The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-16
TWO RIDES FOR A PENNY.
The City and Suburban Goes The COL
Inns Line One Better.

aksr Streets and a Half Cent Fare
When Tickets Are Purchased-The
Electric Railways Cut on the Belt
More Than Meta Probable Cut to
Penny on All Lines in the City-NIr.
Hartman Says lie Means business.
Two rides for a penny. That is the
status of affairs of the street railway war
now. President Johnston Of the city and
Suburban railway made a telling reply
to the reductions announced by President
Collins in yesterdays Morning News.
As soon as President Johnston got hold
Of the Morning News yesterday morning
and saw what reductions had been an
nounced by the rival line, he at once set
out for the corner of Barnard and New
Houston streets and instructed the little
lady VINO has been selling tickets at
Griet's store at the rate OF two for cents
to Immediately begin selling them at two
for a cent The tickets are sold on The
came condition as heretofore, one ticket
being good for the trip down town and
the other returning-both TO be used on
the day of purchase.
President Johnston then returned to his
Office, and after considering the subject
decided to make the fare on all the lines
under his control. except where tickets
are sold, i cent. This order goes into eff
feet to-day, and means that the fare on
the Whitaker and Abercorn line and the
Liberty street line, which has been 3
cents for some time. will be 1 cent to-day
and hereafter until further orders.
Another reduction which has been made
is on the 'Jesup short or the shuttle
line from Bun and Best streets to the
Second street depot. Round trip tickets
h9Ea haaD GHf8 mr.
time al cents, with transfers at Second
street. President Collins yesterday an
nounced that two tickets would be sold
for cents on the belt line one
being good each way from Bull and Best
streets To-day President Johnston an
nounces that two tickets will be sold
Tor cents at Bull and Best streets,
one good on the down trip and one re
turning over the short line.
President Johnston has got his blood up,
and he intends to make the fight just as
hot as he can. There is going to be no
schoolboy whining on cur side" he said.
I'VE are in this fight TO stay and to fight
hard. If the Electric Railway Company
reduces its fare to ! cent on the Price
street line we shall probably put tickets
on sale at n prominent point in the city
at the rate of two for cent, good on any
of our lines. -
Are there any further reductions pos
sibleY" inquired the reporter.
"Oh, yes" replied Capt Johnston. 1--WE
shall probably ride people for nothing
next Instead of having a regular fare
then We shall simply have the conductor
pass around the hat occasionally. People
who patronze the line frequently would
be ashamed not to contribute something
occasionally, and we would soon educate
them into the habit of giving just as
they do in church. This is no joke"
1t is evidently war to the knife and
knife to the hilt. While the railroads
may suffer somewhat, the people will en-
JOY the boon of cheap riding The re-
duced rates on the Electric railway lines
caused largely increased travel on the
lines on which the reductions were made
yesterday. On the Barnard street line
the cars We're crowded nearly all day,
car frequently having forty to fifty pas
sengers on board. The conductors re-
ported that their cars were carrying four
70 hVe times as many passengers as be-
iofe the reduction was made Some Of
this travel, of course was taken from the
West Broad street line of the City and
suburban and some from the Whitaker
and Abercorn line. Conditions will be re-
versed to-day with fares at ! cent on the
latter line and half cent if tickets are
purchased In spite of the cool weather
the cheap fares will very Likely cause
heavy street car travel
President Collins of the Electric Rail
way Company was seen by a Morning
News reporter and informed of the re-
auctions made by his competitor
1T is just as l expected" said Presi
dent Collins, and what is more it is lust
what we want. We are glad to have our
rivals ride people for half a cent"
will you make the fare on the Price
street line one cent now?" he was asked
i cannot say what further reductions
We will make just now" was the reply.
q MI vol
the thing works"
Mr.. j. n. Hartman, who has been d.
recting the fight from the side of the city
ana suburban railroad, was seen last
night. He said:
The city and Suburban in this fight is
SIMPLY taxing care Of itself, and doing
what anybody else would do under the
same circumstances We did NOT begin
the fight and we do not propose. now.
That we are in 1t, to let it drop. The Elec-
trio railway people commenced this game
OF cutting rates some time last spring
or the latter part of the winter and we
have simply met them by the Same or
further reductions, which we propose to
keep up. The rate cutting was begun bv
them, ard we followed. If they do not
Ike 1t, they have nobody to thank but
themselves. l am glad at any rate that
the public in Savannah is getting the
benefit. The City and Suburban is more
other
crowd, anyhow. The entire issue of the
City and Suburban bonds is owned here
in savannah by citizens and charitable
institutions. But a large proportion of
the bonds of our opponents is owned in
Nashville and other places at a distance.
Our lines were laid down first, and we
are the best located for the convenience
of the public. The Electric railway peo-
pie in many instances came along and
paralleled our lines, and then commenced
the rate cutting, as ! have already stated
we did not want war and were ready
from the start to agree with the Electric
railway people. We did agree with them
last November. An agreement was en-
tired into in writing, signed by Mr. Par
sons and myself representing the City
and Suburban's interest and by Mr.
Wrenne and Mr. Collins, representing
the Electric railway interest. II was a
fair and liberal agreement and settlement
Of all differences. When Mr. Collins and
MIR. Wrenne got back to Savannah they
reported that their board Of directors
had repudiated IL. We were surprised
because Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Wrenne had
represented themselves to us as being
authorized TO act''
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