The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-11
A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY.

Editor Providence News:
condition and not theory confronts
the travelling public of the entire section
of the state.
After practically a weeks trial OF i'm
proved facilities, IL is safe to say that an
almost unanimous vote of the patrons OF
the N. X, n. III. q IA. II. n. in the eastern
section OF the state could easily be OBJ
tanned Tor return TO the old method OF
transportation,
The experiment of fattening the pocket
book OF the Union Railroad Co at the ex-
pense or the convenience and comfort Of
SO large a body OF the citizens OF this
state may be satisfactory TO its origina-
tors but Is rapidly assuming serious pro-
portions To the victims.
AZ ~ neither our intention nor desire to
hght the battles OF the Consolidat ted road
except inasmuch assthe necessities of our
case compel us TO join the forces i'm the
demand upon those In authority 10 grant
such rights as Will bring about relief from
'ne present intolerable state OF affairs
III is idle To attempt to fasten the blame
Tor the exasperaVng delays both In the
transit and In starting trains etc, on the
shoulders OF the Consolidated
Patrons OF the road know where to
place H. and 10 IL worse than useless 10
attempt 10 mould their opinions through
such misleading articles as have appeared
oay stter day IN the Providence Journal.
trains are placed I'm the control and man
agement of the Union Railroad Co. M
East PROVIDENCE. until they are again re-
turned TO the control of the Consolidated
AZ the same point, II Is nothing but a SER
les OF delays and management OF ev-
cry description.
Neither train dispa tcher nor ANYONE In
au,hority Is at the starting point OF the
trains IN the city and no Information as
10 which train is which can be obtained
from any source Ii is hit or miss FOR
Fail River and Bristol passengers, and
usually miss.
No pretence OF starting on time Is oh
served and one train tapping on anoth-.
ers time Is calmly dropped altogether
ADDING overcrowdng 10 the other dts
comforts.
The tortuous course. with it's frequent
snort aud sharp turns aud its illy-adspted
rhlls 10 the wheels OF the Cons solidated
ears, over which the l.. Railroad Co in
m Mst IN hauiing the trains makes speed inn
posslple ana safety doubtful. But be-
cause the Union Railroad Co holds the
ifahchlse OF the streets and exactg ftg
pound OF flesh, the travelling public OF the
Nhole eastern section of our state is NM
10 unnecessary expense la various WAYS
anu uhDearable Inconvenience and DELAY
The proposition 10 substitute cars of the
pattern OF the Warwick road should not
De entertained for n moment The siigbt
est sacrifice IA the element Of safety to
say nothing OF comfort. by the use OF tho
hghter cars would Justly meet with "a
storm OF protest from the entire travel-
ing pubtc OF that section
The sum and substance OF the whole
matter Is that the plan under which tho
Fail River. Warren A. Bristol branch of
the Consolidated IS now operated Is inn
practicable and the travelling pubiIc can
expect and will receive little or no inn
pfoVement or redress IN existing rriev-
ances until a better method Is evolved
Rut two plans suggest themselves as a
solution OF the problem ono is an sle-
waited road not necessarily 10 tho I'nion
depot and the other the route Through
India and South Water streets The for-
mer is the IDEAL method and the latter
promises Infinitely better reatits tbon
now prevail or can possibly prevail under
present arrangements hut still omen 70
The ohiection of the narrow width of
south Water street and the consequent
more or less slow rate ~ snoed on this
account Both these alternatives A As un-
dersiood nre = present blocked bv tho
Union Railroad company
lt Il uncomfortable. however that CON
certed ehort Nv 20 large hodv ~
Rhode Island citizens as compriso tho
eastern section ~ our state. an N Whom,
are affected Nv tho present state ~ ar
fairs. should feil ~ redress n brought be-
fore The rrouor authorities perhans our
legisia turc nor Do We hoiioye tbot tb.-
citizens ~ provllonce will ha backve~d
w cXtcndirg a hciping haud throprh thrir
CITY Council or otherwise ne Tho case
may 10 in bringing about rrotlpr solu.
ton Of the present unendurable state @r
aNalrs
The committee rnw az work aud
which it Is understood WIN conn
ptlse representative from an qeotinas
N this mart ~ our state. uin he hesr,,,.
supported aud earnestly ha rkna tip IA az
lt foes. and uith 'he intrlueent earnest
'nf detrrnlin"I eTnrts wiich from So
'er~onpcl 20 f,r "a ls ho"nd in nut forth
work
Ay VICTIM.