The evening world. Newspaper, September 30, 1921, Page 30

THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1021, FULL PLANS OF N. Y. TRANSIT BOARD the past will help a solution of the | surface lines, 1 have been discon-|mit that it has been large by the Public Service Commission for :The House of Quality: Continued vast a group of properties has |herent financial weaknesses and put £62,667—-that Is, a transfer was {s-| trains and cars and of both time and| 5, In addition to the postponement rily proved a lengthy one, es- end to what remained of profit sued to one passenger out of each|temper lost through the tInhuman|of current repairs to the properties In jally as the commission deter-|taking. None of the compantes has three, For the corresponding GRAND-UPRIGHT OR PLAYER rar} packing of cars, the congestion of|use there has been a general lack of to secure for its guidance | Paid a dividend for three years, with ended June 30, 1 92,683,148 a tion platforms and the physieal| provision for the new structure, | ae figures prepared by its own) the exception of the Manhattan Ele- transfera were collected out | wear and tear of dally travelling ex-| equipment and facilities required to . without dependence wpon ap- | Yated Railway Company, the stock- traffle of 600,258, or one to each! perience, | keep up with the phenomenal increase isals previously mado, whether for| holders of which are paid a fixed ans passenger out of ten. |" 4, ‘The physical properties of many | of traffic or to replace obsolete prop- | fie ei the courts or the companies. | P!a ond \n the form of “rentala’ It Is dificult to reach definite esti-|Of the companies, structures, tracks | erties. | id progress has, nevertheless, | 8°! by the Interborough he mates of the added net revenue se-| and cars alike, In the absence of ade-| heen made. Within a week of takin n Se of the elevated properties; Cured by the surface lines elther|d@uate funds for current repair work, |New Equipment Needed. | _ office the commission a\ and two or three others of minor | organized through the dropping of routes or the| have become badly run down and In iy SutitGnted What fit Bureau of Valuations, employing an | “On*eduence climination of transfers; but the ae: |some Instances are unfit for une, | goit,d® rouRnly eatimated that $15. | an | present problem. years of the | tinued, and a 7 of thome continued, | tinue to protest ite on essit But! the District in ite report to the || Tit may deem pertinent—to secvre, in | war and its aftermath, with the con- | the 2-cent rate is charged. | whatever the saving may be, It re-| Legislature at $10,046,000. Revi The Owner of One of the Wissner | Talrest to the city. element of cost entering into mallroad | were collected on the surface lines| time lost to individual passengers in| item to date are in course of prepara- i | Phe process of initial valuation of | operation, brought to Nent the in-| within @ total traMe carried of 866,-|the tedious business of waiting for | tion. E 4 . Whatever terms it mi) deem | sequent drastic inflation of every) In 1918, 809,973,002 free transfers| mains a poor offset to the cost of the | figures showing the growth of sd | : * ly following the disappearance 4 engineering and accounting start of |, Close countants of the commission, figuring) The amount that It will’ take to] ¢,. f this character. Practical. . : ee some two hundred. Compliations of |! bieflt payments upon stock cain® Qi "ciosely as possible from ‘the data| bring the postponed repair work to | eres © : cent M Feels That Sense of Security That Goes with a Judicious Purchase the cost of the properties comprising | !°P% nd MY : fe Auth Hh pr nee na at thelr command, approximate the|date, with certain rehabilitations, dual system that have been years | [ded debt, falure to pay taxes and total at $9,000,000 annually, chiefly upon the surface lines, was (Continued on Page 31.) 7 Arrears have been brought to date [Other public charges, and 3. Both train and car service, upon @nd with the active co-operation of |ATowth in the arrears of ATY rapid tranalt routes as well as upon| You can purchase any new the companies in the prepa current accounts payable. Tv the surface lines, has in proportion to . D t e ° : Fellable inventories, final figures cov. | Sclated Brooklyn compantes, <ub- the traMe carried been materially re. 4 irec piano in our factory sales- See i roade wil bein hand by the| NAY. flevated and murface, uber An duced urpassin rooms at a reduction of of the year. Peetu: Sauns any A hg In 1918 there were 828,000,000 m a UCT The commission has alao, through| ecember, 1918, and shortly afterward ile operated for the accommodation ro fs Bureau of accounts, made a com-| the surface lines of the New York of ieee than 2,000,000,000 passengers prehensive anaiysis of the finances | Rallways in Manhattan, passed Into During the year just past, with 2,500,- 11 oth in Delicacy and F; ra F t $ And operating results of each of the | th Wane Me Aerae Be in Ganltane 000,000 passengers carried, the car all others cy d Fragrance. ac ory Toads, giving particular attention to AS BL Md LG Ue adk mileage had risen only to 344,000,000. ances Of securitien the plan r reduction in the old basis of service affect, gd vomraltiees of tor Midcant{elther of increasing revenue or of ‘The average of the service, however, Tt Ei A. ae To Hold Public Inquiries. with relation to the results of this mate, separately, the amount of e: It is proposed to ne toad a series |! and the general conditions pense saved by the companies SEALED PACKETS ONLY EVERY LEAF PURE the several companies will be sui ted to further examination in tela- the giving of practically present ability to maintain ade: |REAT receivership on more than one tract creditors. | reducing expense is most unsatisfactory. of public inquiries, the first of which |i. "4 We setae Delt Aadactiea Ld to their affairs, and in particular | versal free transfers, _ have ° systems, basis of | | Me bas haf in conference, from time | heen reached when none of the com- Greased only B per cent, while the l f; R lar Pri to time, the operating officials of each |PAmies—with the single exception of trame increased 2 per cent. rom Negular rrices OMpany likely to be included within the Interborough in its subway divi- The cuts in service vary with dif- { its plan, including the receivers, and |*!0M~18 earning enough, even With ferent hours of the day, and approx!- | l 4 fepresentatives of receivers, of ronds| S8tricted service, to pay costs of mately full service ts still furnished } fm the custody of the courts. It has |°heration and the interest on its debt. by the aubways at least at the peak “ > . conferred, also, with the var - |. in their effort to secure the me of the rush howr. Upon many Indi- y : : mittees and | groups repr joe continued operation. the companies vidual Itnes {here has been an actual A 4 a were turned toward Indirect methods .. oe it | 2 he findings of the commission It would be difficult even to esti- Will pe set for an eariy date, at which | °°)! OWs: as to their attitude toward the plan; |pbroken up. Many of the lines and at which opportunity will be af-|parts of lines, deemed the least forged for criticism and constructive | profitable, have been discontinued estion. In conducting these in-| wholly, while others usly run quiries, the commission, under the| under unified ope for lack law, has all the powers of a com-/of ability to pay renwls, been mittee of the Legislature. jturned for separate operation to the Se eaieaed suet these “public examinations | companies from which they were ve been held, bearing, as they will, | leas < upon matters of Important detail, and Except where required by law, | atl the work of valuation Is"fn-|or“by oyeeial ranchiae ertem, ‘the FULTON AND BRIDGE STREETS ished the commission not under-| tree trans: take to present in complete form|]either b cut out altogether or what might be termed the statutory {are now given only upon an ad- a From the study and Investi-| ditional charge of two cents; with ‘$ between lines have The Only Piano Factory in Brooklyn. Occupies Nearly One Whole Block on Atlantic Ave. from Classon to Franklin Ave. ion already made, however, it has|/the result that former 5-cent fares reached certain definite conclusions |in thes as tc the general form the plan will] into eit take and as to the principles that|’ Of th will underlie it, In its opinion the public interest will be served and its own subsequent labors assisted If the plan, in outline, is presented * without delay for open discussion. re has been no advance pres- ) entation of the plan to any of the ‘companies though their officers were informed shortly after the commis- sion took office that a reorganization as broad as the act indicated would undoubtedly be undertaken. Thet ‘were at the same time informed that » the commission was not disposed to mse the power the act conferred To-morrow—Remarkably Low Prices on The Newest [all Apparel —the entire store reflects marked efforts to meet the demand for lower apparel expenditures! Fur Trimmed Suits | The Newest Coats instances have been turned 10 or 7-cent fares. 2,365 free transfer potn' Do you realize what tremendous advantages we offer piano purchasers by selling Direct from Factory to the Home? The House of Wissner has always maintained its ideal | . to build a piano worthy of the name WISSNER—their enviable reputation, which is sec- | ond to none, is a natural result of their ideal. It means more to Brooklynites because the entire piano is designed and made complete right here—including the case, player action, Our Three Big Specials Drawing Instruments BELOW PKE-WAR PRICES For New York University, Columbia University, Stevens Institute of Tech- nol rvard, He reringetony ty, University Polytechnical," Me+ Institu ; it to false fares as a measure porary ee or to raise fares, Beamer event, unless, after full in- Great fur collars, fur pockets or bande ‘Especially featuring the Bi Sreperation of the, pen iteelt, it bes of fur are the feature—while the mod- “Chappy”—a mannieh Sport WISSNER game clear that other remedies would erate price demands consideration. Coat, styled as illustrated. mot be sufficient. A word with relation to the condi- : This set complete, in 3 715 ; tions the commission finds existing|) yrivet lined poreet rage $ 5 WELTE MIGNON SOTO CIR TA TOYO ITOVAYO ITO TOVITO TOXICON ‘ y aid a better understanding ot z 4 the remédies it proposes to apply: Q LICENSEE 4 The transist system in all of its Reproducing Grand and Upright 4 still suffers, as it has long suf- f IN Pi from the various consequences Ae Ss, bs ‘ianos Beate rat the hampering “condi, NY igs hil Come and_hear Paderewski, Rach- ( ‘ 5 ering condi- ; ; i tions surrounding its operation ha I 4 8 ‘I | maninoff, Godowski and other re- gd aggravated (dine endurance ‘ N | nowned Pianists. yy more recent developments. The \ | OUP PRi|LEG conve: eri Lon companies are not giving the charac-||‘rhis set complete, in ceil ds fail M3 ne y to taeraing the ter of service their franchises and|} velvet lined pocket case. | performance of this remarkable instru- contracts with the city require them to give. It is clear that if present conditions are continued they will re- main without ability either to re- «establish or to maintain such service. There js, of course, no doubt that their plight is attributable in no @mall degree to incidents of their t own selfish and often unsavory his- tory. Revenues that in the past y should have gone into better facili- ties, or into the maintenance of re- es that conservative business ice required, have been pald into ate pockets through swollen or dividends. Beyond question y millions of dollars realized from iGkel fares have thus been diverted the purposes to which morally belonged, Mistakes of the Past. b ‘This was true ten years or more |B So in the case of most of the surface almost none of which has paid ny dividends since. It has been ex- } A strikingly in the recent of the Interborough Company. 10x21 In. Drawing Board, 24 In. Tee Square 12 jn. Triang 8 in. BOxGO ment; for it does do what a living, breath- ing musician does, namely, plays a com- position with every shade of tempo and expression; indeed, it pours forth his very MAMAN nt Eldorado Pencils, e Koh-1-Noor Pencils, Penol .03 per sheet 5% In. 06 per sheet 1,000 Sets of’ ‘Drawihg “Instruments damaged by water, only Da net, Our complete line of all other Drawing Materials at equally low prices Bend for our price list of larger sizes of drawing boards, tee squares, tri angles, ete. Tt will pay you to visit our Store, which is open unti! 10 P.M. every day including Saturday N. Y. Central Supply C () 64 Third Ave, Cor. llth Street, N.Y. in ‘olor Pap 5M 4 GRAND PIANOS New apartment size; occupies the space only of a small upright. Regular price $750. ‘65 bert we = a m4 Or inset slecvesy narrow belts. All silk tined troughout, New brown aliades, Bults of Mochatex, Yalnmm, ete, of Plaid Yo. trimmed with Nutrin, Australie fours and Bistim tn the fash: fan Opossum. or caunliy smart 5 lonable lengths for both sport areas st ot cot | ane ity purposes. Kegian e 4 it; und Girls’ Fall Coats Newest Autumn Frocks f d Andasond Co annul PI A NOS (Sites 8 to 16) (4th Floor) A wide variety of exclusive Street eg ie ae pany a rave and Afternoon models—each al 1s sale, e will make a ~ OVER 200 FINE ret trensn INTHISSALE | Better oatue and most complete varieties are the outstand- a rare value at thie price. PLAYER PIANOS liberal allowance for it and credit the ing features of our girls’ coat collection Our prices are amount on the purchase price of a New consistently lower than elsewhere for similar qualities. 88-note with all of the latest improve- Upright, Grand or Player Piano. ments in mechanism and construction. a Regular price $600. We witl place on sale a large number of pianos with renewed cases and restored $ tone that look like new and are fully | warranted. | The Wissner Guarantee Is Your Safeguard Convenient Payments If Desired WISSNER PIANO WAREROOMS 55 FLATBUSH AVE. crt. cere. 3: BROOKLYN Which Have Been Slightly Used—Many as Good as New UPRIGHTS, PLAYERPIANOS, BABY GRANDS AND PHONOGRAPHS They Have Been Carefully Gone Over and Put in First Class Order. 7 Every Instrument Guaranteed 5 Years UPRIGHTS FROM $120; PLAYERPIANOS FROM $365 GRANDS FROM $595 AT LESS THAN HALF THEIR ORIGINAL PRICES All Well-Known Makes, Including KNABE, HAZELTON, GABLER, BEHNING, ANDERSON & t CO., NEWTON, FRANKLIN PIERCE, WEBER PIANOLA USED PHONOGRAPHS FROM $35: GOOD AS NEW; PATHE, ORANOLA, ANDERSON—HEADQUARTERS FOR FAMOUS BRUNSWICK ame PLAYER PIANOS Now $485, $525, $550, $600, $625, $650 to $850 Heather Polo, Chinchilla, ¥ est shade; Australian Opow in Flvina, every new- » oF French Nutria Cole lars some uateimimed, _fosiouarte. sitractive are new Qt Canton Crepe, Satin Canton, ON YOUR TERMS WITHIN REASON interline only Need and) eill an Trtcattner If you cannot come to our big sale send Name......... Come at Once for the Best Choice Readitsed 1876 291 Livingston Street All MAYS n&bo ee coe tt your name and addr for full particulars. 19.75 25.00 29.75 ery. bapa aor te Yoo