Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-08

continued without change until Feb.
/ 17th. 1908. when the IU:I5 p. II. boat
leaving Newport News was discon-
time d, so that the last one then left
[ at S:45 The sche lulp OF Feb. l.'h
remained in effect until well into the
spring.
! Under The schedule 10 which the
pIblic is now restricted for travel ~
! tween the Norfoik,PortSm month side OF
| Hampton Roads and the Old Paint
Newport News Side the last boat
leaving Willoughby for OLD Point con-
| meets with the Oil Point Express lcav-
! ing Norfolk at ) p IT. This is Slb
stlntially the same As last year: but
| it will be noticed that the last boat
leaving Old Point for NoriO NV
leaves an hour earlier than during
the winter of 1908. Within that ok
ira hour a great deal may h" done.
and II means much to the public. The
change in the Newport News schedule"
Is still more serious. Until Feb. 1Ith.
1908, a Eoat left Pine Beach for New
port News an hour and half later
than new: and Until the same da;e =
beat left Newport News for Pine
| Beach at 1Oi5 p. m, whereas now
the last boat for Pine Beach leaves
| Newport News a, p. m. This il 4
! difference OF an hour and hat. one
| way and nearly FIVE hours the other
! way in the schedule for this year be-
tween Norfolk and Newport News IS
| compared with the schedule up to
Feb. 18th. 1908.
And the fact that the Newport
News schedule was less favorable TO
the public AZ night after Feb. 18th.
1905. until we'll into the spring than
II was before Feb 18th. would not
seem TO auglr well for the hope Of
the Cnmpcnv that the schedule pre-
| cCdinC the present one will T. restor-
lea by March list 1909.
1t may be that the Ira c:ion Com
| pany does not find it profitable during
4 few NJ nths Of the year 10 maintain
an evening schedule across the
! Roads But the Company has duty
TO thu public. II is public service
corporation and is supposed to cater
to the reascna bic convenience and
necessities OF those it serves ard
be willing :, let some OF tine profit
on the warm We ather travel 2CrosS
the RoaiS go towards maintaining a
reasonable schedule in the winter. II
public service corporations cut Gu all
parts OF their service which do not
happen TO pay. We Should have
mess. indeed.
| To put tn. case in another way.
there ere some people who use 4
line all the year round: others use II
Il rso:v
hose others come in. the trafic. of
coIrs,. pays the lire better: hu; shall
not the regular and steady users have
any consideration because q their
constant patronage
Withou, any disposition 10 af!ict
The Traction Company unneccss ariiy.
We feel that we shouid be rsmiss liz
our duty 10 the public IL We did not
say that IL is all wrong that thor"
should az any season b" No regular
communities ton between the Norfolk
Portsmouth and the Old Foin'-N.N
port News side Of Hampton Roads al
ter Dightfall
This Is the second city in the Stat"
ia poin, Of population. AMI Newport
N5ws Of the last ccrsCs waS tn"
third. Tho service maintained hv the
Traction Company across the Reads
is in eject the ferry sySt"m ug"n
which two hundred thousand p"'pl"
arc dependent. W. az. behird IN"
times when VIC provide no regular
~. rs VII rchv person can travel
between the Two sid's Of IN" Roads
until reas2 naIiy late a. EiCht.-N"r
folk Landmark.