Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Mayor, Councilmen and
Other Officials
Aroused
Chamber Of Commerce Leaders Hope
to See City Take Place In Ranks
of Progressive Munich
paIites
J. j. f.s..EsNH

Among the scores of letters which
are received daily commencing Th'
Herald for championing the people:
campaign for night cars are a number
of poetical efforts. The following con,
tribution, which was addressed to an
other department, is so exceptionally
good it is used here:
Our Unpopular Song Contest
Entry No. 14-w. C. Whitney.
JUST A LITTLE oWLET CAR, AND
YOU"
Out here in Los Angeles things go with
Building lots. hotels and high sky
scrapers;
Franchise grabs get called, councils
Scraps develop zen among newspapers.
Shriners come our way times will sure
Most things are all right. but ones
amiss-
Come with me away. friend, just let me
Softly, gently, kindly, whisper this:
CHORUS
We don't need little cozy corner;
We've no use for hammocks built for
We have plenty palm trees, tall and
shady,
We have no use for birch canoe;
We don't need u franchise on the river,
We don't care for "Scotty' to go free;
All we need to put us up in first-class
style
Is owl cars. run all night for you and
me.
Personally I would like to see ar
owl car service established" said a
Pacific Electric official yesterday, "but
such a thing would be out of the
question on our interurban lines al
present. I believe that they could be
made to pay on the city lines but.
don't know what Mr.. Huntington
thinks about 1t.
"I realize what great benefit II
would be to the people of Los An
geles and I believe that the time is
near at hand when they might make
the experiment
"The street railway companies want
to do all they can to help make the
fiesta the greatest event that has ever
been held in the west and why not
make the experiment during that
week?"
Is this not good suggestion? Could
not the railway companies accommo-
date the people during this coming
great event and at the same time make
a practical test as to whether an owl
car system would be good move
financially.
Many Have Been interviewed
During the past two weeks more
than fifty representatives have been
interviewed and but two have been
found who opposed the scheme. Inter
views have been sought from people
from the mayor to. the day laborer and
all have been able to give some logical
reason why these late cars should be
put into service.
Some of the people who have been
seen stated that the cars would per-
sonally benefit them but little, but
they have been quick to realize the
fact that these late cars mean muct to
the laboring man.
Trolley magnates have heretofore de-
clared that the expense of keeping the
power on all night is far greater than
the traffic would permit.
At the present time this Is not so.
The power houses on most of the lines
are never shut down. The power must
be kept on late in order to run the
"hobo' car on some lines to take the
men home after they are through work,
and must be on early to run the car
that takes the men to work.
Still Another Suggestion
Very few nights pass by during the
year but what those going home at an
early hour in the morning will see
the work trains moving and find men
at work in various places. The power
must be kept on to move the work
trains and to. furnish light for the
workmen.
But even If the power Is shut of.