Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-23
COMMUTERS NOT
/. OPPOSED To RAISE
BY NJ 'ADOO ROAD
Leaders of Travelling Public
Satisfied 2=Cent Boost
Was Justified.
COMPANY LOST 100000
WITHIN PAST TWO YEARS
Case Differs Entirely from That
of Lackawanna Which Has
Been Growing Fat.

That William G. MeAdoo was per-
fectly right in his decision to advance
the charges for riding in the Hudson
river tubes from five to seven cents
was the unqualified statement of How
ard Marshall, Thomas r. Creede and
Terry Parker, president, vice. president
and counsel, respectively, of the Com
muters League of New Jersey, when
the men were interviewed today The
men spoke for themselves as indi-
viduals, as no meeting of the militant
daily travellers to and from the me-
tropols has been called to discuss the
added burden of four cents a days they
must pay after Christmas.
Mr. Marshall this afternoon issued a
statement of which following is part.
East Orange, n j., Nov. 2S 1911.
"In regard to the proposed increase
of fare by the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad Company on the Thirty third
street branch of its subway system,
while the commuters of New Jersey,
who use the uptown tube, will regret
the necessity for the increase yet / be-
lleve they will recognize the justice
and propriety of the same.
my observation is that the COM
mllters of New Jersey do not expect
nor desire that transportation will be
furnished to them at loss to the
operating company.
1.-THE Commuters League made Wig
orous protest against the increase in
rates put in operation in the summer
of 1910 by the steam railroads of New
Jersey, because the justice and propri-
ETY. of the same had not been passed
upon by competent authorities, and the
report of the seevral railroads did not
show a financial condition, such as to
require or make necessary increased
revenue on transportation fare. With
! the Commuters League of New Jersey
| 1t was not question of dollars and
cents, but a question of principle. and
In defense of that principle the league
and it's officers propose to stand just as
firmly in the furture as 1t and they
have stood in the past.
"1'he proposed increase fare on the
McAdoo uptown tube present an en-
tirely different proposition, and the silt
uatien in which the Hudson and Man
haitian Railroad Company finds itself
after four years operation is entirely
different from the situation in which
the Commuters League, after investi-
CATION found the several steam rail
roads of New Jersey at the time they
increased their rate The difference is
that in the case of the steam railroad
they were earning large returns on
their investment, while in the case of
the Hudson tube the figures which are
of public record show they have been
and are being operated at a loss and
fixed charges have not been earned.
"The policy of the McAdoo company
and its attitude to the public have
been uniformly correct. The road has
to the public interest, and it is there
fore all the more desirable that in a
case of this kind recognition of any
just position taken by the company
should be accorded by the public. The
McAdoo company has always done the
right thing in stating frankly to the
public at the very outset the reason
why the increase in rate is necessary.
After thorough investigation I do
not hesitate to say that | believe the
proposed increase in fare in the Thirty
third street tube is entirely justified
and proper.
HOWARD MARSHALL.
president of the Commuters Lsagus
of New Jersey"
1t is said the McAdoo road has lost
100000 on operation In the past two
years