The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

willing to Give Ala.
NJ. Stevens said this WAS not the ase.
but expressed q Willingness to support
amy measure tending TO improve busi-
moss conditions.
Til" substitute hill provides that the
power to direct any common ear
ricr ny railroad IN the state of New
jersey to- employ such numher of en-.
ploNe"s an any of its trains ~ will
affotd safe. adequate and propc SER
vice FOR tho protection OF the public
and the employees of the said common
carrier shall hr invested with the state
Board of Public Utility Commission
els.
The oi,l arguments in behalf of the
railroads We're presented by !. r.. iteyn-
Odds. general attorney for the Central
Railroad compnny of New Jersey
Georg" stuart Patterson. general solici-
tor Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panN. ana 10y g. ~. Stein. superinteni-
ent Of the central division of the Cen
trail Railroad.
In addition there was submitted a
mass of testimony. statistics. petitions
and exhibits collected and arranged un.
der the supervision OF Samuel Rea. Dam
lei willard and Theodore Voorhees,,
presidents respectively OF the pennsyl-
vania. Baltimore and ohio and Phila-
d~lpnid ana Reading railroads.
statistics and arguments wee offered
10 show tina; neither safe nor adcquate
service has been or can he afforded
through the operation of tho present
law.
To convince the committee that the
movement for the repeal 4 es not thrive
solely on tic opinions held by those
directly Interested In The railroad In
duStrN there We're laid brfor. the COM
nf.ff.. L.,fhH.- ...rw,HH.u Ill go.
adopted lev boards of trade. chambers
of sraugrs. city councils and
9TH representative bodies IA New .1er-
r"N. \ schedui" showed that resolutions
ft,"rirE tho cp'il had been adopted
by eighty tive urgani1iti NJ.
There MAS also offered 4 crcat pile
OF new spapcr clippings. showing that
of adi papers carrying 5i9 editorials On
this Subjcr' EOS papers carrying i6+
editorials favor the repeal. Tw"uty-SeNcu
newspapers opposed the repeal and 30
neld TO a neutral p sitiun, OF tho New
Jersey papers 30 favor repeal and 10
oppos, H. \ trunk containing petitions
20 which there Weie jsS,lll signers was
another exhibit.
&3TI.I96 Ia comply With Law.
l. was shown that III. railroads 81
New Jersey Mere put To a cost Of
STILES IA complying with the full crew
law. The .lW compelled the railroads
t employ 1913 additional bftr enl"u when
IL became effective and iNs mei now
hold Jobs iu excess OF what the rail-
roads believe to he necessary IN rider
10 provide safe and adequate service.
"ru.ro wcr",' says a ynopsis OF IN"
railroads case prepared 10y IN" COM
mi;tcp If railroad presidents. "t76 trains
manned equal To- or IN excess # the
Law requirements. The" N"r" l.b"9
tain. not affected There were 80
upon which II VS. necessary 20 place an
exccs> man. Th.r" are now "l'rited IN
New Jersey 9.7fI passenger and freight
trains. OF these 3u9 arc manned By
the railroads with crews larger than the
law rcqulTcs.
THE railroads of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey on February IL had In their
service 262,764 men. OF these. bi'1S2
We're in train service and 2',s22 were
hrakemen. OF these, 2,345 are In the
excess man class. Not one IN ton OF all
brakemen holds his job through the law
and III all railroad employees in Doth
States only one IN il2 is In the excess
class,
Tho excess man on each OF the fast
through Western passenger trains oler-
aied acros, New Jersey makes an addi-
tional operating cost on the trip from
New York to pittsburg or Buffalo Of
ABOUT N-,bVO u YEAR ~ '''H b"'''
Mere Length Not "a Criterion.
Mr.. Reynolds quoted a repur of the
Public t'tility commission, IN which II
Was pointed out that the mere length ~
n train is no criterion whatever, II taken
l., itself. OF the number of men neces-
sary to operate that train safely and
uroperlN. The report made II clear
tha, a through train of thirty-iivc cars
requires fewer men to operate IT prop
erly than does a train mali as long
which makes frequent stops,
IT. railroads are not authorized,
said Mr.. l,el nolds, TO coin money IN
tins country. aud the only pl toe they
can get their money il from the ship
pers and passengers they serve. Tue
must ge, every year this $500, 600 q!
. fooliah expenditures from the pockets of
your constituents and pass it on to 'hes"
men who are riding these trains without
performing any useful service in eA-
change for the money they take"
Mr.. Robinson argued that much of
the prevailing Industrial depression l.
due to the inability of the railroads 10
purchas" supplies because of diminish
ing net revenues. The falling OH of ac'
revenues, due, he said, TO legislation OF
AN TX with the fun crew law. had forced
thc railroads to curtail improvements
aud consequently to limit their puy-
CnHs"s 81 supplies % the requirements
Of operating safely.
Where They Are ~uncrnu"u..
M. stein SAID the two functions of an