Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
MANY PAID EXTRA FARE.


Conductors and Motormen on the Local
Trolley Lines Wen Remembered,
The conductors p, nntormen on thu
Wilmington City, ington & Nav
Castle, Wilmington y Brandyw,ns
Springs and New Castle a. Delawars
City railways were we'll remembered bv
the travelling public on Monday and
Tuesday, and each man received a
handsome Christmas present, while soma
received several presents, and all ara
grateful to the public for the consider.
alton shown them. "This giving to tina
car men, remarked prominent citizen.
was not an act Of charity. 1t was
simply mark of the appreciation on
which is always shown by the car men.
They we'll earned what they received
and the public was glad of an oppor.
tunity to give some slight reward for
| the faithfulness of the men, 1t we'll
shows the esteem in which the car men
are held by the travelling public and ia
O mark of confidence which the men
appreciate. as several have told me-
Nearly every traveller all day Monday
acted upon the suggestion to give extra
money when paying fare, and that
extra money ranged from one cent 10
81. Each conductor divided the extra
money received by him between himsslf
and his motorman at the end OF the
day. 1t is estimated that over 81, 900
was received on the several lines dur
ing the day.
The lowest amount which was re.
ported on any car was 81, which, di.
vided between the conductor and
motormBn on the car was 50 each. The
highest men in the city, according to
Al, h.
City Railway Go. g flee Tuesday night
we're: Charles Shaffer, conductor, and
George H. Smith, motorman, ON West
Eighth street, who divided $22. 60 Le-
tween them, making S11.30 each. II.
B. Griffith and Walter Carlisle of the
J Eighth street line were second, with
, $40. 66 to divide between them, 80. SO
each. A close third were VIM. Talley,
conductor, and Geo. H. Hall, motorman,
, also on the West Eighth street line,
J who received SIS. 40 to divide betwe' q
them, making 1920 for each one.
Charles Miles, conductor on the Dsl.
: aware avenue line, received SIS, which
was shared by the motorman ON tho
! car, making $3.50 each. The object Of
D the Christmas gift was to give each
l man ON the road money enough to at
: least purchase CHI stmas turkey, and
2 the object was accomplished. The
t average on the West Eighth street,
: Delaware avenue ana Riyerview lines
0 were the highest.
8 William W. Pussy, William Garrett
i and Winfield S. Quigley were among
: the men who especially remembered the
conductors on the West Eighth street
d line. Isaac W. Hallam, the wellknown
& bookkeeper of the Western Union Tele.
4 graph Co. in this city, presented each
9 man on the West Eighth street line
Q with dollar. The men desire to os
/. pecially thank those named. Tuesday
It night John M. Rogers sent s. to the Office
e of the company to be divided among
q the men on the Delaware avenue line
n In addition to the money received, the
j. conductors and inotormen received gifts
!, Of gloves, cigars and similar article,
II from tho patrons of the lines The mer
on all tho lines desire to thank those
who contributed toward their Christ
mas gift and to assure them that th,
good feeling ofithe public is greatly ap
preciated.
10 Tuesday the men received anotha
, treat General Manager Joseph O
q Lugar had arranged that each man OF
= the road should have a Christina
~ dinner, despite the fnct that the,
~ worked during the greater part OF tn
. day. The extra men were on duty ant
u the men On the cars were relieved from
n duty long enough to 90 to the Office o
a, ths company at Delaware avenue AM
y du Pont street, where turkey Dime
~ was served by A. L. Ainscow.