Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-25
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president Philadelphia and Reading RAN
way Commuters Association.
william T. b. Roberts, vice president oi
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Com
muters' Association.
Frederick H. Krantz, president Of the
Fox Chase Improvement Association.
w. G. Pierce, treasurer Of the Bristol
Chamber OF Commerce.
Dr. Theodore Heysham, secretary Nor.
ristown Chamber of Commerce.
]. v. e. Titus, president OF the Neigh
borhood Club Of Bala-Cynwyd.
Clarence j. Gallagher, president Of the
Greater Sherwood Improvement Asso-
ciation,
Charles F. Rindt, president JenlSintown
Improvement Association.
Thomas M. Love. Theatrical Managers
Association.
The other members Of the Executive
Committee, who now form the Transpor-
tation Committee Of the United Business
Mems Association, are. Edward y. Mar
tin, chairman; Charles L. Fiuck, Angus
tus L. Phillips, John p. Stuhltrager,
David Romm, william II Hoppold, Arch
X. schock, Jynford t. Edkins, Carl II.
Rodman, Hayes Boyne, William 70. Per-
reira and Edward J. Lafferty.
A call has been Issued by Edward y.
Martin for a meeting of the executive
committee at his office, 1929 Chestnut
street Friday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Following the meeting the committee viii
proceed TO the City Hall, where the Public
Service Commission will meet
FIRST VICTOR YCBAIMED
The unexpected decision of the Pennsyl-
vania Public Service Commission to hold
public hearing here Friday to hear
protests against the increase in railroad
passenger rates, following so closely upon
that body's announcement last week that
nothing would be done until after Decem-
ber Is, is clear victory for them in the
fight commuters declare today.
The power OF public sentiment evidenced
in mass meetings In New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, the protesting commuters
say, has forced the railroads to take
official cognizance of what was first
Public Service Commission to give ear to
their only request. a prompt hearing.
DELAY IN DECISION POSSIBLE.
William N. TrinlSle, attorney for the
Public Service Commission, In announc-
ing a date for the hearing, said should
the commission be unable to pass upon
the complaints before December 15, when
the new rates become effective, II prob
ably will consider the matter of Issuing
certificates or receipts showing payment
by passengers OF the increase over the
present fares
The commission will consider this mat
ter at Its regular session next Tuesday.
Should the railroads decide to postpone
the dates when the increases become eff
fective, issuance of such receipts will
not be necessary.
Mr.. Trinkle announced this morning
that the meeting would be held in Coun-
ellis Finance Committee room. City
Hail.
A study of the new and old rates to the
various suburbs has brought to light
the surprising fact that for some places
along the Reading line. the increase in
hcials explain this by saying the new
rates will be on a definite per mile
basis
Ex-Governor Samuel Pennypacler,
chairman of the Pennsylvania Public
Service Commission, will be one of the
commuters who will beneft directly
from the increase. The present rate
from Schwenksville, where Mr.. Penny
packer lives, for the 60-trip Communication
ticket is S17.25. After December 10,
should the new rates become effective,
the rate for the same ticket win be
$1s.T5.
THE Reading officials say, in revising
the tariffs, they plan to establish a min
imum monthly rate of $500 for ga miles:
beyond that they will add 10 cents for
each u mile and 80 cents for each ad-
ditional mile.
The following table shows some of the
towns where the increase actually will
be a deoreaga