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said Mr.. Lyon. 1T wasn't a lemon, u
was a sponge saturated with wafer
Who is going TO squeeze the sponge
and get the water Out-the lracuoh
company or the public? All lhe eNl-
ience OF the company so Tar nlllses
On It's ninety miles Of. track IN Deld-
Nare. The Jurisdiction OF tle coiii-
mission does not go beyond lhe clty
limits. The company has had ample
lime 10 make an inventory or u llhee
in the city. and II they have an honesI
appraisal made and show that lhey
, need an increase. even ten-cent iare,
I, 0sht for IL. But / can't see thal
they are entitled 10 an eighl-cent rare
under the evidence submitted
on tbe flebt he was making for an In
crease because he was doing his duty
Mr. LYON complimented Mr.. Wilson
,ouards the company which employed
him but he referred TO Mr.. Tingley as
Nice-president OF the American hail-
ways Company having his finger on
the pulse of Wilmington.
The trolleymen presented commun-
lcatlon protesting against the inclusion
In the record Of the statements made al
last Fridays hearing that dishonesty
exists among the local conductors ana
motornen. Proof OF the charges was
demanded. The communication READ
In part, as follows:
''The testimony should be thrown
out OF the record. as the witnesses were
not in a position, as proven by their
loose-spOken allegations, to represent
the rights Of the public, other than by
making statements that are untruth-
ul. that cannot be substantiated by the
facts and that are nothing but plain
falsehoods. II your board is to give
consideration TO such persons we here
by request your body TO extend 10 US
an opportunity OF bearing witness
against the allegations made under oath.
We can prove that the statements made
are not the truth, that they cannot be
substantiated by the facts and that they
are nothing but plain falsehOods.'
The petition was signed by II. II.
Gallaher. John H. Edwards. George II.
Hall. Jr., George Z. Smith, ]. j. Ma
honey, William j. Hunter, President
Garretson ordered the petition filed, but
would not have the testimony taken
from the record.
The Central Labor Union presented
the following points, which the com
missiOners were requested TO take
up and have answered:
The stock Of the Traction Company
is watered, making for higher fare;
the company has refused TO have its
books on exhibition before the board,
and should be obliged to submit them
10 an investigation; careful valua-
ton Of the cOmpany's property should
be made; the company loses thousands
Of dollars a year through failure TO
use a daily printed transfer system;
the company has on its payroll a num-
Der OF unnecessary high-salaried en-
ployes; antiquated, unsanitary cars are
used and an insufficient number are
provided: the Philadelphia system
should be initiated.
r. J. Sawyer. representing the State
Income Taxpayers Defense League, pre-
vented an argument contending that the
Wilmington city lines. divorced from
outside lines, is and has been a paying
concern.
Patrick Hevrin was refused further
hearing by Mr.. Garretson on the
ground that he was arguing a theory
and not on the evidence presented.
Mr.. Creamer argued that the CAPT
ial stock Of the company is not paid
10 and never has been, but the public
II Wilmington is expected TO pay the
interest on 100000. He asked that
no further consideration be given the
company until a sworn statement has
been presented verified by a board Of
valuation on its holdings within the
city limits.
others who spoke against the in
crease were Sumner Jones and Albert
Edge.
4 communication from the Chamber
Of Commerce was read and ordered
filed. Il already having been printed in
the newspapers.
\ number OF letters received from
business men favoring the increase had
been received, it was announced. but
owing 10 the time II would consume,
these were not read. Some Of those
who sent letters were
John Bancroft, William G. Roper. s.
n. Wilson. Jr., W. ]. Lemon, William
J.. Scott. James p. Winchester. Richard
Reese. :. X. smith, Townsend w. Mil
Ter w. 4. Layfleld, Robert II. Richards,
Alexander F. Crichton, William G. Coke.
Harlan G.. Scott, Mundy and Company,
Bamberger and Robbins, j. A. Mont
gomery, ,R. B. Rayner, Lamotte dupont.
Pierre s. dupont, Irenee dupont, II. +.
dupont, William F. Sellers, Joseph L.
Carpenter, C. J. Gibson, II. Grubb. vii
lard Young, New Castle Leather Com
pany. Eastern Mslleable Iron Company.
Chamber OF Commerce, w. w. Laird,
Adam Warren and J. J. Townsend.
Mr. Wilson Argues COmpany's Case.
Presenting the case OF the company.
Thomas w. Wilson, yice-president Of
the company, said:
The increase I'm wages made ef-
fective August %, 1919 is the moving
cause for the filing Of this petition for
approval in increase in rates Of fare.
The equity OF this petition is the
simple proposition that the increase Of
expenditure by this company compels
deeper drafts upon available funds, II
such there be, or in case Of the absence
of available funds, the provision OF ad-
ditional revenue out Of which 10 meet
the increase in expenditures.
THE increase in the rate Of wages
Is the increase Of expenditure in this
case. We assume that this increase in
wages is admitted 10 be necessary and
Just
"The necessity and proprlety OF this |
increase in wages was discussed by OIL !