New-York tribune., 1921-10-01

the lnterborough, in order to facilitate
financing the transit lines in Manhat-
tan on a fve-cent fare, said:
The plan is to take the water out
The Governor was specifically ~efer-
ring to the fixed charge carried bv the
lnterborough on account of it's lease
contract with the Manhattan Elevated
binding the lnterborough to pay 2 PEI
cent year on capitalized valuation
OF $50 ,O00, 600.
The Governor also said that the vlti-
mate working out of the Transit Com
mlssion's plan meant universal trans
fers on flve-cent fare, but he added
the cauflonary suggestion that not
everything could be worked out over
night. Asked if the substance of the
transit Commissions report meant
real home rule over traction matters
by the city. Governor Miller remarked ::
The trouble is that many people do
not know what home rule is There
are two kinds, the genuine and the
spurious article
W When the Governor was asked about
the adequacy of the nickel fare. fcl-
LOVING suggestion that the "nckel is
coming into It's own" once more, he re-
piled:
VI think we shall see considerable
change Gin the earning power Of the
nicAel) IN year. There isn't a very
wide margin now between what could
be earned under a co-ordiNated sys-
'em' with elimination Of things that
can be eliminated, on the fve-cent fare
basis, and what is required not very
vide margin, and | think there is a
chance that that may be absorbed"
Eliminate Overhead Expenses
The Governor added tnat there was a
considerable overhead expense that
could be eliminated, once the city lines
were unified. Referring to lines that
appeared 10 be financially weak and
unable to carry themselves, the Gov
ernor rked that it would take time
to get some of the lines back on to an
earning basis.
"You know said he, "people can
not expect, who have been on a sick
bed for long time, to get up and
walk by some one waving a magic
wand over them"
Asked whether, if any more of the
roads went into receivership, the
situation would be go complicated that
the Tyarsit Comm ssion might be
blocked in working out its plans, the
Governor said that such a contingency
did not seem to him serious. He added
that recevership for the INTERIOR
ough would be regrettabe thing. In
his opinion the Interborough will be
operated, whatever happens.
United States Appraiser =. J. H.
Kracke, former Public Service Com
missioner, when asked yesterday about
the Transit Commissions report, said:
II have read with great interest the
summary Of the Transit Commits on
plan as published in the morning
papers. What the commission pro
poses is so fully and definitely stated
that | am sure the people will give to
them and their plans full approval
1t skaters the irresponsible cry Of the
present incompetent city administra-
tion, that their work will be unfair
to the best interests of this city. By
giving full cooperation to what the
commission proposes, the people of
the city will secure comfortable. ade-
Quate transit for years to come
Baker Sees Relief
George w. Baker, Republican nom.
inee for Borough President of Brook
lyn, made the following comment or
the report:
"The report of the Transit Commits
sion as outlined in to o-day's papers is sc
clear and comprehensive that if it Il
carried out it will give to the people OF
this city the much needed relief from
the present broken down transporta
ton facilities which have so seriously
affected all of u.s.
James J. Walker, Democratic leade1
in the State Senate, who is confined
in the Broad Street Hospital. said
From cursory examination Of tn,
published plan | should say that a
least it is step toward the adjust
ment Of the city's transit difficulties
/ The Democratic administration in New
York has maintained the necessity o
municipal control for a long time L
eventually, why not now? ~
G.. P. Donohue, Democratic Assembl,
leader, said "a proposition Involving