The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-20
indianapolis, Indiana,
January 10, 1925.

Dear Sir:
me- as a taxpayer a operator to make
explanation my position and commercial
Operator heard
investments buses and bus terminals at this
probably all operated in the
which will the records
Of the State Of Indiana this year
through my company have worked with and through
years trucking operations from Massa-
Missouri positive that myself
people serve never were benefited one penny
much higher to take OF legal
counsel which we were forced to constantly employ
It is my opinion that we have had about enough commits
the good business in
today The public certainly realized from the continued
various by various utilities that controlled
by commission that costs have mounted under commission con-
sister and buses under
control. viii show that they have
pended much they have collected to this
operators complying with the law,
because it is impossible.
At this time don't believe it possible to find FIVE
who enough industry
good; naturally happen If
placed very It?
would think of putting bust
under the commission which little
about operation isn't that what would happen
placed a commission
have said before have had considerable experience with
missions selhshness hatred interests and John
Does brotheraw want the privilege which
naturally John Doe being the commission, his friend
somebody suffers, gets special privileges
public cheapest
possible competition and
bus afraid be thrown into the
pen competitors
terurbans-n you'll leave OF minimum which
will course public
higher rate minimum rate that will
charge 1920 between Indianapolis Richmond instead
$780, possibly
those lines but at the of the public
why commission? If as a operator can't agree with com
mission realize would take the would
settle anyhow why not write these them record
judicial machine regular way. or
I'll admit that the public
neither win extra easy
less this poor public that they're talking about being
would get the advantage of saving their money.
Our United States Supreme Court has already in many in
which would you records
how far State could its making power
those decisions just recently handed which plainly
that State legislate
carrier list that is for The
powers power
and taxing Justice Butler
the late decisions plainly said that police could
be extended SO far as to fetter or obsuct
Now, with this being States court record what
hope accomplishing anything putting
the PUblc Service, any commissionf
We. bus operators. do police safety
dinance stgiety applied neither high
for the damage which
the public ask. under the circumstancesi
The State of Michigan getting defeated
trying do the thing that peo
with at this time
Now, 1t is opinion operator the taxpayers
relieved they with
reference building roads the responsibility upon
who them that bus willing to
abide by.
public also Safety and police
protection and that certainly ap
of
don't of this muddy camounage that is
being saturated into system under the
Service State Highway Commission Utilities
who stands behind proposition and
know that little publicity today was
by that crowd
opinion that the public going benefit by little
free competition instead Of
moRopolizing it by tying
AS said before perfectly willing by any
fair but not willing thrown pen with
lot of bulls bigger than both
tied not adverse legislation writing
explanation Of what would method
from which viii benent tied up in less
thirty from into effect il It
carried Of the restrictions regulations that have
talked introduced State and the
public would suffer for the Of the money
well know for more than two until another Legislature
would meet