Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-25
PORTS CASE DELAYED
All NEW YORK HEARING
Philadelphians Compelled to
Wait in Freight Rate
Controversy
WILL ACT NEXT WEEK
Railway oficial Against Any Change
in Present Traffic
System


NEW YORK, Jan Alt II not probable
that tho defenders OF tho port OF rhllndcl.
phih VIII have an opportunity to present
thelr cause IN the New Jersey frelght rate
case before Monday or Tuesday Of next
week The testimony OF tho witnesses FOR
The state and city OF Now York has grown
20 such dimensions that Il Ia not believed
that the respective factions win bO able to
conouude their case until tho end OF this
week,
Special Examiner Wilbur la Roe. Jr
announced today that all testimony IN tho
frelGht rate case must be presented on or
before "wednesday. january 81 otherwise
" may be necosanry TO postpone the pro-
ecedmEs indefinitely
The principal witness introduced by the
state alnco Professor Emory H. Johnson,
% the University ~ Pennsylvania, appeared
before the examiner, Was Jamos G, liincolr,
head OF tho traiilc bureau " the New York
Mcrchauts' Association
lie began his testimony by outlining tho
inncnhc capital invested In greater New
York In comparison to that luvostcd on tho
New Jersey aide, which Ia seeking n rcduc-
ING OF the freight rates over New York.
The traffic bureau chlct substantlAtcd hts
assertions by presenting q detailed account
OF tho amount or manufacturing establish.
nionts In tho Bronx Queens, Manhattan
and Brookyn, making a grand total or
29t2g establishments In New lcrscy
namely, llohOkcu Jersey city and BayCnuo.
aud Station Island, tho witness said. there
are u total 90 tSti industries
Mr lincoln then rccitcd technical hts.
tory ct tho present rate adjustments and
aVnrrNd that rcadiuStwCnt would Cutnil
enormous loss. lilo told ut the influence OF
the Erie Canal n tho rate questions and
tho capacity ot the New Yorl, Central Rntl-
road to compete with tho railroads tcrtnl.
nating III New Jersey,
a nAsS OF statistics, maps and printed
M a. Wr h.
show the comparative advantages " the
rail carriers serving New York Ito cN-
plolhcd thGt the water routes about tho port
of New York. despite tho high lightcraEc.
comprised the best belt syatcm that New
York could have
Under oross-cSaminntlcr the witness ad-
mitted that the facilities " the port ot
New York city had not boon developed ~
q maximum point Further dcvclopmcut
should ec made along the water front Uc
explained durlnE examination chat the srio
Canal had ceased to he u competing factor
ip rates since 1908.
why did Il cease" asked Rohcr, II
MeCarter counsel for New Jersey
"For several rCasous,' replied MIR Lin
coin, "rtrst, the maguinccnt progress ~
railroads In handling freight Second. tho |
canal liue came under the influence " the
railroads"
what railroads control the canal" de-
manded tho counsel
"rhc railroads don't own the canal Thcy !
tho caualsN
Thcro has been hut little activity shown |
by the philadelphia trade bodies that have
nled Intervening petitions during the pres
ent woek x Is understood that they will |
remain content with tho evidence produced |
by the opponents Ot New Jersey until they
win be allowed 60 place witnesses ou tho
stand 60 testify directly tn behalf W tho
PORT Of Philadelphia,