Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-06
Directors Object to Consid-
Grafton of Plan Advocated
in Fare-Raise Hearing.
HOLD COMPANY READY
FOR UNIFIED ACTION
Believe Ladue's Measure Fails to
Conserve Rights and Contains
Unsatisfactory Provisions"

The Capital Traction Co.. at q spe-
cial meeting of its board of directors to-
day, adopted a resolution obiecting to
any consideration of the merger plan
drawn up by the Public Utilities Com
mission as part of the present hear
ing before the commission on Its ap-
plication for an increase in car fare.
The resolution states that the text
OF the merger plan has been considered
by the company and that the plan
does not fully conserve the company's
right. and contains provisions which are
In some respects unsatisfactory, with
out specific reference to which features
are meant.
The company repeated its willingness
to enter merger, but said that such
consideration should not delay the COM
pletion of the present fare case.
Full Text Of Resolution.
The full text of the resolution is as
follows:
BE it Resolved. That the president
be directed to inform the Public Util-
tiles Commission, first, that the Capt.
tai Traction Co. objects to the consider
alton OF any merger agreement as a
part Of the hearing on its application
for increased fare and maintains that
such a matter Is entirely unrelated to
the questions involved in determining
the rate of fare which shall be proper
and equitable under existing conditions;
Second, that while the agreement,
as submitted by Col. Ladue, does not
fully conserve the company's rights and
contains provisions which are in some
respects unsatisfactory, the Capital
Traction Co., because of its strong de-
sire TO assist in promptly bringing
about q merger of the transportation
facilities in Washington, Is willing to
consider the proposed agreement to the
end that necessary notifications pro-
tective of its interests may be arrived
at through proper negotiations.
Provisions Cover Fare Raise.
Provided that such consideration
shall not delay the completion and final
determination of the pending proceeding
for increase of fare"
The resolution was dispatched to the
Public Utilities Commission with a let
ter from President John H. Hanna of
the company. The merger plan referred
TO was presented to the company three
weeks ago by Engineer Commissioner
William B. Ladue at one of the rate
hearings.
Hearings on the request of the Cap
ital Co. for an increase will be con-
tfnued before the commission at 10
O'Clock Monday, when Peoples Counsel
Ralph B. Fleharty and william NICK.
Clayton, counsel for the Federation of
Citizens Associations, will be given an
opportunity to present evidence. What
evidence, If any, these will present has
not been announced. The car fare case
Is expected to close, as far as the COM
mission is concerned, next week, al
though any party at interest dissatisfied
bv the finding Of the commission may
take the case to the District Supreme
Court and eventually to the District
Court of Appeals for review.
Yesterday afternoon the case of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. was
closed by examination of its president.
e D. Merrill, by the commission and
cross-examination by Mr.. Clayton. Mr..
Fleharty. through his assistant, j. Louis
Martin, announced that he did not wish
to crosS-examine Mr.. Merrill.
Plan Bus Extension.
Mr.. Clayton asked Mr.. Merrill in his
cross-examination If the fact that the
bus company was owned by Harley P.
Wilson, a director of the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. and in the
North American Co., had any bearing
on the fact that the bus company had
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