New Britain herald., 1925-05-04
NEW ANGLES IN RNII.-Ri : M.NHI-\ \K1t

wishes 10 go into tho motor bus business oU ,arao sau.s au1 meo,s with the opposition Of a rai'road the warfare is of a d.r,nnt nature tuan when iso.a.rd 1n4cp,mIant bus onn- CTS try 10 battle with tha comblncl railroad anl trol.> interests.
 The struggle of cHs Eas'rra Ma-- sschuscus railway with tH. Boston X Maine oscr 'l- establishment, of q bus routo by Tho <orm.r bo,vc.a Bovon and Lowell uas rcorlel tho pon, whorr tn~ raj,27y line will transpor, tho p4n. crrc of caug, on it's busscs between the two cities. This generosity will con,in4e oo'l the battle is s.t,-4 before t-o Public UuHtjcs Commission or the ronrts.
 The mayor Of Cambridge refused to gran. a permit for Inc stree: railway Dussrs 70 pass through the city, bu, jt se.ms that .n Nassachu- etts a person or corporation who gives a scr,ire free or charge doesn't need a permit. Thus tho ire service started
 The ramjncations Of 'h. ar1um"u's  surrounding the motor oua situation go deeply into the field o. transport tation economics, and after all the pros anI cons are heard, those in terested believe just what they pre- fer to belioye-and their "conclu- sions" in most cases are based upon self-interest or prejudice.
 The mayor of Cambridge, for in- stance, taking Icaf from the sh,at Of economics hcld hy the mayor Of Boston, says the Boston X Maine pays heavy taxes in Cambridge, and that the bussos would pay vastly .rss; hence the railroaI is entitled 10 the city's protection, he ayers.
 This argument IS onc Of tho most common board in connection with motors anI rails, The latter nay heavier taNs8 and mus. maintain their right Of way, while the public constructs the right Of way for the busses.
 The Boston X Maine says the trolley companys busscs womb take the cream of the passenger business between Boston and Lowell, leaving the commuters 10 lhe railroad. The trolley company replied that the buses create new business because people wish to ride in them for pleasure as woI. as fer business and are wiling 10 pay q higher fare than the railroad charges for inc privi- lege,
 The other arguments used ar pretty much inc sane as those in common usag- elsewhere whore the two mod.s O. transportation ha" clashcd.
 A vital ro,o' in t7~ oooro',rS' is that rauroyds nue n'n r.r mitted :o raise their rates so msI that gasouas vehicles aro able te compete with item successfully fol both pas,.ug.rs and short na0 freight. Of coursr tae rahroa Is s"3 they cannot crt along without t'r' high rates, and say they vii. 1a'' to go nEhcrl. .a. competition """ nnucs to g., ,Ia "rream of 'a. business
 Both tho Bosron & Mam. .... ''' New Haycn are 0gn'w- 'Hr os'a" nshment Of p"s arrs ali o''r 'm two systems, It must keyp '.a bso departments o. the '"o fin ra'." busy in the proc,s>, Whuc '"s going on railroads in o'lar rlr'- " of the country aro rp~oI to n" ar tive. but one r.als ronsiI'.a- Y .s of such ar,l,=y taan in Nrw r.. 2 land. whore with r''..S sH"-' closely together tho bus in's 1av q rather cn'icmg hr5.
 Mergers among motor bts o""r are not uncommon, prrsaErn- "T difficulties for inc carriers '"'.0 their onslaughts, In nortam \.' York a number Of mlap,nloa' mo tor bus concerns have marEel an formed a million dollar corporate. and their stock will be disposed O through a Wall street firm. Hst .< the railroads do. Milton dollar bn corporations will be able 10 sl'e ra lines much more of an argument
 While the railroads ani the tro lev interests fight inc bus Hnrs- except where they themselves insta such lines and operate the hate eontraptions - inc public NoHd"' whether the entire oppoEi'ln" by z ' cider transportation syst -ts IS nc