The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-05-04


mitted without additional charge. It
| is immateria1 under this section
whether the transfer be arranged
through instructions to the conductors
or by printed slip, which is merely
an evidence Of the right. The actual
transfer without charge is the real
thing reserved. It is no more incum-
bent upon the railway company to
provide printed transfers than it is to
provide printed tickets or receipts for
the cash fare which the3 passenger
pays.
81 am also Of the opinionsthat where
as in the present case, the Railway
company puts on an extra car for the
accommodation Of the public, which
under the system as sit exists cannot
possibly make a connection at the
meeting point of the cars SOFAS to eff
feet transfer to Eanother car, it is
sufficient for the company. to give an
opportunity to all citizens to secure a
continuous trip with transfers by
waiting for the regular car instead of
selecting the extra cars notice being
given as in this case that such cars
are special, and that no transfers can
be given to one riding on them, and
the taking Of the regular car involv-
ing no additional time to the passen-
ger in reaching his destination.
"The above con1usionlin made per-
fectly obvious by the explicit lam
guage of the section that the single
fare is for ''any continuous and regu.
lar trip and is not intended to apply
to extra service for special occasions
in which it is impossible to have a
continuous and regular trip for the
extra cars.
From the above it would seem that
the Railway company is well within
its rights, not only legally but moral
~, if it sees fit to operate the road
without the use of transfers slips,
which, if illegitimately used, would
subject the Railway company to loss.
The present method of operating
the cars was well thought out before
the road was put in operation, for it
not only gives to the citizens all the
rights called for by the ordinance
with the least inconvience to them,
but also gives this service without
jeopardizing any of the receipts Of
the Railway company, which might
be jeopardized by the il1egitimate use
of transfer slips if placed in the hands
nf i1t1ccrt1n171nt1S norcnnc
You certainly will not argue that
such persons should have the opportu-
nifty to so abuse the Railway COM
pany's rights, and if the Railway
company is now giving to the patrons
ali the rights called for by the ordi-
nance feel that your sense of fair
ness should cause you to change your
present attitude toward the Railway
company.
Judging from the articles appear
ing in your paper, some of the patrons
of the road feel that their privileges
are usurped by their inability to
transfer from the special cars, and I
would call their. attention to the fact
that no time would be gained by them
in case they were supplied with trans
fer slips from special cars, because
they would have to wait at the square
for the first regular car bound for
their destination. In other words,
patrons who desire transfer privileges
should take the regular cars from
which transfers are always given, for
by SO doing they lose no time.
The Kenosha Electric Railway COM
pany stands ready always to meet the
council of the city and it's officials half
way on any fair issue, and is also
ready at any time to make fair traf-
fic arrangement with any road that
may desire to have it's cars enter into
or pass through the city of Kenosha,
for it believes that in so doing it can
best serve not only its own interests,
but also the interests of the city Of
Kenosha.
Very respectfully yours,
BION J. ARNOLD.