Evening star., 1921-07-14
CHAMBER DIRECTORS ADOPT
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Immediate Merger of Street Car Lines,
Uniform Fare and Fair Return on
Valuation to Be Advocated.

way and Electric Company, and with
out fear and apprehenSi on-in the
face of legal regulation-of unlawful
advances in electric light and power
rates.
See Increases Fair.
If the present rate for electric cur
rent Of 10 cents per kilowatt hour
was fair with coal at SO per ton and
wages proportionately low. we fail to
grasp the reasoning for a reduction
for current with coal at So per ton
when service of the highest order is
demanded and should be given.
I'VE favor prompt action by Con-
eress of specific and direct steps for
the merger of the Capital Traction
Company with the merged Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
and the Potomac Electric Light and
Power Company, by congressional
charter to a new company of suffi-
I cient capital, but less than the pres
ent combined capital of the two ex-
| isting companies. on terms which vii!
| be equitable to the stockholders OF
! both companies, economical to the
public generally and with advanced
methods to insure comforts and the
commuters demands.
! I'VE recommend and urge that all
public service corporations must, by
| law and in the interest of the public.
| continue to receive in the form OF
| rates. based upon a fair valuation OF
| property, an amount sufficient Tor
them to render adequate service. to
| strengthen their credit and give a
! reasonable return to security hold
ers."
Urge More Fairgrounds.
Believing that more public play
| grounds in the city would tend TO de.
| crease street accidents, the boarC
unanimously adopted the resolution
oh ~
man of the parks. highways anc
bridges committee, for the immediate
extension Of the playground system
of Washington. Mr.. Guide was author
lied TO attend the meeting tonight a.
the Public Library in the interests Of
a large number of the parks anc
bridges committee will accompany Mr.
GUIDE to the meeting, which Will be
under the direction OF Mrs Lucy X
Swanton. chairman of the specia
playground committee of the Columbls
Heights Citizens Association.
James T. Lloyd and Chaplin Brown
were authorized by the directors tt
appear before the House judiciary
committee tomorrow when 1t meeu
to consider the bill for the appoint
ment of two Supreme Court judges fol
the District
! While no official winner has beer
announced in the membership contes
of the chamber, the board of directors
decided to give a dinner for the entir'
membership committee.
The original plan Of the contes
was to divide the membership. com
mittee up into two teams, the losint
team to give a dinner for the win
ming one Both teams. however. dir
such good work that the directors de
cided to give the dinner instead OF thu
losing team. The event will probabl,
take place in the next week or so e
some out of town point.
Mr.. Schulteis. Mr.. Lloyd and Mr.
Seymour will comprise t1e specia
committee on public utilities. appoint
ed to confer with similar committee
of the Board of Trade and Merchant
and Manufacturers Association.
The appointment Of additional mem
bers of the chamber to serve On tn.
Joint convention hall COMMITTEES will
members of the Merchants and Manu-
facturerS' Association probably will
be announced by Chairman Robert y
Harper within the next few days. Th
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation has already filled ou. it.
committee and speedy action is fore
cast on convention hall plans, wheI
] the two full committees meet.