Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-06
DISPUTE F|VE-CENT
THEORY OF MITTEN
P. R. T.'s Ability to Garry Riders
at That Rate Denied by
Transit Chiefs
ZONE" FARES DEFENDED

Special Dispatch 10 ErcnNo Public Ledocr
Atlantic City, Oct 6.--Phiadelphia
Rapid Transit's ability to carry paSscn
gers az nickel and escape bankruptcy
or at least grave fiscal situation. is
the large fly in the ointment of 3OOU
electric railway managers gathering here
to discuss the desperate situation
confronting the traction lines of the ma
ton in the thirty eighth annual con
vention of the American Electric Rail
way Association which launched its
preliminary session on the Million Dol
lar Pier this afternoon.
There are some indications that
Thomas T.. Mitten, president of L. X.
T.. would not receive anything NOR"
than n pcrfunctory welcome. if he should
come here. after the disconcertng state
ments he made in his written testimony
submitted to the federal probe commits
sion which is probing the electric rail
way crisis" in Washington.
"But Philadelphia does not have Il
fve-c cent fare an authority in the
councils of the national organization of
the traction Interests salu '"uaE'
tensibIy' ihiIadeIpnia rloerS are '"l
ried for itncyffi but, in fact. as was
shown by the rebuttal testimony oi
l'reslaem mortimer =" ,|' e,',,,,'I
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Prooers' t'' ,r'"'" ~ e ..o", nJ nna forc
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Ill., r,,," liaa''ssian or ,nros and zonp forr.
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,rhnrs,Ior
Tboro ycre Indications today that
t,o .n,,,,o,. ,o,,.. ,,tionol hodv will
mola tho fybt of which the Public
Servica RAILWAY is now thc storm cen
for in Camden Trenton. Newark aud
,tbnr Jersev cities their fight in the
first convention held in nearly three
wears.
Calls Zone System Theoretically Perfect
lodaS IL was Sa'u On lne "|''"' ~
,;,.iar tLot tbe Iorser 2ora system i.
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;,.on'',hon i;nos tbo+ oror has hopn
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.,,rl,o Iorsoy yona evetom ba. boau
yorled ort unon q scientific srole #
70 hosad an tha tba,rv that tho cost
of trorsnortirg riders sbouId he two ole
r,onts tho stand hy' or terminal charge
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u"E ny !" ''po'' 'i'"' T"','"s m,t. o,. a.
,tr' PreS'uen' Vi ','e : uo''' "er''''
'ompanF' mas 'ahcrIeo ms engagement
TO appear peiore tne convention on
Thursday and defend that company
position.
Il. B. Flowers. of Baltimore, report e.