New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
Craig Refuses
Miller Aid in
Transit Relief
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sixty years IN his review OF street rail
way history and quoted thc Tribune to
support his contention that the cor
! poratiols were inimical to the We
fare OF the cii5. Coming TO tho re-
coive rship of the y. Il. I. and other
These receiVcrships have usually
been consequent upon the swindlne of
the public in stock ma rket operat IONS
and have frequently eervied to shield
the guilty parties from liability. Most
of the receivorshios havo been Of the
Consent or friendly variety. Re-
ceivership has been followed by rcor-
garlzatioN, and reorganization by re
i ceiversnip. At 10 time III the history
OF private operation can it be said
tnat the operators were concerned as
20 the character Of ins saIV ice rendered
tho public except in so FAR rs it had
relation TO stock market manipulation.
AS sn illustration of the dishonest
and arbitrary action O these compa~
MES, may refer % The fact that even
in tho hcyday Of its prosperity TIE
lnterborough company never paid Us
obligations 10 The City Of New Yori.
until the very last minute to which il
could be postponed, and It VAS a very
common practice Of that CON 7any to
present Z cheek al thc Comptroller =
ctiico shortly before Il o'clock On Sat
urday, so g. to preclude the deposit OF
thc check until the following Monday,
and thereby gain two days interest q !.
tlc expense OF the city.
Craig Ohers His Rcmedy
"In the face Of economic change, tho
rapid transit companies and The hold
ora oi street surface franchaes senk
g dout their obligations. transfer
their losses to the public and obtain
additicnal grants through legislative
action. and FOR this purposo thc Transit
Commission has heen created anl en-
powered. The great force behind The
transit act is Governor Nathan L. Nil
ler. Governor Miller could easily have
shown tlimsci. The greatest Governor
New York ever lad ~ having thc
transit &C. confer upon The Board Of
Estimate the powers given to ti.o
TRANSIT ConmlssioN. This would have
ended TIE deadlock lie complains or.
1t Is not yet too late for Governor NM
ler 10 show his statesmnuship and at
the present session Of the Logislatur
transfer al the powers Of the Trans;t
Commission TO thc Board Of Estimate
arid Apportionmcnr."
Referring to the financial ability OF
the city to build and operate lines, Tho
speaker said:
"By reaerving about s25 100000 4 yea,
OF ics borrowing power the city Will
have an ample amount by the tEle tho
recapture provisions become elective.
SO us TO fully exercise The rights pos
sessed under the contracts, and the
city is financially able to do this"
Daniel l.. Turner, ot the engineering
sstaN of the Transit Commission, strong
ly urged the women Of New York bent
on shopping TO travel downtown in the
morning not be ore $50 o'clock, and
get back home nos later rnan 4:3u, sc
Is to keep out Of The way Of the work
ing men snd women. lie said tnst the
total investment by Tho end OF the
present gear n transit lines in this
city amounted 10 about 1851 900 200, or
enough TO build Z double truck system
from New y ork to Coluu bus, Ohio. He
SAID that ali OF the cities in the world
combined have but little more none,
invested in transit facilities than has
New York alone
Because Of the insane habit Of
trateferring lron locals 70 Expresses
III the East and West Side subwsvs 'fSe the
system is demoralized during the rush
hours, so that in trying to save mat
yer OF nino minutes between lower
Manhattan and upper Harloin fifteen
minutes IS added to the running time.
In ST.. Louis nino hundred clubs have
agreed 10 contine their shopping to
certain hours 80 as TO avoid The hcavy
peal: load, and if It can be done in st.
Louis It can be done here. We are
rapidly approaching q two-shift DAY"
said Mr.. Turner.
William A. De Ford devoted his ed
d1ess to discussion Of the transit law
alo lt5 alnendmcnts, asserting that the
city wao placed at great disaSyartayo
because Of the large discrctiouarv novy-
ers conferred BY certain amondmcnts
GGVocatcd by Governor Miller.