Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-02
ADMITS CAR FARES
YIELD 1926 PER CENT
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number this year as last. On this sab
ject, Mr.. Hamilton said:
in making this estimate we have
passengers to be carried in 1923
would be the same as 1921. We are
borne out in this opinion by the fact
that the number of revenue passen-
gers carried in twelve-month periods
ending each month has remained
practically stationary for the last
eight months, as shown by chart No.
lions have occurred in various
months, but the trend at the present
time indicates that slight II any,
changes in the traffic will occur in the
near future"
Answering the commissions query
as to the future Of one-man cars, Mr..
Hamilton said:
One-Man Cars Opposed.
'This company has only one car
equipped for one-man operation. This
car was run on the city lines for a
portion Of last year. and is now in
operation on the Maryland end of the
Washington and Maryland line as a
shuttle car. We have no expectation
of purchasing additional one-man
cars, nor any reason for considering
any economy through their use.
THE principal economies in opera
were the saving of approximately
$50, 900 in fuel and $4,000 in wages
other than trainmen's wages
The fuel saving was due almost
entirely to a modern turbo-generator
Of greater capacity and much, great
a Ill ,;r1
which were installed in the last part
Of 1920.
I'VE made no reductions in the wages
Of our employees during the year 1921,
Unskilled track laborers who were
employed during the year were paid
the previous years rate for the same
class Of men Men who had been re-
tanned in the service did not have
their pay cut
Comparison of Wages.
with respect to the question of a
possible reduction Of wages in the
future we would state that conduc-
tors and motormen constitute by far
the greatest number Of our employees,
The amount paid them as wages last
year was 5s.5 per cent Of the total
pay roll and 4o.3 per cent Of our total
operating expenses. For this reason
the wages Of all our employees have
in tho past depended somewhat upon
and varied with the wages paid train
men. In considering the present wage
rate It should be remembered that
we at no time paid wages as high
as those paid in many of the larger
cities Of this country. and, in fact. our
10 ho~ tt,nk
IN most Of the larger cities.
"A statement 10 given below show.
ing the wages now paid and the
highest wages that have been paid in
twelve large cities. where living
costs are comparable with Washing
neighboring city. Baltimore. pays a
smaller wage to 'trainmen than we
do, and this has nearly always been
the case. II. is generally recognized
that living expenses are less in Balti-
moro than in Washington. to the de-
1T is our belief that the best In
terests Of the public Of Washington
win be served II the present fair
and liberal wages be continued. for
Il this is done the people. will be
would be the case II those who di-
rect1y served them were paid less
liberal wage and were consequently
less satisfied with their employment
Tho present pay of trainmen in
other cities was given as follows:
IS; Philadelphia, "a cents; Newark,
so: Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit,
ali so; Chicago. 80: Baltimore, 50;
and washington, Sc cents.
Csr-Heati.s ExDerinent..
a.,-.r,r, a culSt,o, ~ +ha cor,
mission, the company stated that 1t
has been experimenting for several
years with automatic heat regulators
for cars. Belief was expressed by
Mr. Hamilton that ultimately the per-
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