Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-27
CARMEN TAKE SIGNED
CARDS TO CITY HALL

A delegation of 124 employees of the
p. r, T., carrying baskets containing
the signed cards collected on =. r. u.
cars, called at Mayor Moore's Office to.
day to present their ,yetition to him,
but he had gone to Harrisburg.
The delegation and their petition we're
received by Robert Harper. the Mayors
chief clerk.
G.. W. jacket headed the delegation.
He Is chairman of the general office
committee. Mr.. jacket headed the list
Of thos who signed the petition asking
for favorable consideration for the
straight five cent fare.
Other employees in the delegation were
John l.. Lufberry. chairman Of the
transportation committee of the CO. op-
erative association John A. Geary,
chairman OF the rolling stock and build.
ing committee: Thomas Shaw. OF tho
way committee; Il. a Griest, chairman
of the electrical committee.
The pctitio was accompanied by att1 ,
davits that 476 ,027 had signed the cards.
The totals was divided as follows, ac-
cording to car barns: Jackson, 36,321
Woodland, 4S,415; Belmont, 1S,411 ;
Luzerne, 85,534; Csllowhill, 40,106
Frankford. 52,60S; Ridge 81 ,18l Al
legheny, 38,1s1: Richmond, 32.225 ;
Cumberland, $4,000; Willow Grove,
21,522; Folsom. 5370; Germantown,
23.171; Elevator, &c, 0,966.
The petition was addressed ITO tho
Mayor and City Council, City OF Phila :
delphia,
''Thc employees OF P. n. T, 11,00o
strong, are here represented by their
124 elected representatives. We come
bfore you the bearrs of messag from
.,Jar. x..kz rnnttoat that thC
Mayor, City Council and Public Serv.
ice Commission as temporary measure
consent to our going right ahead to col
lcct five cents ride, without transfers
or exchange tickets.
",rhs petition is signed by 4lG.O2I
| people who have taken the trouble I,
| write In their names and addresses
This is very many more than the tota
number who voted A. the last mayoraltI
election, and yet these signatures were
| all secured by us within forty one con
secutivc hours. at the average rat'
of better than 10000 signatures pe'
hour.
Have Worked Faithfully
"In the old days, when an old man
agement ran the street cars. it ordered
the directors to vote first, and tall
afterward. In those times, the Traction
employees used to follow that example
by striking first and arbitrating after
ward.
since President Miten became ou
chief executive things have been differ
ent. We have all worked faithfully dur
ing the war and given the public gooc
service. without increasing the fare, bu
now the company must have NOR
money to pay our wages and to keep tn
cars running. We are proving to yol
by this petition how the car riders fee
about it, and we therefore expect yol
now to give your consent TO our com
pany at once beginning to collect
straight fare of FIVE cents a ride.
| ''Signed, the 9th day of September
1920, for II 900 p. r. T. employees, b,
the five departmental chairmen. EN-
ployes' side of the collective bargaiuin
committee. . -.
The result Of the two. day campaign
was first announced this morning ut
meeting of the Cooperative Welfar,
Association at Tenth and Luzern,
streets, which was attended by 25t
members.