Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
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BOTH EARS BOXED.

nj then, before we have recovered
from the stunning blow. we get q
crack on the other.
Hardly has Perth Amboy ecover-
ed from the latest order of the Gen.
trail and Pennsylvania railroads re-
voking the privilege of the inter-
change of tickets on their trains be-
fore the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit serves notice that after November
4 they will discontinue the sale of
nifty trip tickets between Perth Am
boy and New York. This follows close
on the heels of a raise In the ferry
70 fare to Tottenville from five to six
cents.
Perth Amboy must like to be
cuffed around In this manner. 1t
seems to take an awful lot to make
the people of this city mad. Slow
trains, filthy stations, blocked cross
ings, smoke and noise-anything
goes in Perth Amboy In the opinion
of the railroad officials. Soak up the
rates, revoke all the privileges pos
sible-Eo the limit. Perth Amboy
2 don't care. This city, with its easy
going ways, evidently is a great Joke
In the main offices of the railroad
companies.
Commenting on the announcement
that tickets will no longer be inter-
changeable on the Central and Penn
..sylvania railroads. the Newark Led
ger says:
There are soon to be more inter-
1hangeable railroad passenger tickets.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has an
bounced hat tickets hitherto good on
the West Jersey and ~Seashore, the
Atlantic City Railroad or the Della
ware Bay Short Line at the option OF
the holder between the same points
will not be sold or valid after the
FIRST of next month. II that the
same rule will apply regarding in
Interchangeable tickets on the Penn
%eylvania, New Jersey Central, Read
ing, Philadelphia 81 New York and
Perth Amboy & New York on and
after November 5.
THE only saving which that can
accomplish is one of bookkeeping.
and it is doubtful If that will be very
large. The effect from the stand
point of the public will be n OF in
convenience. interchangeable tickets
certainly serve the public onven
fence. and o OF this is unfor-
tunately not taken in the plans for
disseminating them.
1.-The whole trend of the develop
mcnt OF the railroad business has
been in the direction of corporation
rather than competition. The
abolish ment of interchangeable
tickets is a step In the opposite direc-
ti2n.
announcement is not made of the
approval of Public Utility Commission
q the proposed change. Indeed, it
has not appeared that any applica-
ton for permission has been made.
Yet surely the commission has juris-
diction in the state. Most people
would be glad to see 1t exercise its
authority to halt the move, or at
least order the railroads to show
This interchanging Of tickets is, as
the Ledger says. merely a matter of
bookkeeping. But why should either
the Central or the Pennsylvania rail-
road do my extra bookkeeping for
the sake of the people of Perth Am
boy? We will stand for anything. so
II the railroads can save a few dol
lars by inconveniencing US and
squeeze a big increase In fare out
OF, US at the same time. why not do
It? The railroads need the money
for dividends and to build new sta
tons at Squedunk and Happyville.
Having now had a crack on both
ears. duly administered by the Cen
trail and Pennsylvania on n side
and the Staten Island Rapid Transit
on the other, perhaps It will require
another hard punch square on the
nose to get u temper up-but then
again. perhaps noe AS said before,
Perth Amboy seems to like to be
cuffed around. We have been treat
ed in this tanner so long that we
have come to take it as a matter of
course. 1t seems not to occur to us
that II we would bestir ourselves and
assert our rights once in a while. as
other communities do, we might get
some of the advantages that other
places get. In what way are we pace
makers?