The Detroit times., 1910-03-03
7-F0R-QUARIER
IS BARBOUR PLAN
In Interesting Talk To Wholesalers
He Says D. U R, Can't Give Scent
Fares and Good Service.

'-.he time has arrived when we
must discard politics and personal
prejudice. view conditions In Detroit
as they are. and try 10 remedy them.
said George H. Barbour in the course
of a strong. earnest talk 70 he Whole
salers and Manufacturers. at their
weekly dinner in the Hotel Cadillac.
"Wednesday noon Mr.. Barbour took
the street ear question. and the high
tax rate problem by the horns. and
outlined his personal ideas with re-
gard 10 them. His remarks were
punctuated by frequent volleys OF APP
piause.
Il want 10 speak as a citizen of
Detroit ana not as member OF the
committee OF ffty," said Nj. Barbour.
do you realize. that while We have
had an enormous increase in popuia-
ton we have had no street car extern
sions OF no addition in number "
cars. or service, for years? II is time
that We set aside all party lines. and
tried 10 settle the street car question,
10 the best interests of the citizens "
Detroit.
Il estimate that We nave 100000
people In Detroit. right now. | don {
blame tho street car company for not
meeting the growth in population. In
your own business. you would not
want 10 put IL more money. under
conditions which were against yov.
Here, the street car company has been
the butt OF political schemes Mayors
have been electen on eight for quar-
ter platforms That may have been
all right but IL is time row 10 do
something. Our new factory districts
suffer from inadequate service and
lack OF extensions. In June, We shall
have thousands OF Elks here II We
haven't cars enough 10 handle our own
people, what will we do when that
added population is thrown on us?
We haven't big enough cars. nos
enough cars. nor enough OF them. The
Fort-st. cars are about the size OF the
old horse cars
Detroit Is entitled TO the best street
car. system M the United States. II
could and should have IL. II you
throw the question out Of politics. put
your shoulders 60 the wheel.and deal
with the question as you would with
your own business, we can -haxe it,
Il believe that Detroit will never
be 80 fortunate as 10 get terms as good
as in the Codd ordinance.
Mr.. Barbour said that certain bust
ness men had told him they had voted
against the proposition, and were
sorry for IT,
I'D consent 10 the tigirest fran
chise IN the world said the speaker.
"On these terms: First-class cars.
first-eiess tracks frst-class trucks, like
those ON Pullman oars
Il dom think that the working
classes want eight tor a quarter ami
ride where you car. II costs 3.5 cents
TO carry each passenger, SO the com
iany can't give eight rides for quar-
ter and good service. | would allow
them to charge % cents for seven
rides. universal transfers. eight FOR n
quarter Turing workingmens hours.
and would make them extend the JET.
ferson line out TO the city limits, or
at least 20 the new factories out there.
'rhen | would have a paid commission
CIR. to do nothing else but see that the
railway lives up 20 the letter OF the
law. the commissioner to be paid by
the city" 4
Mr.. Barbour declared that the
growth of the city made higher taxes
imperative. and said that he was IN
sympathy with the big budget He
closed with an interesting talk on the
stove industry OF Detroit