The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
the Public Utilities Commission.
such relief is necessary.

81 less than years. Wages of other employees have
propoona have endeavod maintain fair relation be-
tween the paid the different classes of workers The actual amount
paid for all during the month of August 9S which did not In
ude Of the increase recently made e cent higher than the
corresponding paid the month of August 1914 The increase
for the period 63.l
Wage Of the additional expenditures which
the Company has been compelled make during
operation The of all materials the
degree than Coal for example, the
of which factor has from $337
per in 1914 to s545 of OIL cent
comparison of the used largely operation and
shown marked Exhibit A.
While The Capital Traction Company known into
1885, when under authority of Congress the Rock Creek Railway
Company purchased the Washington and Railroad Company
Changing its from the Rock Creek Railway Company to the Capital
Traction Company several of its lines which made the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad incorporated far back 1867
Growing with the growth of Washington its lines, while extending
part the District principally located within the and
to all important points Government buildings and activities Its
of construction the conduit expensive both installation
and maintenance, and upode and the
dd by the has been excellent Its importance both to the City
and the general Government always recognized has been by of
conditions increased largely and its maintenance the highest posi-
bic standard of efficiency necessary both Washington and
to the general Government.
spite every during last eighteen months has been
unable standard of because
of the growth its business due oondons its
inability obtain sufficient number of
and repair them and because of its lines least operated
their full capacity.
The large in wages annually paid the employees does not en-
y the losses the has sustained through labor conditions
Losses through voluntary enlistment and
through business openings other fields has caused labor
far beyond anything in previous experience.
During the eight months ending 3s employed and
cted 0S6 although total pay roll the end of this
period included only 757 The effect of this large number of
operating conditions be- degree measured by expenditures
in These the month of
exceeded similar for the corresponding month of last by
279 similar the eghmonths period ending
August 3. 1918. shows of 81 1917 and Sc
1914 Decreased efficiency
for and increased coal
The combination of increased and increased material prices has
caused total the operating Of this property nearly 100
the month of August passed with the corresponding
month of 1914 would have been impossible for the Company
this tremendous growth of had received greatly
meed due the abnormal population the city of
Washington during the Is months bringing with corresponding
traffic As will be shown later.
while has enabled the operate
the will make possible bear the additional bur-
dens imposed by the without dement
danger credit, and the impairment Of invested capital
An of the Companys business the month of
August 1918 compared with the month for the 1914 1915
1916 and 1917 submitted marked Exhibit B. statement
that operating for the have increased so
the preceding and nearly 100 l9I4 that the
paid tor has increased by and the
total increased 339
cent 1914 While the applicable
of 1914 shows actual decrease per cent
pared with last year. ...-
These figures for 1918 apply conditions existing before present
scale into effect They do include payment
account of the difference between old and
August 18th August 3 which will be during the present month";