The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
rlty Railway Company to Peti
- State Utility Commission
For Raise.

I8fIe1eC III ShUee SoA hohCb
= ne auad cities r. TO be ask.
= ~ the Tri.City Railway
ssupany, II was announced this
rsrning by Superintendent ].
& Hunfoon. Data and Stats.
In necessary for the presen.
tsfion OF the petition for an.
fherity to increase the present
rates are being prepared by
IL company, and although not
lsanIte, an s or 0 cent faro
mi probably be asked. 1t Is
srDeeted that the request for
~ necessary authority for the
s1yance will be sent to the
state public utility commission
ssme time within the next two
weeks. When the hearing Of
ihe petition will be held can !.
rot be foretold, the last petition
II the company rate readjust-
reut being under c0nsidera.
fIen 10 months before II was
given hearing.
/ Preparatory to appealing to the
a,te commission for privilege Of
/ mstituting an advance rate, the
yailway company is gathering sta
bstics of the cost Of maintenance
snd other data necessary for the
kresentation Of the petition. These
ieures needed to indicate the
smount of increase to be asked will
" ready soon and it is expected
That the petition will be sent to
NE commission within the next two
beeks.
Expect Raise in Davenport.
II is expected that similar infor-
nation will be filed with the city
wunci of Davenport together with
petition for privilege to further
Increase the rates in TIT city as
veil.
What the figures which are being
tompiled shcw, will decide how
hge new fare will be asked
While Superintendent Huntoon has
II present no data to determine
| the Increase necessary, he said to-
Gy that he thought either an s oil
] 4 cent fare will be asked.
Il Mr.. Huntoon Interviewed.
N When asked concerning the new
Mare this morning. Mr.. Huntoor
vas unable to make any definite
aatements.
will it be as high as 10 cents?'
Ne was asked.
II hardly think so," he replied
Although we could use that mucl
landily and still not be reaping al
excessive prc-.t,
"You can be assured Of on,
hing" Mr.. Huntoon continued
and that is that we are not goin.
b ask a penny more than is actu
ally needed to operate the business
Increases in coal and coke costs
10 say nothing of advances in sal
uies. makes this increase neces
ary for the company to continue.
"As | said before, | should no
think that the increase asked TO
will be over or 9 cents"
On Aug. 9, last year, street ca
fare was advanced from 5 cents t
cents. The petition presented t
The state utility commission ha
been in the hands of that bod TO
10 months previous and action wa
precipitated at the end of that tim
BY the street car strike. Resident
Of the quad cities were compelle
10 walk for three days durin
which time negotiations betwee
labor leaders and railway com
pany heads failed to reach any sal
isfactory compromise. The me
Eventually were given raise an
,hhree days later the state utilit
commission in session in Chicag
fgranted the railway company al
lhority to increase the fare.
For seven weeks the matter
Increase the rates on the cars OF
Grating in Davenport hung fire
the city council before the ne
rate was finally granted the con
pany.