The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
THE STREET CARS.

A Patron Severely Crifieizes the Ser
Vice.
Editor SFhe Advertiser:
Taxing It for granted that you, as
well as all residents of Montgomery,
are solicitous for the progress Of the
city, and as this is largely Influenced
by outward appearances and conditions,
I would ask as favor that you kindly
give the following remarks>a space In
your valuable columns
without a doubt there is hardly an
individual located here for the period
rious Inconvenience, If not financial
loss. through the abominable service
provided by the Street Railway COM
pany: The writer, taking the line with
Capitol Heights. calls attention to the
fact that during the first month OF cold
weather. open cars were operated
strictly along this line Th 1 d Hnese
tions. subjectinE. the passengers, who
had paid their fare for the ordinary
comforts required of common carriers,
to catching severe colds. which, to the
knowledge of the writer. was an or
binary thing. or even worse pneu-
monia.
Of-cour all of this is what might be
termed an old chestnut. However,
call attention to same In order. to bring
things down to this day, and in that
manner, to show that these condi-
the weather or any such fairy tale.
There Is undoubtedly something rotten
in Denmark, and what 1t is should be
ascertained. for; from Az appS nahia To-
cope with It, or will not.
In the course of the past two months
or thereabout. II has been possible only
town under an outlay of something
like one and a half or two hours: ana
very otter more. 1t certainly did ap.
In the AFTERNOON the car would jump
the track as q matter of course, ana
then after waiting patiently for some
forty minutes or more mo fo %en Se the 6ope
Of reaching the car on the way down,
it would be found somewhere on tne
track, and no other ever placed 10 ac
comm odate hose who had TO make
use of that particular line.
Another instance was furnished the
writer in the early part of the week,
when Eaving occasion to take the
Riverside car with party recently
located here, he was furnished for
some ten or fifteen minutes the en-
tertainment of witnessing the attempts
to repair car which was evidently
beyond the aid of human skill. Final
ly we did manage to drag along to our
destination, but we thought 1t saw"
ing of time, as we'll as considerably
pleasanter, to walk back.
In all other cities. with but very
few exceptions of which Montgomery
is one. the city authorities insist that
shelter be erected at all transfer
points as well as at ends of lines.
In some few cases believe this has
been done here. but take for instance
at the end Of the Perry Street line at
West End, there is not even the sign
of any sort of shelter within one block,
and at that on another street. so that
any one arriving there in the rain is
compelled to take his medicine as
philosophically as his disposition VIII
permit, while in either case you do
not escape without experiencing the
delights of a thorough ducking.
1 write this in the hopes that 9TH
ers who have at heart the progress
of Montgomery will consider my EFFORT
as an invitation to relate their expe-
riences, with a view Of placing before
the management Of the railways COM
pany the fact that the public is wax
ing up to the fact that they must have
what other points much smaller IN
population have been enjoying In the
way of accommodations from the street
cars.
In the event this does not answer
the purpose, then a cooperative move
ment, with the support of the city IA
theirs, should be enlisted to bring
strong pressure to bear against the
management. This should secure or
open the way to the public getting
what is Justly theirs.
AS a further suggestion. perhaps. II
would not be a bad idea to have print
ed schedules of the various lines Med
with the cityA authorities to the end
that all serious violations OF the same
should be punishable. This. In all
probability, would give a better In
sight into the causes than is now al
lowed the~public.
Thanking you for the courtesy OF
publishing this. as well as hoping you
will give the support OF your infiu-
entail paper to this movement, l am,
Very truly yours.
Rnherf nuCrOa.