The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
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General Manager McIntire Says He
VIII Act on Complaints Promptly.


General Manager McIntire Says He
VIII Act on Complaints Promptly.
The attention of General Manager Lu-
Glen II. McIntire of the Savannah, Thun-
derbolt and Isle of Hope Railway Com
pany was called yesterday to complaints
that are made by the public about the
service and a change is promised Nc Nc
Intire stated to a representative of the
Morning News that he is willing, and
anxious, to hear Suggestions from his pa
irons, and that whenever the occasion
demands it changes will be made.
Complaint had been made that only the
cars of the E and w. belt meet the last
train from Tybee on bail nights, and that
persons living south of Duffy street, or
in the heart of the city, have been forced
to walk a considerable distance, or else
resort to hacks. Just why the A. and
B. belt was not operated had never been
made clear to the travelling public, and
it had kick to register.
Mr. McIntire has found that the only
switch on the Liberty street line is not in
use and that, too, it is located at Whita-
ker street. He was under the impress
SIGN that cars of the A. and B. belt did
meet the passengers on the Tybee ball
train, and promises that in the future
this will be the case. Instructions have
been issued to clean out the spur, from
Liberty into Whitaker street, and
an effort will be made to
run the cars by This route. A
trial car will be run over the switch to-
day, and If 1t works properly, residents
along the line of the inner belt will find
no trouble in reaching home after mid
night on ball nights. In the event that
the spur cannot be satisfactorily arrang-
cd the cars will be run to Bay street, and
thence into Abercorn and around the belt
This addition will not effect the service
of the e. and W. or outside belt and
will give satisfaction.
Mr.. Mcintyre says that his conductors
were instructed to furnish passengers on
the Whitaker street line with transfers
to Abercorn street, and those on Aber-
corn street with transfers to Liberty.
For some reason, known only to them
selves some of the conductors paid no
attention to this rule. A second order
on this subject was issued to the men
yesterday and has been post ed on the
bulletin board at the power house
Arrangements will be made at once to
handle the crowds which leave the Cast
no. at Thunderbolt, at midnight after
they reach the city. The cars have been
stopping at East Broad and Gwinnett
streets and passengers have been COM
PEELED to walk home from that point. In
side cars will meet the midnight Thun-
derbolt cars and it is promised that this
trouble will be remedied.
The question of establishing first-class
restaurant at the Casino is under advise
ment Accommodations for such a place
were made when the building was con-
strpcted, and 1t is likely that cafe
will be opened in the near future. The
need of such place is quite evident, and
strong pressure is being brought to bear
on the corporation to open a modern
cafe.
Orders were issued by the general man
ager yesterday for the belt line cars to
run on short schedule time during the
hot nights, as late as the travel war
rants. These lines are literally patron
lied during the summer months, and the
fifteen minute schedule, starting at
O'Clock. will be abandoned so long as the
travel keeps up.
The four new cars, ordered several
weeks ago. arrived yesterday and will
probably be in use tomorrow. They were
improperly loaded and the delay was not
due to any carelessness on the part of
the Southern Railway. The cars were
turned over to that company at Alexan-
dria, Va, Saturday night and were rushed
forward, although they could not be
moved on Sunday. Each car is longer
than fiat car and they will be used on
the suburban lines.
In accounting for the large number of
new men on the several lines, Mr.. McIn-
tire said: I'VE never discharge a man
unless we have good reason OF course,
when we find that we are not getting
what we are entitled to we let them go
and hire new men. Naturally, we are
better off with old men, whom we can
rely on, and unless we have a mighty
good reason, we don't gee rid of that
sort.
when we let conductors go we hire
others and give them fair trial Not
every man that we try makes a compe-
tent conductor, and when the green ones
have been in the service for a reasona BILE
length of time, and have not improved,
we discharge them. We are continually
wedding out this class and dsmissing the
man who was not born to collect fares,
and look out for passengers. The men
are impressed with the necessity of be-
ing attentive to patrons, and all COM
plants against them will at all times
be promptly looked into by me.
1T is my desire to give the people of
Savannah the proper service, and the
conductors are given the Instructions. that
must be followed to attain that end. Some
of them will never be able to understand
what an order is, and as fast as we find
out who they are We let them go. FIRE.
quently. no doubt. passengers feel like
reporting a conductor. but for fear that
he will be discharged say moth
ing about the tier TO the
office. They, will, however. talk about
ii among themselves, and on the
streets, and then expect me to remedy
the defect. Unless l am apprised OF such
matters l can do nothing. II no COM
plants are made to me I have no rea-
son to believe that there is anything
wrong. and not knowing of a trouble
cannot hope to overcome it. / am always
glad to make such reasonable changes
as will benefit the riding public
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