The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
PASSENGERS A Big
LOSS TO CENTRAL
Expenses Average 3 Cents Il
Mile Over Revenue in
the Service.
SEEKS TO ADVANCE RATES

ALBANY, March 22. - Charles e.
| Paulding. solicitor Of the New York
Central railroad. presented statistics
to the upstate Public Service Com
mission to-day In the company's fight
to sustain it's recent passenger rate
advances showing that last year the
passenger operating expenses were three
cents a train mile greater than the
revenue from the same source on the
| New York Central within New York
State.
The hearing before the commission
will be continued on April 10 and Chair
man Van Santvoord announced that
no further delays would be granted
after that date.
''The railroad has furnished us with
! everything We have asked for up to
date said Joseph Wood. counsel for
the protesting localities ut has simrl!-
fed matters completely and has re-
moved all difficulties In getting all the
facts affecting these passenger rates
I before the commission. We know Of
nothing further that We want and Will
not ask further postponements after
April To-"
l.. +. vosburgh. general passenger
! agent OF the New York Central. was
present for Croes-examination, but was
not called. the only witness being II. =.
Gardner. a statistician, who submitted
! vital evidence In the form OF IA detailed
report Of train operating expenditures
Of all lines east OF Buffalo FOR 1915.
These showed a total of sG9.92S,ooo. the
several items being: Maintenance OF
way and structures. s10.sSS, 900 main
;enance OF equipment, $19.?l1.000
traffic. s~1.g14,000 transportation, 1885,
$4,000: general. s2.95s.00o.
OF this total sun passenger business
was charged with s2l.9,9.ooo. or 3l.15
yer cent. and the remainder charged
TO freight. A crucial Issue for adjudica-
ton by the commission will be whether
or not 3l.I5 per cent. is an excessive
share OF the costs To I've assessed TO
passenger business. Gardner explained
that throughout the appointments the
formula II proportions adopted by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
had been used.
Attorney wood read t~abulations he
had. based OF figures for July IL.
which month. he said. figured a
substantial profit for the railroad. but
solicitor Paulding asserted that the
,~abulation was incomplete. including on
the cost side only the actual expense
of running trains. with no part OF over
head expenses, taxes or any of the
numerous other items that go 10 make
up total operating cost The commits
sion directed that such a complete
statement be- filed AZ the next hearing.
solicitor Faulding urged that the ISSUE
he determined as early az possible, mas
much as the railroad had supplied ever!
demand made by any of the oppos!nc
lawyers. and particularly in View OF the
fact that all other railroads except the
New York Central had been collecting
I'll" new rate schedule for over twC
months past through authority of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. which
passed the schedule. for interstate trips.
As the Original suspension of the New
York ccntrals rates by IN" commission
Was for ninety days. which cuds with
the current month. a further suspension
OF twenty or thirty days Viii hc entered
TO cover the la,es, pVstponement.