Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-25
SENTIMENT is
NOT SO HOSTILE,
SAYS M'CARDLE
Chairman of Service Commits
sion Admits Body Is
Unpopular.
IMPROVEMENT OF WATER

T-nfavorable sentiment toward the In
diana Public Service Commission exists,
bit is not so intense as some individuals
believe, John W. McCarle, chairman Of
the commission, declared in a speech be-
fore a committee of men and women at
the StatehOuse today. The meeting was
for considering uniform rules and regu-
latiOns for Indiana water companies.
1T woulo show a want of frankness on
my part + l did not allude to the fact
hat tn ers is a certain amount of public
sentiment unfavOrabIe to the public serv-
Ice commission" Mr.. McCardle said.
This unfavorable sentiment is not near
" so intense nor so widespread as a
few individuals wou.d have us believe,
but never the less, it exists.
REGULATION
FERY DIFFICULT.
The war brought about conditions
which rendered the work OF all Govern
mental rate regulating bodies extremely
fifficult. In order that public utilities
might continue TO exist it became
necessary, generally. to increase the rates
hey were charging for commodities.
This was true throughout the United
states, and it was true In Indiana.
THE commission did increase rates.
sut if you will make an investigation you
# our public utilities increased in ratio,
mailer than did the price of any
,ther commodity in common use. While
pther businesses were making 10, 20, 80,
70. and some times 100 per cent return
IN their invested capital the public
utilities Of Indiana during the period of
the war were held to q reasonable re-
surn. IN no case Of which 1 know ex-
-eedlng per cent. Many Of them made
40 return at ell, but this was due to
conditions and was unavoidable
Referring to the water companies, Mr..
HcCardle said:
THE water utilities OF the State are in
excellent condition and are giving good
bervice Generally speaking, they are
being economically and efficiently man
sged. But there is nothing so good that
Il can not be improved upon. and we pro-
pose to bring the water utilities OF this
State to a point OF excellence in service
and operation that is unsurpassed
throughout the United States. 1 believe
that the work of this committee VIII
bring about this result"
EUBCOMNuTTEES
ARE NAMED.
Benjamin Burris, State superintendent
Of public instruction, was named chair
man Of a general committee to draft pro-
other subcommittee were named as
follows:
Water plant equipment, inspection OF
plant and equipment, inspection by pub
lie service commission pumpage record,
Prof. r. B. Wiley chairman; Earl Carter,
". L. Younce. Dow r. GHin, Mrs. Ed
nund D. Balls. Miss Vida Newsom,
Howard 4. Dill. earle Wilde.
Meters-Carl Wilde. Mrs. Felix T. Nc
Whirter. E. Vernon knight Charles
streithof. F. c. Jordan. R. B. Wiley,
Howard a. Dill, Mrs. Edgar Franklin
White.
Water Main ExtensiOn-Dow r. Gwin,
chairman; Arthur Hall, ". L. Younce,
". T. King, Mrs. Edgar Franklin White,
Z. c. Jordan, Carl Wilde.
Quality of Water, Protection Against
Contamination, Flushing of MaiDs-Dr.
". T. King. chairman; DR.. ". NJ Tucker,
Mrs Fleix T. McWhirter B. J. Burris,
Mrs William NJ Zeller, Miss Vida New
som, John ". Toyne, Charles Steithof,
F. c. Jordan.
Water Pressure, Pressure Records,
Servce-E:rl Carter. chairman; Dow R.
twin, f. Vernon Knight Arthur Hall,
Charles Streithof. Newman T. Miller. F.
c. Jordan, Felix T. McWhirter, W. L.
Younce
Company Rules ard Regulations-Earl
Carter, chairman; F. c. Jordan, E. Yer
non knight, Dow r. Gwin. Carl Wilde,
Charles Streithof. Arthur Hall, John W.
TOyne.
Continuity OF Supply. Interruptions Of
Service, Discontinance Of Service-Dr. W.
NJ. Tucker, chairman; Mrs. Edgar Frank
lin White, Mrs. William ". Zeller, John
W. TOyne, Newman T. Miller, Carl Wilde,
B. J. Burris, Howard A Dill