Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-23
STATE COMMISSION
ASKED TO CONSIDER
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| withdrawal OF the 50-trip tickets rs filed
| with your commission by the Phiiadel-
| phla and Reading Railway Company in
reference to the stations of Tabor. Fern
| Rock, oak Lane, Elkns Park, Chelten
| Hills, -Jenkintown. Glenside and other
| points on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company system and branches,
is unfair. unreasonable and unwarranted.
Second That the increase In price OF
school chiidren's tickets as set forth by
the said Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Company In their schedule OF new
rates as filed with your commission, Is
unfair, unreasonable and unwarranted.
Third. That the schedule of prices for
the 10 trip ticket with a limitation to the
purchaser only, to the various points
above enumerated as dled by the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway Company
with your Commission, as eXorbitant un-
fair unreasonable and unwarranted.
Fourth That under the schedules filed
with your Commission above enumerated,
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company has practically submitted
system OF charges and fares for COM
muters not warranted by any increase
in the costs OF the passenger service of
the said railway system, and that with
the exception OF the monthly ticket,
which has also been advanced In price,
all other commuters are practically COM
PEELED to purchase a straight fare ticket
at any and all times.
Your petitioners, therefore, respectfully
urge that an early date be set for hear
ink on the part of complainants. and that
due notice thereof be given to the re-
spondent, the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company. at which time they be
asked to produce their books showing all
receipts, expenditures and other charges
relative to the conduct of their railway
system between the Reading Terminal,
Philadelphia, and all points up to and
including the station at Glenside."
THEATRE MEETING TOMORROW.
The success of the protest meeting in
the Garricls Theatre tomorrow afternoon,
when representatives from 300 business
organizations within a committing dis
tance of Philadelphia will band together
in the fight, has already been assured by
the hearty response being given to the
call for the meeting.
Scores of replies from various organiza
tions have been received by Edward u.
Martin, chairman OF the Transportation
Committee of the United Business Mems
Association, and Mr.. Abbott.
It was decided this morning to invite
all country clubs and golf clubs near the
city to join in the movement, since these
will be vitality affected II
the proposed increase is allowed to be-
come operative. It Is said that caddies
of many OF the clubs have already in
formed the club managers that they will
have to have a substantial increase In
pay on account OF the Increase in the
cost of the carfare. AS many from the |
city who go out to play golf use the
trains, the increased rates will make |
every game of golf played more expen-
sive.
ATr Ahbott todav vvrnta tba Tptarstato /
Commerce Commission protesting against |
the rate increase and asking that a date |
for n hearing be set when the com !
nuters may present their objections Mr.. |
Abbott also announced he would draw UP
m legal form without cost petitions |
to be filed with the Commission for any
organization that may wish to protest.
REQUEST LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
New Jersey commuters are planning a
special appeal to Governor Fielder asking
nim to reconsider his refusal to call
special session of the Legislature to pass
lpon the proposed passenger rate increase
which the railroads have announced will
become effective December 10.
William Carey Marshall, attorney for |
he South Jersey Commuters Associa-
ion, will draft the formal petition today
'ollowing a conference with committee
epresenting the various organizations
VIII contain number of added reasons
ghy the State Legislature should con-
ider the increase, Will be presented TO
he Governor tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Marshall said this morning although
he commuters feel they won the first
core In the fight when the Public Utlli-
les Commission announced last Friday
had ordered the suspension OF the in
rease until March Is and had set De-
ember % as the date OF a public hearing
n the justification for the increase. there
re certain issues in the fight over which
he powers OF the commission has not
ully been determined The power Of the
commission as relating 20 the so and 100
rip tickets which have been entirely abol-
shed by the railroads is particularly in
oubt.
lew JERSEY COMMUTERS PROTEST..
The abolition of these two forms of
ickets. the commuters say work a great
r hardship than the increase on all the
ther tickets The question will be tax
n up tonight at a meeting at Haddon
leights under the direction of the United
owns Improvement Association, when
II the organization in South Jersey which
re not In the fight will be represented
may be decided at this time TO carry
he fight directly TO the Interstate Com
lNANd 1oinuiiabiOns | .
Other protest meetings planned tonight
re at Norrlstown, Wyncote and River
on, n. j. The Mayors and representa-
ives OF the trade bodies OF 100 New Jer-
ey towns have been invited to attend a
ig meeting at Pitmsn next Saturday
fternOon.
Mayor c. c. Justice, head OF the special
appointed at the mass-meet-
lg OF commuters In Pltman last week,
nd John Langham and John Hutchinson,
ther members of the COMMITTEES. are ar
angling for Saturdays meeting.
Prof. Scott Nearing, of the Department
Z Economics OF the University OF Penn
ylvania, at a meeting OF the Socialist
literary Society In Broad Street Theatre
attacked the Colossal im- {
udence OF the railroads In going before 1
he Interstate Commerce Commission I
18th request for an increase in rates in
ace OF a bad business year and their
bility 70 declare 800, 600 900 dividends"
He declared Il was up 70 the railroads
, do what every business man must do
uring hard times-aeeept decreased
lrningu.
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