Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-13
TAYLOR INYOKES
JOINT CONFIDENCE

/
Continued from rage one
is AZ hand when cowardly public OFFICIALS
viii not be permitted by the thinking
public to be led by blaekmailers and dem.
agogues into imposing unreasonable and
onerous terms and conditions upon cor
porations and vested interests they viii
no longer be able to make political capital
by pursuing any such course In an en-
| lightened community.
/ The people OF Philadelphia will be fair
! with corporations and with capital. but
| they will demand the same fairness from
| corporations and capital In return
| only those who fail to heed this public
! demand need fear the inevitable disaster
| which the ire OF an incensed public,
focused on them from every angle, Is sure
to bring about"
INVESTORS PROTECTED.
| Director Taylor. referring to the existing
translt company In Philadelphia, assured
| his audience that there was full recoenl-
tlon Of the vital Importance Of giving
/ genuine protection to invested capital in
| this city TO the extent that II shall pro-
duce an attractive return for reasonable
service.
I'm the case OF our local railway svs-
tenn contract was entered into In 1907
y
explained. with the terms OF this con-
tract In force as a basis. Il is the policy
OF tho Department OF City Transit In
establishing the hish-specd lines under
the terms Of the cooperative program
To protect the company TO the extent OF
its annual net earnings gained prior to
the opening OF the muntCipally-owned
lines. regardless Of the amount of capital
actually invested in the property"
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In outlining the problem peculiar to
Philadelphia in transit development and
the general plan that has been advanced
for Its solution, Director Taylor said:
Large cities of the United States are
constantly outgrowinR the capacity of
existing facilities for public service.
Among those facilities which are pnr-
ticularly essential to n city's develop
ment are water mains, sewers and trans
portatlon lines They may be lIltcned to
the arterlal system OF the human body
When they become Inadequate and choke
the circulation which they arc designed
to carry. or when they fail to expand an
the body grows and to meet it's Increns-
ing requirements, the various sections In
volved must wither and the body as n
whole must suffer.
philadelphia, In common with other
large cities. has outgrown her present
urban transportation system and Is pro-
cceding to establish such additional IA
cilltlcs as are required to furnish ade-
quate service to the people.
NEED OF RAPID TRANSIT.
This has always been n city of in
dividual homes spread over compar-
atively large area. We are now con- |
fronted with the necessity OF providing |
rapid transit facilities to eliminate ex- |
isting congestion of traffic and the ex-
cessive loss of time i'm travelling the in
creasinEly great distances between avail
able residential areas and places of cm-
ploymcnt. The inevitable alternative
would be to crowd tho future Increased
population into flats and tenements In
the areas already built up. Such condi-
tons arc beyond the pale OF consideration
standing squarely by the ancient ad-
vice, Look before YOU leap the cltv
undertook two years ago to make prac-
tical. scientlh1 and complete study of
what Is needed. and OF ways and means
Df accomplishment.
The results of this study were en-
bodied In the report OF the Transit Com
missioner In 1918. and were crystallised
n the recommendations for the immedi-
lte construction of &c miles OF hIgh-spee
ines by the city to be euuipDed ana
operated preferably by the existing com
oany. which controls practically all OF
.he street railways In the city.
NEGOTIATIONS were then undertaken |
with the management OF the existing COM
oany.
VAST SCOPE OF PROJECT.
''The program, resulting from the ne
between the existing company
md the Department OF City Transit. pro-
'ides for the construction of certain sub
way and elevated railway lines by the
'ity Mt cost of approximately $is, ,6OO. 900.
md the equipment and operation thereof
~ the company In common with its ex-
sting system as one great unit for pub
ic service. The cost of equipment will
'e approximately $4,000, coo. Proper pro-
'islon is also made for future extensions
'The program provides for the opera
ion OF all hlgh-speed lines in conjunc-
ion with the surface system, which will
erve without extra charge as the agent
or the gathering and distributing of