a letter 70 q committee Of
Flushing residents Ralph Peters. presi-
dent Of the road, said that the chances
are that the monthly rate between Plush
ing and New YORK. by way Of the tubs
would probably b q more than the
present Flushing Long Island City rate.
This fare 10 now Is ~ a month. which the
ferry charges bring up 90 y8i5. AZ COM
pared with approximately $40 proposed
Tor the new rate. including tunnel. The
reasons given for this advance are the
cost % building the tubes and the expense
10 the Long Island Railroad Of the laying
Of the Pennsylvania compRny's tracks.
After the publication q Mr. Peters's
letter this statement was sent out by the
Long Island Railroad through the traific
ONCE:
by some mistake II has been stated in
.Oms Newspapers that the Long Island
Railroad Company purposes TO Increase
There has been no intention 10 in /
,rease the prwaent rates, IL Ia expected /
hat when tTains are operated tn the I
station In New York the /
'atss % that station will be- more than the I,
-ates % Long Island City. It's probable /
hat they will b. S cents per trip more, .
,xoept on Communication tickets. and that .
hey will he 81 . month more than the pnos- 4
mt rates between Long Island City and .
loints on Long Island, OF - cents month I
more than the rates between Thirty ,
Ourth street. New York, and points on /
song Island
One man who 10 oonversant with the
ituation ssid yesterday that AZ far a. the
Jersey roads we're concerned the present
tauls could be summed up in this way
The roads have decided 10 raise their
rates and are at present
working ont the exact increases " be
made Until these definite figures have
zen computed for the various roads
} y rot likely that any definite announce
nent will h. made by any Of them regard