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SUBURBS JOIN
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last night at a meeting Of the Tabor im-
/ provement Association. Meetings OF pro.
I test have been called by the Overlook
I Club ~of which ex-Mayor John Weaver is
/ president, and by the Wynnewood Civic
Association, Of which James v. Ellison
is president
Along both the Pennsylvania and the
Reading main fines # Is generally agreed
that the increase will injure the suburbs
which are farthest from the city. The
reason for this, 1t is said. lies in the
fact that any general return Of the com
muters to the city will come from tho
more distant suburbs and many OF those
who do return may move to the nearby
suburbs instead OF coming into the city.
The trolley service between the city and
the nearby suburbs Will also be n fac.
tor IN this consideration.
NARBERTH HARD HIT.
OF the towns along the Pennsylvania
main line Narberth seems to be the most
unfortunately situated with regards to
the increase. William r. Harris, a real
estate dealer there, said today that Mar
berth, unlike it's neighbors, was made
up of a middle" class of people TO whom
every dollar counts.
I'VE have absolutely NO way to come
back at the railroad" he added since
we have no trolley connections with Phil
adelphla. on the basis OF comparative
population, the traffic here Is perhaps
greater than at any other suburban sta
ton, yet we Will suffer more than others.
The real estate business will undoubtedly
suffer-"
Overbrook, the nearest station to the
city on tho Pennsylvania lines does not
seem greatly worried over the increase
At the office OF Wendell & Smith, who
are Interested In land development there,
Ii was pointed out the trolley connections
with the business section Of the city are
practically as convenient and almost as
speedy as the railroad Should the com
muters from the more distant suburbs re-
turn toward the city, II was suggested the
increase might even be a boost to over
brook.
ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROFITS.
At Bryn Mawr 1t was suggested the cit. |
zens might boycott the Pennsylvania |
and use the Philadelphia and |
Western Electric Railroad, provided the |
after does not make n similar increase of |
'ates. The difference in time between the
'lectric express cars, which run every 20 |
minutes, and the local accommodation
rains running about every half hour Is
nly about ten minutes each way
r. t. Lewis, a real estate dealer at
3ryn Mawr, said real estate conditions
gould not be greatly changed there.
Along the Reading main line COM
nuters expressed Indignation at the ac-
ion of the railroad in raising the pas
enger rates. While the dissatisfaction
8 prevalent all along the line from TIoga
o Lansdale, as yet action In only one
lace has been taken. This was at Tabor.
Burgess Il. ID. Frissell, of North
Wales, roundly scored the Interstate
commerce Commission for suggesting to
he railroads that they raise their rates.
"The Interstate Commerce Commission
responsible for this uncalled for in
rease and is appointed with the consent
the corporations" he said. Mr.. Fris-
ell added the Board of Trade OF North
tales would hold n meeting on Thurs
ay night at which he expected protest
'ould be lodged with the railroad against !
le abolition of the monthly tickets and
ie general increase In the others