New-York tribune., 1922-03-23
Promises No Reforms as
Strategic Plea Is Made
Shortly Before Miller
Signs A IA en- d M c n t
e)uackenbush i'm
Tilt With O'Brien
Delay Keeps Hedley From
Stand, but He Insists
on 8 Per Cent Profit

Frank Hedley, president Of the
lnterborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, made application to the Tran
sit Commission yesterday for an in
creased fare-for a 7.3-cent fare
which, in the judgment Of himself
and his company, is essential if the
lnterborough is to continue with the
service it now is giving.
Corporation Counsel John P.
OBrien, who has been ignoring the
commission for more than year.
sat in" with it yesterday. His
charge, made in open meeting, tha-
there was something wrong with the
figures prepared by The Interborough
covering It's operating expenses and
his denunciation Of the company OF
various other counts aroused Jane
l.. Quackenbush, It's counsel, who
warned Mr. O'Brien that he woulc
be held personally responsible for
any misrepresentation in his re-
marks.
A spectacular controversy between
2Ir. Quackenbusll and Mr.. O'Brien
took Up pretty much all of the time
assigned for an examination of Nj.
Hedley concerning the service now
given by his company. with the re-
suit that Mr.. Hediey was not called
70 the stand.
1ey'nei Legal Strategy
coupies witn The Interboroueh's re-
quasl 4or 4 LEASE seyea-ce1t fare
Il 7hat the Transit Commission inter
prets as piece Of legal strategy CT
sae part of the Iaterborough in getting
its application ior an increase fied
before Goyernor Miller signed the
Simp son-Jesso transit amendments
winch he did Ut Albany last night. /.
IS declared that by getting the appica
ton III before the bili was signed the
Peterborough will be II more advau-
taeeous position if it decided no. TO 90
into the "one big company plan.
They beat the gun" was the sport
ii'g phrase used by one of the Transit
Commission lawyers when asked aboue
the move. While there IS little chance
that the Transit Commission viii ri
loV an Increased fare 10 anybody. Il
Touid have the power to grant N in
crease before the bill IVES signed ard
would rot be free to grant Il after-
yard. The commissioners have declared
however. that they Will grant no increa ses
~ advance Of the adoption oE the "ore
big company plan. and not lor at Ieas.
2 Eear after it has been il operation.
After that, which. with litigation, Il
likely to be prolonged, they 90 not ex
pect any increase to be necessary.
Mr. Hedley in his application for =
hlgher fare declares the scent fare
mas been for more than three years,
and nov is. insufficient 20 render a
reasonable compensation for the SER
.ccs rendered II support OF rhts
allegation the company cites the salua-
ton found by the commission. s228,-
Isl, and IL contrast to this alleges
that the real value as OF the same dats
OF nus company. including corst~ c+ior
equipment additions and extensions to
Ehe elevated system and the Manhattan
Railway properties, Is in excess o.
100000, 900.
Gross Income Cited
He cites the gross income for the
last four fiscal years, before operating
expenses. taxes and rental 10 the city
have been deducted, as follows:
Year ended June 20. 1919 80. s:6.a.f. .sSc
Year ended June SO 1Jia. II 4ss 0Ss