Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-28
Governor Says II Is
Useless to Call Spe-
Cial Session.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS
WOULD NOT ENACT LAWS
Railroads Might Retaliate by
Ab0lishing Communication
Tickets Altogether.
[F'rom a Staff Correspondent-1

lbrom Stan Cofrenponoent1
TRENTON, June 28.-Governor John
Franklin Fort today officially exposed
the ties that exist between the railroads
and the legislators.
He explained to the commuters dele
cation that the Republican pulse of the
law-mabing body indicated very, clearly
that remedial legislation would not be
enacted, and that 1t would be folly to
issue special session call
With a committee representing the
Commuters League OF, New Jersey and
Senator Wilson, of Atlantic county,
calling for an extra session of the
Legislature, the executive chamber re-
solved itself into general special ses-
sion talk today
Senator Wilson wants the governor
to call an extra session, SO as to pass
legislation that will permit his county
to build the shore road between
Somers Point and Absecon. The work
on this road was held up by the Su-
preme Court, and the yenator wants
legislation passed SO as No permit the
work to be done.
The committee of the Iommuters'
League, consisting OF Howard Marshall,
president; William Stagg Cer1en, vice
president; Thomas r. CreedeA second
president; Edward McKeoAn, sec
retary; Albert e. Condict, treawrer;
Terry Parker. counsel, and WYiam
T. Palmer, of the law comnk tee,
through Mr.. Parker detailed to Nthe
Governor the increased rates, and gave
q history Of the law on the subject 1t
this time, and insisted that the onlA
relief that could be obtained would be
by the Governor calling tho Legislature
In special session. The full text OF Mr..
Parlzer's address to Governor Fort fol-
lows:
These rates have become 80 funda-
mental that to increase them at this
time will affect not only the Increased
charges In the transportation Of busi-
ness men going to and from their busi-
ness. but have directly affected the
commercial value Of the residential and
business property within the radius ana
influences of said rates by making 1t a
of transportation.
ITO increase these rates will in effsct
be to put burden directly upon all the
real estate located in and surrounding
these railroads within twenty-five
miles of the cities of Hoboken and
Jersey City, and, indirectly, will be-
come equally burden on every man,
woman and child In the Satte who re-
sides within the affiicted territory.
when the proposed increase Of fare
was announced by the railroad COM
panies 1t was so suddenly and arbi-
trarily imposed. instead of being the
result of the investigation or agree
raent by any public body or official
that the method by which it Is pro-
posed to impose these new and in
creased rates upon the people of the
State has caused moro general alarm
than the fact of the increase or the
amount OF the rate.
These rates were made in the be-
ginning by the railroads themselves
and were offered to the public for the
purpose of inducing people to b fiild up
and establish their homes along the
routes of the said railroads, In order
that they might thereby build UP the
railroads traffic and extend its busi-
ness.
"The terms oeffped by the railroads
have been accepted by the people and.
as a result, the communities which
twenty or thirty years ago were mere
villages and hamlets, have now become
large and fourishing cities Of the first
class and the whole territory between
xhn aA 1ooo fxuo W
five miles inland, is almost entirely
covered with homes and buildings Of
the people and with business establish
ments, built up. to a large extent, on
the charges for passengers at the rates
Of the railroads aforesaid, making it
possible for the persons living in sub
urbs to travel to the cities on the sea-
board of our State and to the city Of
New York to attend to their business
in those cities and at the same time
to maintain cheaper homes and sur
roundings for their families.
"The people of the State suddenly
awake to find themselves, their prop
erty and their business subject to the
arbitrary charge decreed by some of
our larger corporations.
while most intelligent men will real
aze that at this time we are probably
fortunate In having at the heads of
these corporations as intelligent and
broad-minded set of men as 1t Is
likely we shall ever have. nevertheless,
It is with intense anxiety that we per-
ceive that so great a power for harm Is
lodged in the hands of the few men who
are the managers of most of our public
utilities, and who are restrained by
their good nature on ylfrom imposing
upon the people Of this State intolerable
burdens.
''Under the conditions in which we
ove and which we are obliged to live,
Continued ON Second PaEe)
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