The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-07
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Commission
|onReducti0n
Of Service
aa WHY TRAIN SERVICE
ys 41r BEEN CURTAILED
1ins Will Be Put Back In
iesion As Soon As
t1nditons Warrant
Same
fGnocial to the Telegram.)

fGnocial to the Telegram.)
llahsssee, Dec 1.-The Railroad
,rrissson has issued the following
emeat regarding the discontin-
)ld 60 81 certain train service.
pt number of letters have been
Hived from along the line OF dif-
haC,nt railways in Florida, con-
yninr Is the Commissioners OF
icsd passenger train service, and
7, fhayo noticed also, a number OF
let In the newspapers, with
\ Arsnce y these reductions in SER
~ a come lines. We therefore,
ng. q Il Slvisable, to make state
,nrt a existing conditions, which
IA miaS it necessary for the
lmiasioners to authorize re-
Ion ~ the service in certain
0anssa ~
~ ccsraing to the records before
y" Conl1lssioners, there has bee"
emenonStaSt decrease in passenger
.inn q all Of the important
brorwauS of Florida, EXCEPTING
rytf,. (TAe Florida East Coast
10 way, Gtnce the outbreak OF the
,pens~ war. The losses In
yht rosenue have been even
neu,ter than that of passenger rev.
~ result of these figures is
Die that the Railroad Commits
brders found themselves compelled,
matter of right and justice, to
nothing of the legal phase OF
question, to authorize the cur
aent u expenses. wherever 1t
Ola Be accomplished without Sc
.sly Affecting the public to be
bout ~ uoron,o from
,er.ht ana passenger business. 1t
be admitted, / due to present
i.ic itions, which must have affect
'"'' grsat many Of the people OF
and other States. which condi-
POI has prevented their supplying
usual amount Of tnnage In
on Cht, and has caused de-
,e in the number of people who
u, and 1t is certainly not just
s'''s reasonable for the public to
or demand that MAXIMUM
UNIT of service be performed
minimum amount of business
cass6 for, which is exactly the
sop1aolen of affairs we are con-
"a WIN today. in not only
lda, but in practically ever.
in the United States. There
instances where the figures
passenger train mile earnings
ally IL to 81 cents per train
during the period referred to
rds the cost per train mile OF the
CO u several times that amount
Commissioners have been con
.ly urging railways OF thu
to give the greatest amount
.rvice, and as is we'll knowr
IiS the rates have constantly beer
tintpnken. and facilities largely in
ed, but today. the Commission
=, ire confronted with one of tw'
~ vfa.
-, In. order to maintain tn
mum AMOUNT of service whicl
Gill heretofore been rendered unde
lal conditions to authoriz
,r rates.
d, To preserve reasonabl
REslnt Of service and reasonabl
by allowing a curtailment il
'iie ce, which will help the Rail
ii De- Companies recoup some of tn
orde,, which they are sustaining.
note some criticism are, tina
rk Commissioners have allowed
20 tion In train service. withou
& the public an opportunity t
ard. All we have to say, wit
gan snce to that, is that IL all tn
had been heard, it woul
q 81 rave resulted in changing
- figure before US or brough
I'M 0' arrisss . cent more revenue
sHfH tact that a community ma
<+4Son ~ protest, to the Commit
a. - not in any way affe,
svonuo which the railroad