Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
p. R. T. CANCELS DEAL
WITH TAYLOR'S LINE

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tion Company by the p. r. T Company
thereby affording passengers direct sur.
face communication between the terminal
and various point in Philadelphia for one
scent fare
The second agreement provided that
the West Philadelphia and West Chester
Company should get a certain part of
| Its electric power from the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company.
The cancellation OF the first agreement
viii mean either than no surface cars
are run from 69th street to SD street
| or that the Philadelphia and West
Chester Company will operate a new
! line OF cars. The cancellation of the
| second agreement will mean the outlay
OF at least 100000 by Director Taylor's
company to build additions to its power
| plant at Llanerch.
The news OF the cancellation OF the
agreement was first learned at West
Chester. No reason was asssigned for
the cancellation OF the agreement regard
ing the furnishing of electric power, but
II was said that the p r. T. Company
has decided to stop running cars between
$50 and 69th streets because the present
loop is too small to accommodate the
large near-slde cars and no ground can
be obtained for the enlargement of the
loop.
DIRECTOR TAYLoR's COMMENT.
Director Taylor, when shown the dis
patch from West Chester, was surprised
that the matter had been made public
When questioned at length upon the rea-
sons which might have prompted the p.
r. T. Company for its action and whether
II was a matter Of petty spite against him
personally the Director made this state
ment:
"on September 20. 1910 the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company entered into
an arrangement with the PHILADELPHIA
and West Chester Traction Company
whereby II was agreed that certain Mar
ket street surface cars should be oper-
atedt through from SD and Marke
streets to 69th street terminal over the
tracks OF the Philadelphia and West
Chester Traction Company by the p. r. T.
Co, thereby atfarding passengers direct
surface communication between 6sth
street terminal and various points in
Philadelphia for one scent fare
THE agreement was for Ave years, with
provision for automatic renewal in tho
absence OF notice to the contrary on the
part OF either company The FIVE years
will expire on September p. and ths
Philadelphia and West Chester Traction
Company has received notice OF its can
collation. by the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company"
When Director Taylors attention was
called TO paragraph In the dispatch
stating that the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company is unable to operate
the large cars on the short line because
they cannot obtain ground for an en-
largement OF the loop at 6sth street." he
replied:
This statement is absolutely false. The
loop now used by the p. r. T. Company's
surface cars at 6sth street was designed
for the express purpose OF accommodating
the operation OF the new near-side cars
OF the p. r, T. Company, and that a
casual comparison OF this loop with other
loops and curves, over which the near
side cars are being constantly operated.
will prove this fact"
POWER FURNISHED AT PROFIT.
When Director Taylor was asked
whether the Philadelphia and West Ches-
ter Traction Company purchased power
from the p. r. 7. Company. he said:
'on September a. 1910. an agreement
was made between the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company and the Philadelphia
and West Chester Traction Company,
whereunder the p. a T. Company agreed
70 furnish the Philadelphia ana West
Chester Traction Company with electrical
current fro mits b6th street substation. al
4 price which showed a material proft
70 the p. X. +. Company IN pursuance
with the terms OF this agreement. the
philadelphia and West Chester Traction
Company erected q 10000 circular mill
cable, extending from the s6lh street sub
station of the ~ n. r. Company 70 the
line Of the Philadelphia and West Chester
Traction Company at ssd and Market
streets. This agreement vas for fvs years
with provision for automatic renewal ia
the absence Of notice 10 the contrary on
the part Of either company The five
years VIII expire on September p, ana
the Philadelphla and Wast Chester Trae-
ton Company has received notice of Ia
CANCELLATION 81 the n +. 4. compansi b
When aaked what provision the Phiia-
aelphia ana West Chester Traction Com
pany would make to secure power in lieu
of tnst now furnished - ihe Il n "a
Cp. Director TAYLOR aald.
''fhe Fhiladeiphla ana wet Chealar