The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
CHEAP FARES ARE THE GO.
Some People are Kicking About Them
Though.

Yesterday was a big day with the street
railroads. Savannah people seem to en-
Joy the fight the better the longer it lasts.
The railroads viii find it very hard to get
the fare back to 8 cents when the war is
over should they try it. People who have
been riding for / cent will walk before
they Will pay . again.
The railroads will find It better policy
no doubt to raise the fare gradually. and
then to not over cents. Many people
who have observed the tremendous in
crease in travel as a result Of the cheap
fares are of the opinion that the rail-
roads would find a fare Of not exceeding
3 cents more profitable than a higher rate.
The result of the reduction in fares on
the big belt of the Electric railway TO 1
cent from Bull and Best streets to Bull
and Bay streets was heavy increase in
the travel on that line yesterday. There
IS a large number Of people employed
upon the wharves who live out in Kings
Vile and the southern suburbs of the city.
Intead of walking half dozen blocks or
more TO get l cent line these people viii
now patronize the belt.
There is one class Of people, however,
who do not rejoice over the wonderful
cheapness Of railroad fares. The green
grocers and small tradesmen generally
in the southern section Of the
city are tearing their hair because their
trade now comes down town. When it
only costs cents, or in some cases
only l cent, to make the trip down
town and return, their customers prefer
to patronize the market and the larger es-
adjustments, as they think they can get
better quality and more for their money
than at the small shops in the southern
section of the city. The green-grocers in
that section are wearing very long faces
now. They would get up petition to the
street railway companies against the
cheap fares If that would do any good.
A prominent market butcher has arranged
to Increase their troubles by the purchase
of a large supply of / cent tickets, which
he viii give away to parties buying from
him. Other parties have also laid in
supply of several thousand tickets good
on any line in the city, to be given away
as advertisements.
Incidentally the shoe dealers are said to
be getting up protest against the cheap
fares. They say that when everybody rides
on the street cars there is no wear and
tear of shoe leather and their business
is being injured in consequence.
The motormen and conductors are also
very much dissatisfied with the cheap
fares though they do not express them
selves on this line around the offices of the
companies Their work has been very
greatly increased by reason of the cheap
fares. The life Of the conductor is made
a burden now in the effort to collect all
his fares. The motorman is the man who
really suffers, though. The wear and tear
of nerves and muscle required in stopping
the car for passengers to get on or off on
every corner is very great Besides it is
harder work for the motorman to stop
the car when there is a large crowd of
passengers aboard.
As a result the motormen are completely
exhausted when their days work is done.
There has been some talk of asking for in
creased pay. The boy conductors on the
Electric Railway are kicking, it is said,
because they DO not think they are being
paid enough for the work they have to
do. It was reported that the boys We're
quitting on this account, and as a result a
number of grown men have applied at
the Electric Railway Company's office
for the positions held by the boys at the
same pay, SIS per month. The fact that
there are men who are willing to work at
such wages is proof positive that need
is staring many of the unemployed in the
face, and unless there is an Improvement
in the conditions of labor, there is likely
to be much suffering among the unem-
DlOyed during the winter