The sun., 1910-06-25
DELAY RAISE TO COMMUTERS
RaaBSN NEH JERSEY HOrFIN.
(REINE RlTEN ELFORE .ItG. L.
rilBn Taken 10 the Railroads IN CSu,-
pllance win RrqueSt a. ire inter
state Conmrrre commission lirNr.
lag b, the Commlssion IN Washinst Ion.

tllance win Rruuest ~ ire Inter.
state Conmrrre Commission lirNr.
IA b, the CommlssiSn IN Washlns on.
TRHNroN. y ! June y Gov fort
rrtlivcd assurance. to-day that in com
riancr With the ~ i,ls.t uf Tho intergtAie
Cohiinercs Coupis-ion ye.tsrdsy the
railroads in New lerrry would hold OH
untl August the auforcament ~ their
now larih sChedules increasing passed.
rcr rates He was told chat there might
b, slight modification of thu rsQueat
mads hy the commission. but that In
substantially every instance the present
rates would bs maintained for another
mai,h
The receipt ot this information
prompted the Governor 10 make a state
metii ln which he practically disClaimed
any intention of railing the Legislature
toaather In speCial session n consider
Ieaatlaiion restricting the railroads In
thef charges Ne pointed out thu prob
ahle futility II an extra session and took
occasion to critiCiss rather sharply those
" tO have been olAmoring for immediate
and drastic action nn the part Of the state
without any apparent realization % the
intricate problems involved in the con-
troversy.
Although details as n whai vas done
By TN railroads to-day sere lacking Il
y known that in most u the main ofices
In New York and elsewhere conferences
were held he,Ween tho leading officials
and counsels og The various railroads
and their directOrS These we're followed
by en- interchange Of views between the
railroads involved. and 81 , o'clock this
afternoon the Governor received advioea
BY telephone that the new schedules
would not he p,rt into cdeCt for another
month He had Informed the railroad
olicials that his action with reference
% the calling Of = special session might
derend largely upon their attitude toward
the request II the lnterstats Commerce
Commission. After recclving the an
sweYs 0fthe railroads the Governor made
q statement In which he said:
Nlnsly-seven per rent Of the present
confFBrersy involves a question that is
under the Federal Constitution. being inter
state rates. For the state 10 attempt 10
Do hnything which would seem 10 lnterfere
With FEDERAL regulations would he not only
inopnortnne bat In enect an attempted
plicaflnn to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has resulted In a request BY That
body for The wiihhOldiRH Of the putting IN
iorce OF the railway raies until August
and have assurance that the railNays
VIII comply with that requeut. with possibly
= siAahi medication.
The State Railroad Commission to-day
postponed the continuation Of the inves-
a.amNM a. -
rate question, lta further action will
ls determined az q meeting next Tues.
day. when additional witnesses may he
summoned. The commission adopted a
resolution authorizing the employment
~ an expert accountant or statisticiAn
10 aid In the inquiry
WASHINGTON. June 2l--Chairman
Knapp OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was in conference all day with
Vice President George y BroWnelf Of ths
Erie Railroad. n. A. Taylor. assistant
general solicitor ~ the Erie: D. b. Cald- !
weu. vice-prcsldent of the DelaWara. |
LhckawanRa and Western, and William /
>. Jenney. general counsel Of the lacka- I
wanna.
The railroad ofHcials declared that the Z
proposed advances In passenger rates
wore justified Mr. Knapp's attention
was called 20 the increaHs In wages grated
by the carriers and also 20 the fact that
other rates which they had made wers I
suspended until August !. and thst ad- .
oiuonal r1vcnue was required
i The delegation also called M- knapp's
attention 20 the several decisions mads I
BY the commission In which they had ,
held that they had no Jurisdiction over 7
Communication rates and could not compsl .
carriers 10 make these reduced fares.
The conference Will he continued to- .
morrow.