The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-20
is
NOW WAITING.
Union Company Says Nothing
About Free Transfers.
TIME IS GROWING SHORT.
Mr.. Piny VIII Leave This City on Tussaay
Evening NsSl-- Something May Be
Done On Msnday.

Up to the present time the members
of the joint committee on railroads OF the
city council have not heard anything
from the Union Railroad company in re-
gard 90 the trip of research made by the
representatives OF the company, who
left tho city over week ago.
It is generally surmised that these gem
tlemen are stiil engaged in their work,
but there IS every probability that they
will return home this evening, in which
case the Union Railroad company ought
10 be In a position 20 make some state
ment on Monday.
AS a matter OF fact. much valuable in
formation concerning the method OF Civ
ing transfer tickets I'm other cities has
been secured by Mayor Granger. and the
results OF his careful work were given in
The News OF Wednesday last, and It
seemed 10 cover the ground pretty thor
oughy.
Whether the representatives OF the
Union Railroad company have been able
20 secure any additional information re-
mains to be seen, for they certainly have
had ample time 10 do so.
TIME VERY LIMITED.
Those that are interested in securing
city, without any restrictions in the form
OF transfer stations, and their name Is
legion, are very deslrous that something
should be known by Monday, for other
wise there VIII be another long and seem
ingly unnecessary delay.
As is generally known, Mr. Marsden j.
Perry, the vice president of the corpora
ticn. who has the matter OF transfers in
charge, sails for Europe on Wednesday
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his departure from the city no later than
Tuesday, night.
The time thus left I'm which any con-
ference can be held between the mem
bers OF the Joint COMMITTEES on railroads
and Mr. Perry IL very limited indeed, al
though the time Is sufficient II the Union
Railroad company really desires 10 come
10 some definite conclusion In the mat
ter.
As matters stand I hardly probable
that Mr. Perry will leave the city. for at
least six weeks. without some intimation
To the committee on railroads as to mis-
intentions i'm the matter.
w'ILIg MAKE EFFORT.
II is understood that the committee on
rallrosdS Is very anxious 10 have some
thing dcAnite 40 report upon before Mr..
Perry leaves Proyidonce, and there Is no
committee to accomplish something.
II is pretty generally realized that If
nothing is done at present, IL will mean
that the free transfer ticket agitation
will be postponed until next fall. and
probably until after the next city elec-
tion.
MIR Perry. of course. will not return TO
Providence until the middle Of June, and
during The warm weather the city coun-
@f1 t,-fI tnl a 20 m a "a Z
this Importance. These are all matters
that are Of common knowledge. hence the
urgent desire that something should be
done now.
II Is probable however. that the Union
railroad company Is skrmishing tor delay
I'm which ease fl is doubtful If the com
mittee on railroads will be IN position
10 make any report TO the city council, at
least for the present.
BE A MUTUAL GAIN.
Arguments are continually being made
in favor OF free transfer tickets TO be
given by the conductors, as is done i'm SO
many other leading cities, and additional
testimony is coming TO the front To show
that I'm all these cities there has been
gres, Increase i'm receipts since free
transfers have been given
I'm tho minds OF many members Of the
city government who have given The
subject careful study there Is no doubt
that the same thing would happen i'm
Providence. and IL IS generally admitted
that with free transfers street car travel
would be greatly Increased.
In fact. 10 every unprcjudiced observer
Il is patent that there would be a docid-
ed gain. both for the people and the cor
poration. and therefore the delay upon
the part Of the Union Railroad company
in complying with the unanimous re-
quest OF the people cannot be satisfac-
torily explained.