Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-05
ECONOMY WITHOUT TIRE APPEARANCE OF ECONOMY.

APPEARANCE OF ECONOMf.
 Last Sunday some person connect-i ed with the railway operations of this vicinity was derelict in ,he obligations they owe to the public.
 Without any public notice, trains numbers and s on the Southern "a | cifc R. R were discontinued, the bus l mess of the line being assigned to trains 9 and 10 Of that system. The business between points On the E. P. & s. W. R. R., particularly from Doug las, Bisbee, Naco Canaaea and the county seat must amount to some thing to the line. The connection for "Bisbee Road" passengers has been No. east bound and No. west bound. In other words. passengers, for instance, from Bisbee left here al 6:25 D. m., arrived at Benson q D. m. and connected with number 2 on the s. P, leaving there at 1O:55 p. n. for Tucson, Maricopa, Phoenix, Los Angeles and coast points. This made their arrival at Tucson at mid night, at Phoenix the following morn ing at an early hour, and at Los An geles at 6:45 the following evening. Suddenly these two trains are dlscon- tinued on the Espee, yet 10 announce ment is made on the line of the E- F. & S. w, and passengers are permitted to leave their initial points absolute ly in ignorance of the change unt4- they arrive at Benson, there 10 find that they are compelled to lay over night, take a local train to Tue son, remain there for the day, and finally the next evening after leaving nome or the point from which they started, take train for Phoenix or any point west of Benson. This is all wrong. The railway officials have duty they owe to the F-5lic, and that Is to impart the fullest information they possess to travellers. particularly as to important connections, such as the Southern Pacific at Benson Bis bee and cities along the line of the E. P & S. W. R R. are growing in i'm portance. are visited now by large numbers of travelling and business men to whom time is an object, and the cost is so little in comparison with the accommo5 ations furnished and the rates charged or fleight, passen- gers and excess baggage, that the full es. possible Information should .e given to them in order 0 expedite the business of busy people.
 On this very subject il will be very hard to clearly explain the science oi railroading. that upon the grounds of economy. annuIs two important trains such as are, or rathey were. numbers 2 and 8. and then run numbers and 10 in two and three sections, from twenty minutes to three hours apart, load up an already heavy train so that no engine in the world can make her running tune. to carry straggly few tourists in through cars at min imum through rate of fare from East ern points. when they have the oppor- tunity and avail themselves Of that opportunity 10 soak" their local traf- fic five cents per mile, and then make them suit the railroads convenience to carry them, lay them over at 1n- convenient stopping points and hand it to them, untii they say they like it.
 It is a pleasure to state. however in this connection, that the officials of the home road have realized the situation. and We are told are figuring on g new schedule tLat w. remedy the situation, and it is not cut oi place to say thIs can not come toe soon. It is also suggested that pub lie notice by placard be given in the stations when important changes are made in connections, such as referred to above so that the public may b. advised of what they may do. as there appears 10 he sort of secret society existing among the agents 70 keep l; as silent as possible, any information about trains, and for fear inc travel may become advised of that they should know