Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-23
Fares Amounting to $542.55
Collected by Lady Conduc-
tors For Y. NJ. c. A.
CARS UNABLE TO HANDLE CROWD
Street Car company's Rolling Stock
Inadequate to Satisfy the Demands
of Patrons-Many Fares Go UncoI-
lected-Cottase Grove Park Grounds
Filled With People All Evening.

high a standard for the street car re-
ceipts for day. in stating that the cars
had taken in as high as $1,000 in one
day, the Railroad Y. NJ. @. A. considers
that it did good business on the oc-
casion of its trolley day." held We'd
nesday. Considering that there was no
attraction to draw the crowds to any
portion of the line until afternoon, and
comparing the receipts of Wednesday
with the actual amount received by the
street car company in any average day,
trolley day., was a success in every
way.
The confusion in the announcement
of the previous highest days receipts.
was made in the record of carnival
week, rather than on one day. The
largest days receipts the street car
company ever had were s456, when big
business was done for an entire day
during the state G.. A. r. encampment.
Wednesday, the young lady conductors
collected $342.55, and business didn't
begin with rush until the middle of
the afternoon.
Mr. w. w. Doolittle, who acted as
general manager of the street car COM
pany for one day, says that he considers
$500 a conservative estimate of the re-
ceipts had the company been able to
furnish a sufficient number of cars.
All that the company had were placed
into service. and yet twice the number
syS,ta 10
handle the crowds. Summer cars that
were filled with people. many hanging
to the sides, could not be looked after
by the young ladies, and many fares
necessarily went uneollected. 1t is es-
timated that during the rush of the
evening hundreds were given free rides.
One car even went out filed, at about
s o'clock. without any conductor
Many interesting experiences wereha
by the conductors, because no change
was returned unless the patrons regis
tered a complaint. The conductors were
instructed to give change if pas
sengers complained, but If they took IL
good neturedly, as most of them did,
polite thank you" and a smile made
up for the change.
The largest amount turned in by any
one conductor was that of Miss Winnie
Cross, who collected si05S in her trips
of two hours. Miss Winifred Cousins
was close second, With $1,000. Misses
Blanche Robinson and Bertha Gray reg
istered the largest amount together
s2l.3S. and Misses Edna Burroughs and
Mildred Thayer second, $l2. Miss Bur
roughs collected the largest individual
fare, So, paid by Cashier P. S. BaIch,
OF the Marshalltown State Bank. Mr..
Balch paid his fare by check, which
was first met by the pretty conductor
with the remark that PASSES don't go
today"
A. E. Wilbur took a novel wav of
making his trolley day" donation. and
it cost MIN nearly $40 to do his riding.
He carried nothing less than quarters.
and every time he rode he gave each
of the three conductors % cents to
show that there was no discrimination.
One man, who could we'll afford to pay
any price to help the good cause along,
offered So bill for his fare, and when
no changeswas returned, became SO fur
ious that his money was returned to
him. and he wasn't charged anything
for his ride.
The idea of trolley day" originated
with w. w. Doolittle, OF Marshalltown
Vinegar and Pickle Company. The ar
rangements were placed in his hands
by the board of directors of the Y. M.
c. a., and he secured the use of the
cars of the Marshalltown Light, Power
& Railway Company, at independence.
General Secretary ]. III. Fellingham
looked after the detail of the arrange
ments, and managed things we'll. SUI
perintendent Hovey gave what assist
ance was needed in seeing that the cars
were operated to the best possible ad-
vantage.
The ladies of the auxiliary, who serv-
ed lunches and refreshments at the
Home grounds, did very well, clearing
$50. This is to be applied to the do
nation of $500 that is to be made by the
auxiliary to the building fund. Out of
association has an expense of $7.26,
leaving net balance of $335.30.
The Afternoon Program.
The afternoon program at the park
drew q large crowd, and proved to be
a delightful one. The feature was the
lecture of DR.. Elijah Brown Jones, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, on
John Brown and His Work Many
who had never had an opportunity to
hear DR.. Jones took advantage of the
excellent opportunity, and We're more
than pleased. ON the musical program
appeared Miss Harriet Carton. of Chi
cago, and Misses Ethel Elliott and
Mary Gilchrist gave readings. The
Soldiers Home band gave a concert
during the afternoon.
Evenings Crowd Large.
Probably one of the largest crowds
that ever gathered on the Soldiers
Home grounds assembled during the
evening the rush beginning shortly
after o'clock and lasting until g. The
band concert which furnished the at
traction, was given in the pavilion in
Cottage Grove Park, and altho it COM
menced at about $50, it was not, COM
pleted until almost 10. The rush for
downtown cars began long before the
concert had concluded and continued
until late in the night. Until almost
midnight West Main street was
thronged by the homeward returning
crowds.