Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Public Utilities Commission Hears
 Testimony For and Against BusSeS
WOODSTOCK PEOPLE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF Moroa TRANSPORTATION LINE IN THIS CORNER s
 OF THE STATE
Railroad OAeials oppessdHearns h Putnam Lasts All nsy>
 4 Qusstiou Many Sided.

this without the permission of thA Public Utilities Commission. the proo. tiee of stopping was discontinued, buo the large machines continued to paan through Putnam.
 The nrst witness called was Ju1nN Clarence H. Child of Woodstock. vko in response te questioning of AtteTnoy Charles l.. Torrey and l. II. Miron e& Putnam. representing the bus linA told of the convenience which the lino constituted, in his opinion. to the real dents of Woodstock. He mentioned mill operatives of Woodstock whs work in Putnam. trade school hoys. and those who buy here. as benefactoys from the operation of the busscs. Fol. lowing him were Judge charlss M. Perrin, Bert J. Johnson. reprssenta. tive-eiect, Mrs. George 4. wethsrsIt. and Charles II. Potter, all of Wool stock. All mentioned the boon which in their opinion the institution of the line would be to the people of thaA town.
 Stand to Be Counted
 At call from Attorney ToYrsy. twenty-seyen Woodstock people. all ef whom had been brought down free ef charge by one of the busses. stood up as in favor of the line. There would not have been time to take testimony from all.
 Samuel Rich, representative.sl .slses from Putnam. was favorable to tho line as means of bringing business to Putnam from an outlying town, sucA as Woodstock. He also favored 1t d means of rapid travel to Providence. On crosS-examination by Attorney ]. w Carpenter of New Haven, rsprs. senting the railroad company, Mir. Rich admitted that the busses might cause some people to buy out of town, but dsi not think that this would o6. set the advantage of more trade from Woodstock. Twcnty-six Putnam peo- pie stood up as supporting Mir. Rich's stand.
 Have Twelve Basses Arthur E. Tarnum, Jr.. of worcss. ter. treasurer of the company, and Roy (, Farnum. it's president. apoke of the service which the concern cpul1 render. and were ross-examined U Attorney Searls regarding its man. cial estate. They now have twslvs Pierce-Arrow busscs, carrying from twenty-four to thirty passengers esch, all hcnted. They are making thres round trips day on the route pass- Ing through Putnam. They admitted that one of the drivers was arrestod three weeks ago and fined in the city court. The treasurer stated shel since that time no passengers he'd been taken on or discharged in Con- necsicut to his knowledge.
 Asked by Attorney Searls about the backing of the line, testimony of tho Worcester men was to the effect that 1t is q corporation, incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, with e9d,- 900 paid in capital. The busses rep resent an investment of $200, GOO, and their garage one Of xi00.U00. The busses are purchased on deferred payment plan and the garage ia mort gagged heavily.
 Pay No Taxes
 They pay no taxes in Connecticut except the good-sized fees for rcgis- tration here. The attorney for the railroad at this point brought out that the New Haven road paid last year Si .976,000 in taxes.
 Following an hours adjournment for dinner the hearing was resumed.
 The first afternoon witness called
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