Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
SEEK FERRY RATE
HEARING FOR PH|LA.
Interstate Commission to Be
Personally Petitioned
to Sit Here
REQUEST EARLY DECISION

The Interstate Commerce Commission
Is to be personally petitioncd to sit IN
Philadelphia upon the Philadelphia
Camden ferry fare increase.
IA City Solicitor T.. G.. e. Bleakly. OF
Camden, will go to Washington. accom-
panied BY a committee to be- appointed
this afternoon at protest meeting be =
tween committees Of the Camden Cham
Der of Commerce and Camden city
Council. He will request that the com =
mission sit as soon as possible. and lay
bare the real state of the ferry com
pany's finances
These protest meetings against the
Increase In ferry rates are being planned
In Camden and throughout South Jer
sey
Tpder the leadership Of the South
Jersey Commuters Association. mass E
meetings will be organized in the towns
and hamlets affected by the new rates
schedule put into effect on the ferries
last Thursday and petitions circulated
TO be presented to the Interstate Com
merce Commission when it holds its
hearing on the question in this city or
Camden in the near future.
While tho special committees ap-
pointed by the Camden city Council
and Camden Chamber of Commerce and
representatives of the South Jersey
Commuters Association are holding
their council of war today in the
chambers headquarters. at 546 Fed =
erAl street. Camden. action is planned
to- be taken by the Philadelphia
Chamber OF Commerce on the ferry in
crease.
in view of the close operation
with the Camden Chamber of Com
-, 10 1,1,, Al, -
Chtunber Is expected to indnrSr vigo"-
o,isly the protest which thr former body
sent to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. George Wentworth Carr Vii
likely head the local chambers com
niittcc as standing chairman Of thc
chambers transportation committee.
The meeting in Camden will be pre-
sided over BY Mr.. Blcakly. who wa,
equipped with a fund Of $4,000 by the
Camden City Council to direct the lega
side of the fight.
The Camden coun"ilmanic committee
appointed by David Jester. president. tc
assist City Solicitor BlcRkly in gather
ing data for the legal fight and advise
with him. is composed as follows
Arthur G.. Gembcring. chairman
Frank s. Van Hart. John Danklcman
Robert Macintosh and William J
Kelly.
The Camden Chamber Of CommCrc,
committee. operating with them. j.
composed of William J. Strandwitz
president of the chamber and chair
man Of the committee: !. V. Moran
Francis r. Wallen. A. Ransville From,
and L. l.. Kncsdlcr. The South Icrse!
Commuters Association. which adopt
ed resolutions last week advocating
tySo-cent ferry fare as sufficient I,
pay 10 per cent dividend on the ferr,
co5npany's invested capital. will be rep
resented on these Joint committees b,
, j.. Russell Carrow. its counsel. ant
James l.. Polk, secretary of the associa
tien.
The four-ce ferry scale will ais,
be considered at special meeting q
the Camden County Board of Free
holders in the Camden courthouse to
day The freeholdPrS generally are il
favor of a two-ccnt ferry fare. \
today's meeting they will take action
to- co operate with the other business
and civic bodies in fighting what il
termed IAN unjust increase" in fare
ani file a protest with the Intcrstat,
Commerce Commission.