The Washington times., 1922-02-28
lITIGATlON
EXPECTED
OVER FARE
clcrsas' Associations Demand
Ca Companies Furnish
Aoeq1sfs SeVice.

Ca Companies Furnish
aoeq1zfs Service.
r. eoarts nay be called on
O. laks . kand in the new street
~ fare. insofar - IL applies to
- WazkingtOn Railway and
srtrsc CO@Pany, Il was indi-
WiIl.-a MEX Clayton, repre-
{sr1rung ths Federation Of Citizens
.AsssclArloa. declared the time for
er1xzi< srtion had come, after
Pr~..6sns william 2. Ham, of the
ua.hinxron Railway and Elec-
80 Company, had issued q state
80. - ne effect that under
- 80 fare his company could
- r<.S-r efficient and adequate
PuA9.r D~mAna. Seryice.
r. patro-- q the line are more
$1,000 n --rvic- than the stock
hnaa-rs az n dv5deRds Mr.. Clay
- -
an p.snnEnE first TO ask the
c@p4nT - tAEe the initiative in
O. app-ai fron tn d-cision Of the
49, Ltlllfl-- COMMISSION. II they
- z vn snow the companys
hana a Stu prove that they are
srNr-6 v1th the lower rate.
FaEnnE % 81 action from the
ea-uanV I oil. with certain rep
r--urauN-s q the Citizens Asso
e4rsa.s takr tn matter TO the
ewTs Thaf vii mean a reopening
- - 60. since We Will ask the
cn-rr - On q rate that will inca n
49, 80 ssCh a return as will
s-=-r- - Op-raiion Of the lines
e. ar ~ cent bass
t--.ri.fisn-' Position.
- cifzz-ns associations asked
o. --par@ts fare for the two
A. ~ court would be asked
u=~T - I'm the rate Of the
H=aE=~ oarulanN The Washington
a-s-d - a continuance OF the
Er----T ust-- while the Capital
Tr.-u-1 Company asked that tn
nsrs - resfuced not less than TO
On -.Esns for twenty-five cents.
- Togr~-. court action will
49, 49, development Of a most
FaurIlrat-d and NITRATE situation.
- q I'll 81 90 the bottom OF this
un-t-T - norh-pg else would do. y
Az uraxate citizens or orRani-
- As az months. under the
-. n wssch 10 appeal from the
e-ra-asa - the Public Utilities
g@rmt-~son
u-a-ru~a snd conductors Of the
w.-hi-ra~a R.iswsy and tlc' tric
g.mn.nF nay ke the hardest hit
- r,&<Ingfsnf, m
srr-~a err far.~ uhirh becomes ef-
t-<tis- ts-s.rro~ morning at :
ware rudartion wss forecast
e-Asy o. eare Cor the loss Of $sI6.
60 shirh tke Washington Railway
go El-rtrE Company will suffer
q. . ry~ali - the fsre reduction.
CeL Chsri-~ krlier. chairman Of
80 Puklir ltilitirs Commission.
whirh r~asred thu fare one-third 81
e<nf . token. comes forward
~trh ~ Suggestion that the weaker
q - rws traction companies re-
e-~~ wae-- an along the line.
Th- svtS~aoe showed that most
- ~ plsffsrm TDrn of the Wash
ta-t-a Railway and Electric Com
eany rrr~ive IN average Of 81 800
s.snslly.- CeiopeI Keller said.
-Thsf y tss morh To pay unedu-
1871. un<kiil~d men. when wages
u.ia Ger the same class Of labor in
sfl.rr tin~~ y considered.
-vh- saly way the Washington
Rail~ay ard Elertric Company can
s-.ks No the d~ficit u to reduce
op~rafing expeoss and q salary or
~aE- reasrtioa II the first move
tk-y shaald make. OF course. that
- . matter that y entirely up To
th~m We merely Fix the rate.
Th-y rssdjssi their affairs TO abide
Wuiaaul ' Ham president OF the
vs-hf1Eror Railway and Electric
Co-nranv today said he was deeply
e1-appoint~d a. the action OF the
e--nrnf.-sOn IN making a slight re-
slrtioa N fares lie contended the
pT-s-u' rate should he continued.
Ham Cite. Heavy Loss.
The reduCt on means loss in
r-v-nue ~ cur company OF $4,000
snnuaIly. - compared with the
pre.~nf rate and S54O. 900 annually
a. compared with the rate in effect
q y-ar $40 M Ham said
The u~v rate n estimated to
vt-id 70. oniy , - per cent return
81 IN value Of our property as
~ ~ 'h~ Public Utilities Com
ntsstsn. using the low prices OF
isra
n-sru--inE proposed wage re.
elsrtton. Mr. Ham aid that no
~~ps ~ that direction had been
0ken ~ ths company.
Eeu---rntativeS ~ the Chamber
- Cou.merc~ Merchants and Man.
ufarturers' Association and Fedora
49, - Cifizens' Associations Mr.
far- I'D. testified before the Pub.
o. ltiffft-- Commission that their
s~EnrtE1ft0ns representing the
pua- = Washington we're willing
- ~ ib-ral fare IN order to in.
49, = taf~ ard living wage To the
1919 employees
~ a-rantrstiOns are therefore
- 7s-r o. h-inE sEainst wage
49, ro=sk 'hf.t POSITION how.