Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-20
INCREASED RATES
FOR COMMUTERS
ARE NOW IN FORCE
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testify unjust for the railroads to IN
crease rates only from certain cities and
towns in our State. All patrons of the
road should be treated alike. The com
muters will urge all patrons of the rail-
roads to help them elect In the fall
campaign senators and assemblymen
pledged to vote to give the Public Utili-
ties Commission full power to regulate
passenger rates on railroads"
An excursion ticket on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad between Newark and
Asbury Park now costs $1.76 instead
Of $1.70.
The feelings, as well as the pocket
books, OF patrons of the Lackawanna
railroad were considerably affected
this morning when the increase In
rates went into eeffct and caustic
comments were jeerlngly flung at the
genial ticket-seller.
One stout woman who had not heard
of the two-cent increase on a single
ticket to Hoboken, pufingly remarked:
We'll, that's very funny to me, very
funnyi" while the sweet-natured lady
back Of her simply said: mo more
chewing gun for me; a nickel on a
return ticket means Be-"
Hundreds of Tickets Bought Yesterday.
Hundreds Of 1fty-trip and ten-trip
tickets were sold yesterday. and those
who invested looked happy this morn
ing. One man walked up and down
the platform smiling, and a
friend greeted him he asked: Jim, did
you beat the robbers? ]. bought mine
yesterday, and saved. a dollar. oh
you gin rickiesi"
Such remarks as well the railroad
needs the money N more cigars for
me- and Walk, If you don't like it,
said for the benefit of the ticket-seller
who smiles. says nothing, but thinks
in explanatory sentences.
Few calls for Communication tickets
were received at the Central railroad
| ticket office today. The majority OF
tickets bought were either excursion OF
! New York round trip. One man, a
foreigner, carrying two large buncles
held up the line waiting at the Win
dow because he could not understand
why a quarter would not carry him to
and back from New York.
Following his usual custom, the ticke'
agent slapped down a one-way ticker
to New York with eight cents cnanse
when the would-be raveler gave him
quarter. The man walked halfway
| down the corridor with his ticket be-
fore he discovered its nature.
give cents more, then," said the
ticket agent.
Remarks In Foreign Language.
What the foreigner said the reporter
could not catch. In common with al
other commuters, the passenger shellee
out, however.
From all parts of the State comes
the statement that the commuters have
not abandoned their fight by any
means and that the battle will be car
ried to the polls next November. Terry
Parker, counsel to the Commuters
League, declared today that the igh'
has become q broader one than thu
crestion of whether the commuters
shall have to pay more for their com
mutation tickets.
ut is essential to the general wei
fare hat the big carrying corpora
tions shall, within certain limits, b,
controlled" said Mr.. Parker. "Ther'
Ia nothing to prevent a further increas'
in communication rates a year from
now"
The commuters nave planned to holt
a big convention in Commonwealth
Hall, East Orange. early in August
A legislative committee of the league !
scanning the records of legislators an
p1 ospective legislators.
VIII Soon Hold Hearings.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will hold hearings in New Yorl
on dates soon to be announced, whei
the business of the rates will be u
for further consideration. Meanwhile
the Public Utilities Commission is a
work gathering data. A statistician
determining values and obtaining othe
material that may be necessary to en-
tighten the Federal board.
William L. Ransom, attorney for tn
New Brunswick Board of Trade an,
other organizations of commuters, sal
today:
Chairman Knapp, of the Interstat
Commerce Commission at Washington
has taken evident are in his letters t
Mayor Morrison, President Henry c
Parker. of the Board of Trade, and t
me to make 1t altogether clear tina
the decision of the commission not t
suspend the New Jersey increase
pending hearing is not to be regarde
as In any sense or in any way even
preliminary determination of any {
the final Issues in the proceedings q
an indication of the COMMISSIONS att
tude as to the reasonableness and pre-
priety of the proposed increases"
why did the commission feel free
suspend the freight-rate increases an
not the communication Increases" M
Ransom was asked.