Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-27
TO THE PUBLIC.

There were some enquiries in the Providence
Gazette, last November, for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning why the Citizens Coach Company, cried
down the fare from three dollars to one. in their
line Of sta ses, fr ON Providence 10 Boston. The
queries were not answered by those to whom they
were put but time and circumstances have since
| answered them, to the satisfaction Of the public.
II was not altogether, as was anticipated because
their teams were twOthirds worn out, nor the sixty
six per cent increase OF danger, in riding in their
coaches /; nor was i. wholly because passengers
were treated with much less attention and civility,
at that time, than they were when they paid three
dollars fare No, was because another line of sta
sesca ME on to the road. known by the name of"rhe
BosToN AND PROVIDENCE CoMMERcIAL LINE"
under the immediate care, md direction vi Mr..
AzARIAH FULLER, who . cheeriuily recognize
by. MOS, of the passengers, who have travelled nn
ths road for The last three years, as CAREFUL, AT
rENTIvE, and ACCOMMODATING NAN. The mana
gers OF the Citizens Coach Line, very soon perceiv-
ed, that he not slow la the acquisition Of
friends to paronize his lIne and fearing that their
chance to obge the travelle. to pay them three
| dollars for passage from Providence to Boston
would soon be lost they immediately started an "p-
position line, and gave public notice, that they
would carry passengers TO Boston for one d,ar.
IL they think the public are ignorant Of their oh
ject, they are labourihg under gross mistake
travellers satisfied from their own experience
that it is for their interest and accommodation t.
nave cOnpetltlon III stdXlnS petWSeu tfoNlueuce
| and Boston and where there are two lines they
are prone to patronize that which holds out the
greatest induce ments for their pleasure and con
venIence, much more than they are to go in the
| lowest priced stage. The line which seems to be
under the control Of one Timothy Gay, Esq. Of
Dedham, Mass Ga man with whom it belle, ed
most stage passengers between Georgia anu Maine
are well acquanted) has had five different prices
ia the last three months, VIZ. 3 OO-Sl, ,5O-$2O 90
- $250-and 800. And all these changes, var,a-
tons and convulsions arc in consequence OF the
Commercial line, which continues tn be pa!ronzed
under its original regulation Of S2,5O fare, far be-
yond the fondest expectations Of its owners. The
Citizens Coach or in other words the opposition
cheap line, IN the practice Of leaving all tfeir
passengers at one particular spot, under pretence
thai the price is so low that they cannot afford to
deliver them about town, where they wish to STOP
Is this I'd policy' Will not the travelling stran-
ger avoid this line in future? Did they not pay all
| that was required ofthem? Are they bameable-
and not entitled to the rights and privileges Of stage
oassene gers, because the price is low The Citizen
Coach line, alias Timothy GAY, Esq. of DeLhan,
has this week advertised that they wil bring pas
Sc ger, bound to New York, via Providence
this will suit the Fulton Steam Boat Com
pany, time will decide.) What is this for be
cause three ireighs came in rom NewLon1on, a
lew days since, and wished to take seats IN the
Commercial line TO Boston--l is hoped that rimo-
Thy Gay ,Esq. Of Dedham, will be convinced by and
by that the axle OF the Universe rests not his
shoulders and that wheels roll without his
agency. r