Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-11

joint through rate. This would mean
a speedy end of the voluntary joint
through rates, except when they hap
pened to be of the same amount as the
sum of the constituent local rates.
Carriers in many cases would cancel
the through joint rates and routes, to
prevent their local rates from being
depressed. 1t would eliminate all
competition in through rates between
carriers, and accord the short line
through business. Such an outcome
would work to the detriment of car
riers, passengers and shippers.
Joint Rate Not Unfair.
THE joint arrangement with the
Hudson and Manhattan whereby the
Pennsylvania secures for its passen-
gers the use of the latter's tunnel by
according cents out of the II cents
collected, as the through joint fare
from Park place to Grove street EX-
does not per Sc impeach the fairness
of the local rate of Is cents from
Park place to Summit avenue. The
| through route with the large cor
responding volume of traffic result
ing may make revenue of IL cents
per passenger adequate and proper.
where the comparatively slight volume
to Summit avenue might warrant, in
the concrete circumstances the exac-
ton of a fare greater than the Penn
sylvania's quoted per passenger out
of the through joint fare to a point
beyond.
1.-The evidence showed that in April
the Pennsylvania carried 500, 609 pas
sengers between New York and New
ark (both ways), and in the same
month tickets between Park place
and Summit avenue were sold, rep
resenting 1852 passengers. 1t must
be remembered that the passenger
taking the longer trips pays the
greater fare. But the greater volume
of traffic lover fifty to .one) through
the tunnel would warrant an accept
ance by the Pennsylvania as It's
share from the cooperating carrier
of less per capita than may be set
for the passenger travelling the Penn
sylvania's strip of the through
route.
Compariso Not Equal.
1.-THE things compared by the COM
plainant are not fairly comparable.
One Is a fare exacted direct from a
passenger. The other is snare al
lotted out of a joint earning by a
participating carrier. Even when the
joint haul includes the strip for ira
versing which In the first case a fare
is paid the share allotted may be
less than the fare directly exacted
without any necessary implication of
undue, unjust or unlawful discrim-
nation
Counsel for complainant cite the
Newark Elizabeth rate of 13 cents
one-way fare to prove that the re-
spondent does not universally con-
form to the basis of 21s cents per
mile in making its one-way rates.
The distance between Market street,
Newark, and Elizabeth appears to be
5.4 miles. At 2k cents per mile this
would make a fare of 1917 cents In
this case the extra half cent is
dropped and the fare set at 10 cents.
Between Park place, Newark, and
Summit avenue, Jersey City, the dis
tance is SIS miles. At 21s cents per
mile the fare comes to 14h cents:
In this case the rate is set one-halt
cent higher, OF 10 cents. We do not
think this comparison shows an in
consistency so great as to impeach
the claim of the respondent that 1T
conforms to the 2% cent per mile
basis. This basis per mile was not
attacked by the complainant; 1t was
rather the failure to conform uni
formly thereto which was subject TO
attack. Testimony, p. I'D.
Reason for Rebates.
Zone other practise of the respond
ent was assailed by the complainant,
to wit: the selling of tickets with
rebate coupon. This device (Which in
the form of a cash rebate without
presentation of coupon is in vogue
on the Hudson and Manhattan on the
New York side) is declared by COM
pl8inant's counsel an unreasonable
and discriminatory regulation in VI
olation of the statute
THE Issuance of tickets between
Park place, Newark, and Summit ave-
nue.. Jersey City, with 2-cent re-
bate coupon, was devised by the
company to accord a 15-cent fare for
the trip without .subjecting the COM
pany to the loss of revenue that
would ensue in case purchasers OF
tickets from Park place to Summit
avenue should remain on the train
and ride through beyond Summit
avenue to Grove street, Exchange
place or Hudson terminal AS is well
known. the cars are not worked
for fares or tickets between Summit
avenue and the three other stations
mentioned above. The fare between
Newark (any station) and the afore-
said three stations is IL cents. Pas
sengers east bound are counted be-
tween Manhattan transfer and sum-
NIT avenue; and for every passenger
delivered by the Pennsylvania to the
Hudson and Manhattan at Summit
avenue the Pennsylvania accounts to
the latter road, allowing in the case
of single fares, cents to the tunnel
line. Should the passenger at New
ark pay Is cents for a trip to sum
nit avenue. and ride on through
Summit avenue eastward, the Penn
sylvania would obtain but 10 cents
out of the fare of Is, although enti-
tied. by it's joint agreement with the
Hudson and Manhattan, to ~ cents
out of the regular fare of II cents to
stations between Newark and stations
east of Summit avenue.
Few Refunds Cashed.
Testimony showed that tickets to
Summit avenue are now used by pas
sengers going on to New York. OF
1928 tickets recently sold with re-
denption coupons, only 6,340 were
redeemed. 1t seems hardly probable
that any great number of these re-
fund coupons are afterwards cashed
at Summit avenue, inasmuch as they
must be presented on the day of is
sue. But we are satisfied that re-
fund coupon of larger amount would
augment the chance of loss to the
company. And we are also satisfied
that the refund arrangement is far
more desirable in the interest of the
travelling public than the alternative
arrangements of detraining at Sum
nit avenue. or gateing of passengers
on and off platforms to secure the
company against the improper use
of tickets.
at Is worthy also of notice that
the refund coupon arrangement was
instituted by the company after a
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