The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-09
PANY'S
REVENUES
S31O,2433
Evidence al Public Service Com
mission Hearing Shows
Gross Earnings Of
H.W. &EC, Ry.

Al the Indiana public service CONN
sion hearing of Hammonds transport
ton woes the gallery Of citizens gzsp-
81 ~ astonishment late yesterday. yv,ic..
" w. Hin, auditor Of The Hammond
Whiting East Chicago Railway ~
cited figures showing that in 1912 tAs
five cont fares collected pv the con
ductors ef the line amounted to s3.s.-
2sG,25.
The auditor appeared before Commits
sioner J. n. McCardle in response TO a
subpoena dGccs tecum secured by CITY
attorney " ". Mcmahon and on ex-
animation b. Attorney Joseph Conroy.
counsel for the city made the follow
Ing statement Of the company's reve-
ruos: =,
Gross income in 1910 for route II
eianmond to South Chicago. szs.2s5.-
50 route 10 Hammond to East Chi
casop. S74.e54.5o
1919: Route II. l7fo5s.s5: route 10.
siS5.s17.sn
1917; Route 10. s11G.3s5.95: route II.
sl96.S57.30.
Attorney Fred Crumpacker for tbs
street railway company. stated 10 the
/ commissioner in connection v-lsh rn;s
+ evidence that in the past few years lie
90 proper 10 n1iana HarDaY
McCartle Rides Over Eiae
~ the recess between tho afternoon
and evening sessions. Commissioner sfc-
rtardie rode over the Hammond 20 East
isChieago line in a taxicab. and Il l. stas-
ed BY the chauffeur saw the works
jimmicd up" The commissioner had an
opportunity OF observing the opera zion
of cars during the rush hours II the
evening
Another star witness
Following tho valuable testimony o.
II. c. Green evidence submitted b.
Henry Loveridge of SO Webb street
caused widespread 81. isfact.on emonE
the opponents OF the street car com
pany. Lack Of central control ana dis
patch was blamed by Loveridge for dis
organization of the service and the wear
ind down Of the morale os the ira .-e-
men. While corroborating the evidence
Of Green. Loveridge supplemented tho
formers testimony with observations as
an expert mechanic and a keen observer
during his daily trips to and from tn,
Baltimore & Ohio Terminal shops where
he is mastermechanic and general fore
man. He stated that the walking time
from his home in Hammond to the shops
at East Chicago is 55 minutes and the
running time Of street car A. when
the car is on time.
Loveridge attributed the breaking OF
axles of the cars TO bad sections OF
track. lie told of DELAYS and rnishaps
but the high lights of his testimony
concerned lack of central control.
There is no mana cement" said Love
ridge. Tho crews wear themselves out
f-r-fs @1-zg,-
There should be telephone comnunica-
ton at established points along the
line l don't believe this company
shows attitude of fairness. The men
in its employ haven't the facilities to
give good service.
Tells Of City's Industries.
Roscoe E. Woods, Of Hastings Woods
< Co. enriched the records of the hear
ing with a table of industries Of Ham
mond secured by a personal canvass
showing the. number Of men employed in
each and total of 1900 employed in
all the plants of the city He also had
information from the heads of industries
that when their plants were in full
operation 10000 men will be at work.
Mr. Woods recited complaints of service.
giving specific instances of delays and
mishaps he believed should be avoid
able
Railroads the Buhaboo.
J. J. Felsecker. 1913 Lewis street ana
employed at the Graver Tank Works.
blamed poor operation for the irregu-
lar and unsatisfactory service. He re-
fused 10 concede that the thirty-seven
railroad tracks between East Hammond
and Indiana Harbor were the cause OF a
major portion of delays. "Of these 81 to
81 tracks" he said. there are only four
crossing with any considerable amount
of traffic The others are switches ana
comparatively dead lines"
Felsecker contended that the cars are
not kept clean.
James Graves. an inspector at the
American Steel Foundries. formerly en-
ployed by the Green Line" testified
that the service has been poor and a3go-
Gated elevation Of steam railroads as
the remedy
Green Trainmen-
Interlocking service between the
service lines Of Chicago operating ont
Of the Burnside barns and those re
Hamnsond-indicating that the Ham-
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