Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
THE SENSIBLE VIEW.

On, Moline citizen Cantradiets n
statement That Electric cars are
Too Fast and Holds the syndicate
Is All Right.
In Thursday evenings Moline Dispatch
appeared statement from a correspon>
dent that the way the electric csrs
whiZzed through the streets was an out
rage" and also attacked the tri-city
company for not putting proper guards
on its cars. The latter complaint was
all right, and as soon as the rea ranges
ment of the Moline avenue car houses is
completed SO that the cars can be accom-
modated with the guards they will, no
doubt be provided. The guards came
with the cars and it is probably the in
tention of the conpany-at least 1t should
be to use them.
However, the person who made the
complaint in Moline about the speed of
the electric cars was very likely one of
the same people who less than a month
month ago were condemning the horse
car transfer at the Moline end, urging
the council to insist that the electric cars
be put on. Now he has got his wish and
the electric car is too swift for h;m That
he does not voice the sentiment of the
more sensible eo2le of Moline, no viewer,
is shown by correspondent in last
piuhf'c his no tnh hn cave.
l read in last nights issue of
your paper a contribution. the substance
of which was a straight kick at the elec.
trio street car syndicate. Now who, in
our little city, but must admit that we
have been greatly benefited by this very
company If there be any such lust let
him turn back in his diary, say 10 years,
when the SO called street car connection
with Rock Island was controlled by local
capital 1t then took about an hour of
riding in a little ''bob-tsiled," dirty car
to make the trip, and you paid 10 cents
for the privilege. The fare is now re-
duced to one half and the time to one
third, and you ride in far more pleasant
car. If we move along too fast for your
contributor, he had probably better go
where the procession is slow enough for
him. The most of US undoubtedly want
to keep within hearing of the band wagon.
True, there are times that things occur
through the negligence or csrelessness of
employees that are unpleasant for the pas
sengers, but are they more frequent than
of old, when compared with the sddi-
tional number of employees? Then, too,
it is the experience of the writer (and he
has used the line great deal during the
past fifteen years, much of that time
going daily TO Rock Island), that the best
way to right such matters is to bring
them personally to the notice Of the man.
agement. This can easily be done if you
ride enough to pay You for bothering
yourself about it, and it can certainly
leave better feeling on the part of those
who are serving US.
The writer. who has no interest in this
matter further than desire 10 see all
possible progress in our community,
would like to know if there is anyone
that agrees with him?
To these remarks the Dispatch adds:
The letter above seems 10 reflect the
majority of public sentiment in Moline.
The people are few who believe that the
cars are making faster time than the pub
lie convenience requires. The average
man or woman of today rides not as
pastlme. but in order to go quickly. The
rider desires to make his trip with the
best speed attsinsble with comfort and
with safety to himself and for the general
public. So there is no general complaint
in regard TO the rapidity with which the
syndicate cars travel.
On the whole, Moline is in hearty SYM
patty with the syndicate people. giving
them credit for great enterprise, and
recognizing the fact that they have suffi-
Gent faith in our future to spend money
here that they cannot expect to get back