Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-29
Mr.. Bransford Says That Law
ContempIates That Company
Issue Slips Any Time.
SENATOR LAWRENCE'S VIEW.
Says Rule Becomes Illegal When il
Takes Away from Passenger the
Right 10 Transfer.
Enie. menie. mlney. mo.
Jump on the conductors toe.
Get a transfer, let him 20,
Enie, menie, miney mo.

'Ai's iueine' nllueN, mo.
The verse is a contribution from a
Salt Lake streetcar passenger. who de-
clares that he is training himself to
live up TO the new transfer rule by re-
citing 1t three times before the con
ductor gets to him, and then putting It
into practise 10 make sure of obtaining
the proper amount Of mental concern
tration at the psychological moment
when it is possible thus to obtain n
precious punched piece of paper al
lowing a passenger to continue on his
way over the city without paying dou-
BILE fare
The new rule has been in effect now
for 8 days, during which time an old
public practise is being forgotten in
a new one. and passengers are receiv-
ing an excellent training in mind con-
centration.
Are you a genius? The latest synlp-
toms are that YOU pay two fares TOR
every car ride over more than one
line The absent-minded are the VIC
TINS under the new rule, while those
that pinch their nickels and look the
conductor straight in the eye when they
pass them over are the winners. Pro
Nlous to Jan. Is, the company was
said to be losing many fares through
people taking advantage OF the lib
eral transfer system. Now a special
tax to reclup these losses is levied
against the mentally unalert-
Witness a few cases from the col
lection OF hostile reports of expert
ences with the new rule:
\ University student was riding to-
wards the University on a car which
required him to transfer. Incidentally
he was busly at work in a trigonom-
etry lesson, with his little green slip
Of paper emitting him to ride at school
rates, protruding as usual from the end
of his book, between the leaves. The
conductor as usual gathered 1t in, but
did not as usual hand him n transfer,
under the ancient understanding by
which his needs were guessed at.
\ minute later the student was alert
to his loss II want transfer" ne
said to the conductor, whose back was
now turned. Naughty disdain was all
he encountered. He followed the con-
ductor to the rear end of the car. and
said again that he needed q transfer
You should have asked before l col
lected the next fare" was the sum
total of the satisfaction possible to
gather in.
Musicians, artists even newspaper
men. are among the most frequently
"stung" for having their mind off the
conductor at the proper moment 1t Is
causing a good deal of discussion on
the new rule. Most people favor II as
a convenience. but want 1t to serve
only as convenience instead of bar
locked law.
MAYOR TRANSPORTS VIEW.
For instance" said Mayor Brans-
ford this morning, 81 feel that the law |
that the company issue |
transfers, not that it seeks ways to |
avoid their Issuance | feel that |
passenger is entitled to transfer and |
that the city has a lively interest in |
rule that is enforced so steadfastly |
that II cuts out the right of any con-
siderable number of people to get |
them. A liberal construction on the |
rule would make it an excellent one,
since IL does the business between con- |
ductor and passenger at one hearing.
But when a passenger overlooks the
chance 10 demand his transfer, or
changes his mind, he ought 10 have the
right to ask and receive one up to the
time OF leaving the car
For instance, I have nm uptown Of
fee, and an office here in the county
building. ! may board a car intend
ing TO get OFF al the uptown Office, and
therefore may not ask for n transfer
Before arriving there / may conclude
10 go on up home, and / should not
be debarred from asking for one.
think the company win hold view
similar TO this, IL II thinks a little OF
it,"
NEW YORK EXPERIENCE.
From New York comes a definite
story Of struggle there between the
and the public. fought out
finally through tho public service COM
mission. a rule identical with that in
salt Lake was put into force. with
the business purpose OF saving money
from the forgetful. a New York law
yer here on a visit, declares that tho
final ruling was that tho rule stood
20 FAR as its conveniences were con-
nerned, but that a passenger asking
ater was entitled to transfer, ana
he conductor must ask him II he want
I'd a transfer on payment of fare, in
stead of leaving the initiative to the
PASSENGER.
BY SENATOR LAWRENCE.
In salt Lake the practise Is growing
Of demanding transfers whether want
ed or not. II consider the new rule"
SAID state Senator George n Lave
renee, AN excellent one go long as Il
Is not enforced to It's possible limits
where II becomes Illegal In that II
takes away from the passenger tho
right 10 a transfer, More and more
such problems are teaching the peo-
pie 10 demand some means Of control
hy which they can seek redress. Al
present they perhaps have no grlev-
ln'tS SERIOUS enough TO make any gem |
oral move, but In other cities, such
rules have called public ,scryioe com
into being, ana these commits
slnps have Ocsn clothed with consid-
cradle power, The recent agitation
for n railroad commission had ts be-
ginning In popular discomfort through |
the inability of the people 10 reach
any central body with their COM
plants, Personally / am training
myself TO get n transfer under Tho
new rule by always asking FOR one
when ! pay my fare, whether ] want
n or not In the hope ~ making the
process OF asking Tor II automatic"
CITY ORDINANCE
The city ordinance under which the
company at present operates contains 1
a clause, allowing The city a general
police jurisdiction over the company.
II follows:
Section Y That in the construction
and operation Of said railway the said {
Irantoe and It's successors ana assigns J
'hall al an times conform 20 such or
finances rules ana regulations aa have I
leen or may hereafter be- adopted hy q
he city council NJ said city In relation y
% operating railroads or tramWays IN ]
aid city and for each violation thereof I
hoy shall be liable 10 a hne IN any sum {
not exceeding 500 Provided, that moth I