The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

possible thereby. My vote is to retain
the gates.--W. g. Crane.
vote for having the gates removed
from the streetcars because l think they
are q hardship and don't believe that
all the people should all the time endure
hardship in order to make anything alb
solutely foolproof.-N. Z. Fahlgren.
!. ride down town twice day on the
plymouth car, leaving the car at First
avenue s and Fourth street. I will ven
ture to say that one-third Of the motor
men on that line bring the car to a full
stop before turning down Fourth street,
to adjust the switch, and no bell signal,
even when two or three times repeated,
viii induce them to open the gates until
after the car comes to a full stop around
the corner on Fourth street Take off
the gates.-Somebody's Stenographer.
/ have always had 1t in for those gates
and hoped as the city grew larger and
travel increased they would be ruled out
OF existence. I live In Seattle, where
there are no such hindrances to travel
and one can get off at any time There
are very few accidents and the cars
make better time.-L. E. s.
have moved to Kansas City, where
they do not have gates, and realize how
greatly the public needs every protection
the street railway company can give.
could unquestionably be avoided If the
cars were amply equipped with safety
appliances.--A Nonresident ~
Inc case of keeping gates closed in
handling state fair and football crowds
Until the cars are brought to certain
point, and thus increasing the crush, Is
a nuisance, as Mr.. Owen states, but, as
he also admits, it may be due as much
to thick headed operation as to the
gates Whatever Inconvenience they
may sometimes cause, the gates are un-
z. P. V. .s
better gate than we have now and
one easier handled, I believe, is what
we need.-Subscriber.
Keep on the gates, provided the man
agement will strictly enforce a code OF
rules which means the immediate dis
charge Of a conductor If he does not
always and continuously obey the order
viz, to stop the car on each side of
every avenue or street at all intersections
In the downtown district for passengers
to get off and on.-R, B. Tomlinson.
In a big city like ours it saves time
to get on and off cars without gates and
people would not be obliged to wait until
the motorman gets ready to open the
same for passengers to step on or off
cars.--Hugo Heyse. '-
I shall certainly have to send in my
vote as a protest against the further
using Of gates on any streetcars, be-
lteving with others that they are a nui-
sance and delay to the business interests
of the city,. Ashley Harvey. s.
I was on the platform Of a car when a
lady's skirts were shut in the gates.
The car started and tho lady was only
saved from being dragged along the
street by the prompt action of two men
hurting themselves on the gates and
! springing them open sufficiently to free
the lady. AS to slowness, just watch a
car go from Sixth street to Seventh, or
| take the time required anywhere to pick
up or let off one or two men. Now watch
a car in st. Louis cover the same dis
! lance. There they rarely entirely stop
! for a single man, though they will do sc
| If he raises his hand denoting his desire
| that they should come to a full stop
Hundreds of us daily curse these prison
gates while we watch depart the cal
| to which we wish to transfer as we are
| slowly carried across to the wrong side OF
| the street and perhaps have to recross II
In rain or mud.-A Daily Prisoner.
vote In favor Of gates on the street
cars. I am and have been for years g
| constant patron of the ears and I can
recall quite a number of accidents before
gates were used caused by persons trying
! to leave or board car In motion, but
do not recall anything Of a like nature
since.-J. A. Bachelor. &c.,.