Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-06
MORRIS M'CARTY EXPLAINS

EDITOR HERALD: Referring to your
editorial relative to the street railway
service last night from Lighthouse hall,
permit me to make the following explana-
ton: About one week ago a show was
given and that no cars ran ran after it,was
because Mr.. Whitmore the manager
of the hall, had not made the necessary
arrangements. As soon as he discovered his
error he called at the office in FaiThaYen
and we made an agreement by which the
cars would run whenever a show was
given. AT the same time he mentioned the
fact that two shows would be here about
the first Of January, and probably named
the dates. Nothing further was done eX-
cept that got the impression the shows
would appear January 5 and 6, and, Of
course, was in error. Last Thursday |
went to Tacoma and Seattle. arriving
home Sunday afternoon. | found consid-
cradle accumulated work in the Office and
elsewhere on the road, in consequence of
which never read any of our newspapers,
neither did hear anyone u" talk, show"
In fact, l was not aware that show was
in town until the editor Of the HERALD
kindly routed me out of bed at II o'clock
by telephone. (Bv the way, Mr.. Editor,
I'm not from Missouri do occasionally
read little. Had Mr.. Whitmore called
at the office, or sent me word, or even
hung a handbill on the door knob,
would have caught on F" and the cars
would have been on hand at the close of
the performance. When the editor of the
HERALD "rang me out of bed gave
orders to the engineer TO start out two
night men 1--WE employ to repair motors)
with car to Fairhaven, but ii seems
they got as far as Elk street. and finding
ing no one to go, they returned to the
power house.
No one regrets the occurrence any more
than do, and trust the public will not
blame the Railway company. My in
structions from the board of directors are
to accommodate the people whenever it
can be done, and no one will go farther
towards pleasing the public. But the mis-
understandings of Wednesday night are
errors Of memory and not Of intentional
wrong, as some would like TO believe.
When in Seattle and Tacoma last week
inspected the street railway service
there, and / find by comparison that the
people Of Bellingham bay are riding in
better cars, on smoother tracks, and re-
ceive more courteous treatment, taken as
a whole, than are the people of Seattle
and Tacoma. At Tacoma they clean only
two cars nightly out OF twenty five, while
here we wash our cars daily. We meet
likewise on switches with as much regu-
larity as they do. To give this service we
are obliged to exercise the greatest posi-
BILE economy for the reason that the re-
ceipts per car at Tacoma and Seattle are
more than four times as much as are the
receipts on the Bellingham bay system
per car.
1t must be borne In mind that
the manager is doing nearly two mems
work in order to give the people the SER
vice we are giving. The board of direc-
tors, who met today in Fairhaven, feel
and have given very strict orders not to
let 1t occur again.
Should future emergency arise where
cars are wanted, step to any telephone,
ring up the power house, j. E. Baker or
my own residence, and the transportation
will be furnished promptly.
NORRIS MCCARTY,
Manager f. & N w. R'y. Co.