Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
M'LENDON BUSY ON
TRAIN SCHEDULES
CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION Is
URGING all ROADS TO PUB
LISH SCHEDULES TOGETHER
FOR PUBLIC'S BENEFIT.


The railroad commission Of Georgia,
according to Chairman McLendon. has
already passed an official order with re-
gard to the publication of railway sched-
ules and is now Involved in an effort to
adjust matters with the railroads enter
ing Atlanta so that a more effective OF
servance of that order may be brought
about than has been recorded heretofore.
1t was along the lines of this same atti-
tude of the commission, for wide publici-
ty to railway time cards, that the Geor-
81 adivison, 7. P. A., and the Travelling
Mems association of Georgia last week
adopted resolutions.
Chairman McLendon calls attention to
an order published in the commission 8
thirty-ffth annual report as General
Order No g promulgated October %,
1907, an excerpt of which is as follows:
"Order further, that all railroad COM
panies in this state, in addition to post
ing at each of their respective depots or
station agencies a printed copy OF their
schedules for all of their passenger
trains to and from said station, shall
also continuously advertise, in some
newspaper Of general circulation in the
communities through which its trains
operate. time table or tables showing the
schedule of it's passenger trains which
serve each particular community, pro-
vided said advertisements shall be paid
for by said companies at rate not TO
exceed the rate heretofore voluntarily
paid for such advertisements by the rail-
roads. not on transportation basis.
In connection with that order Chalr-
man McLendon proceeds to relate that
the commission recently received a com
nlaint from an individual travelling man
regarding the difficulty of learning time
of arrival and departure of trains here In
Atlanta: and that on the complaint so
received the commission has undertaken
to correct matters as best it may here In
Atlanta. The complaint does not apply
to any other city of Georgia
MIR. M'LendOn Talks
eft has all been purely matter or cor
raenondence." saws Chairman McLendon,
who adds that there is no matter before
the commission calling for hearing on
anv point related to this complaint. Inc
commission, he says, has no authority
to order the publication of time cards IN
any particular newspaper, ana II Is the
oDinion of the chairman that this CIR
ci,mstance is responsible for the dissatls-
faction regarding Atlanta time cards.
.,sTba commission has endeaVored 10
bring about an understanding on TINS
particular detail, therefore" says Chalr-
49,, Mol endon. 1.-The railroads have OBJ
served our order, as nearly as we can
learn. but the trouble has been thal wv
~ three railroads would nave llelr
schedules published in one paper two OF
three i'm another and so on, with the re-
s,,It that the hubble has not known where
tn find the particular information
seeks" ..o~,+,o,
RI a letter written by him last SATURDAY
70 g. A. Wickersham, president or the
Atlanta and West Point railroad, and III
charge of the terminal station as
showing what the commission Is Ell
deavoring to do. {. e. Harmon VINO
dtrects the affairs of the union depot,
NAV also be brought into the CORE
snondence in case Mr.. Wickersham calls
mon the commission. But it is believed
tbo+ the whole matter will soon be
regulated to the satisfaction of all
parties.
Letter To Wickersham
FoIIowing is the excerpt referred to-:
81 enclose you on a separate sheet
of paper a condensed time card show
ing the arrival and departure of all
the passenger trains on all the roads
en+ariDg Atlanta. 1t seems to me that
the railroads could all join and print
this schedule in one morning paper and
in at least one afternoon paper or bet-
ter still, in both afternoon papers, and
divide the expense among themselves
either on the basis of the number of
trains advertised or what woula amount
to the same thing, the amount of space
occupied. 1t occurs to me that this
would give the maximum Of tnforma-
ton at the minimum cost.
.'When YOU were in the Office the
other day. my recollection is you stated
that there would be a meeting next
week Of the various lines. l wish you
would at the same C"ne take up with
the lines the subject of the joint pub
LEGATION of a condensed time card such
as suggested. The public is entitled
to knowledge and the rules Of the COM
mission require the publication Of
schedules. Please confer at your ear
Hest convenience with all the lines in
terested, and let me hear from you"