Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-13
CAR MENURGED
TODEMAND RIGHTS
Competition Of Jitney Buses
With Trolley Lines De-
II cIared Unfair
CITIZENS WORST SUFFERERS

speciaI, Dispatch to Ercr,ro Public Ledger
! Atlantic City, Oct. 13..-Street rail-
wav eYecst;ves who suffer from, munici.
t,Sm,-,--. g.. CT.
pai omciars using Jitnes ousscs ior hs".
Ing electric lines. we're urged today 70
battle for their rights by W. II. Sawyer,
40 f.oi,n,b,,s q 8, n renor, o, atreet
au,nau a. sy..om, ~ -, aepHs' IN mer;can
EIsctr;c Ra;,wsy Assoc,atior conyen-
| Ho,, - :. - =. - ;. =.
'1rh. on,v UNIV that n fo,r tr,al Of
the .motorb,is or i;tney service can be
n,eds 10 Co. tbo au}hnr;t;os 20 insist that
these ueb;n,es % viye tI tbo sa me 70 cbaracter of
service aa nrovided by tbe electr;c cars"
ba Declared -. r
"C,ertainiy. the association should
| tste tho strongest nosaible ground
against the uneconomic and short
sishtcd practice of some municipal Off
| cials In using jitneys as A means Of
reprisnI against street railway com
nantes nanies, This Industry Of ours Is gov
erned by the same basic economic laws
as other businesses, and IL these laws
are violated to satisfy the grudges or
prejudices Of municipalities or poll
ticians, not only the industry will suffer,
but the citizens of the community in
the long run will be the greater sufferers.
'.The more short haul and profitable
business which street railway company
obtains. the lower 1t can hold its fares,
but, II the .jitneys and busses are permit
sa 20 ths sMss .nT tbs same
time being required to furnish service
profitable. higher fares and bankruptcy
must. inevitably ensuc. We believe. that
this short sighted policy Of destructive
and unfair competition is as foolish as
was the policy OF generation or more
I ago of fostering construction of compel
ing lines. ,r.
Philip II. Gadsden, vice president OF
the United Gas Improvement Co., OF
nIiaaern,a, rnI Wi VINO was menper ,;.s;om Ss ono
' Iue,' ahWa! y. "as.,,
u1 .na. .ne so
Ran, auy uieu ou. In iu,o u ~,
ci.les, onersu ING most Pruc'iSa:ue maS
ouI =. .ne nnanciai Irouoies Will ness Az
nte eote'eh ] .ne systems os Snrouss - s.tors ore
country, Noecause II promises 10 res'pre
vity vita1ry needed credit. e.. =
Inc federal Eiectric haiiwny. C9m
niss.on nus deciarea, tne Inlaue, %
p,., pm,s,n sa tnst ereai. is sne Itst es
sentiai 10 eiectric railway rehaDintation J.,
ana it has pointed to the service "a!
cost plan OF operations as one possible
metnod OF getting the INES oack on
their feet. am deeply impressed by
both OF these statements. 1 think they
'oueh tne cruz Oh tne ehtire propie".
| Credit Restoration Essential
"Re.,o,od .-oa;t q .hsn,,,toIv nsce.. !.
sarv 'to srnoassf,,i an..a.;cm ~ aIoc,r;c
ra;iwav I;na. rsara op ;s i,tti. e.ed;t
now Nam, % on -. ao'n; all .rH, ;sto
ni."t-; ,,,. 40 III n'"S r.s.;i w ~
r.t,,rns wa rtmmy propsrs,es peo. Hnnoa - T.
e.urns We cannoI prosress. Hence, ~
the nresent s3tnationNwb;ch NAV Se
Attributed hotb 70 MISTAKES hy tho man !.
agement and rconIatorn hod;asNtha, a,
somath;no ho dons 20 -osoro "rad;.
.,nr 10 uHa' " te'oie .'e'it:
Ane qHickest way 10 restore it.is TO
give tne investor assurance that he Il
going 10 receive q iair return on his
investment. rms assurance, It seems
TO me, Is pest given by the service at
cost plan, ana that is one outstanding
reason why favor seeing it tried out
now. - $50,
ro.,o.oa root .nas .he ssrvieeIa at cost plaIl
il shown hest nerSans hv Tho saiss
records Of securities ~ tho Cjevela nd
Street Railway Co. during tbe war
When securities In other Cities oner.
ntinp under otber than tho seru;cer
cost plan. were virtually unmark et.ble
the Cleveland securities found n ready
sale at around mar.
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