The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
SAYS RAILROAD
CRISIS is HERE
B. 4 0. Vice-President Gives
Yelled. Warning at
Rate Hearing.
'PUBLIC WILL SUFFER"
Hints WOrkmen Will Lose
Jobs Too. if Present
Rates Continue.
DECISION EXPECTED SOON
Roads Hope for Verdict May 1
--Brandcis Would Widen
Inquiry.
DECISION EXPECTED SOON

WARRINGTON, March 3i.--Railroad off,
ciale attending the advance rate hearing
Wpfe considerably encouraged to-day in
the hope of an early settlement Of the case
whom the commission announced II would
permit the carriers to finish the presen-
tation OF their testimony this week. Il
10 understood that when the evidence is
in the attorneys representing the carriers
Will announce their willingness to make
nBal argument next week.
II this programme In carried out the
carriers entertain the hope that the COM
Iaigion can hand down a final decision
~ MAJ I.
The hearings were begun November "a,
aed u II now contended that settlement
% the case has been delayed on account
OF the commission going into collateral
ie1uee. such ~ the free spottlng and
switching Of cars. lishterase In New York
ane FREQ delivery In one form or another
N Philadelphia, Chicago aid other large
oeeSoo involved In its own proceeding
y view OF what the railroad men be.
uovs to be a serious Situation. which
they contend 10 getting worse daily IL is
ysooAble they will make formal request
that the commission proceed at the earli-
~ practicable date to decide as to the
propriety OF allowing the per cent in
crease. and take up later the collateral
Issues as to free service.
e" INJURY
Louis u brandeis, who appears In the
proceedinss representing the commission,
indicated this afternoon that he would
ike to give wider latitude 20 the in
veStigution. but Chairman Harlan suR-
gested that this matter would be deferred
until AFTER the commission had had an
SDpoI.unit. 10 examine the questions
propounded to the carriers.
az wnIard OF inc baltimore and
OnIo. IN opening MS statement for the
VI niS rotu were aNalia-
year about 500 oOO. 900
He said that by 1919 the road had ex.
ended something like s7s 0oo ooo for i'm.
provements that is hetwe.n 1eto ana
1913, and that in 1913 the nropertv earnad
500, 900 900 hut In spite Of these -ecojn,s
and In splte of the canital exnendt.urc
made In this period the not earnings IN
1913 were less by about s7oo nOo ,bar IL,
1910. before the capital had been enan,
Mr.. Willard stated that Increased wages
increased prices of ties and fuel and other
items, such as taxes, had also Increased
and that the increa,e In dxed charge.
alone during the three year narIoS
amounted 10 s2sOO0OO
President Willard also said ,ha, m.
average basis OF rates had not been main.
tanned during the per.,oJ .rs+yar,,a A.
Thorne's statement that natntenance nc,
counts nod -, 49, .'t.l'e,'a,lce ac-
March floods Of las, 80 49,. s',i '''at tne
to a large extcnt for the s,za az 60 ,''
counts VI '"ese a'-
Hugh l.. Rond ya,ora, oo,,r.o, g.. A..
Baltinore and Obio said 49, H,, ,,-,' t.e
rsnresen,in, n 49,, - - ", nc
Son bad cot, ,,r,, - ,,' ''llt,,S
ahou,d no ,ra,,ad ~ 81 ii le''ei
there vas a crisia m -, A., u' re-,
"Nbo, 90 49,. Si'' "Hlaru
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