The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-25
w. r. CROSSlEY OF CENTRAL
UNION TELEPHONE co. TO
SUCCEED r. r. CARLEY.
TO DISMISS CONDUCTORS
patFons VIII Board and Leave Cars
at Front End Under Motor
mans Care-Esld Meet
ing Last Night.

| superintendent of the Cairo ElectHA
, and Traction Co. in place of R +
Carley. who has been holding tn
position since tie resignation OF X
\. Mclaughlin. Mr.. Carley came tc
Cairo 10 occupy the position tempo
rarily aad vii, return Peoria after
Mr., Crossley has been fully installed
Mr.. Grossley Is we'll known to the
Ireople Of Cairo is he has been for
the Fast year tie local manager OF the
Central Union Telephone Co. He
has had experience in street railroad
operation and is thorough e!e1
triciaa The auditor Of the Bell Co
Is in the city and as soon as Mr.
Crossley's successor has arrived ard
been checked in he will assume he
luties of his responsible office.
Meetiag Last Night.
All the mo.ormen and conductors Of
TIE streets cars and intefurban cas-
about 40 in number, met this morning
after midnight in the general wlt
ing room of he interurban station in
a conference with the local manage
ment. IFhey We're addressed by David
$ Lansden who Is attorney for the in,
erurban, and by Gen. Supt Carloy
along the line of betterment of the
service, courteousness to patrons and
efficiency W. F. Crcssley who is to
bc the new general superin endent Of
the street railway and interurban
was present and greeted the men.
Ch-nse in Car Operation.
All cars of the Cairo street en-
lines will soon be pay-as-you-enter 70
matter whether the cags are built that
way or not, as radical change IS
20 be made in the handling OF the
cars beginning either Wednesday or
Thursday next, There are to be nc
conductors on the cars, only a motor
nan; he is to he motorman, ticH2,
.elleF, Money changer, bell ringer
etc.
The rear cad OF each car viii be
closed-thege being no entrance o.
exit. It will be used as a smoker. En-.
trance to the car will be made only On
the mctorman's platform on the
right hand side Cars will stop on
the near ms cad Of the far crossing
This practice is in vogue in many
large cities and lessons the chance
for accidents as the car viii be gdios
slower over many street intersections
than when running as now
The change in operating the cars
will be tried first on the outer belt or
he Commercial avenue and Walnut
street cars. and a thorough trial will
be given the plan which is said to be
in operation at a number of cities
notably at Jacksonville and Ottawa
and Ottawa, H. Gen. Supt. CAREY
says the salary of the mo ormen un.
der the new arrangement will be in
| creased. Instead of paying from 10
to IS cents an hour as now the men
will he paid from Is to 20 cents an
hours, The men in the service one
year and over are to receive 20 cents
an hour AMI all others 19 cents an
hour. New men viii be started in at
1S cen s.
The change Is being made in the in
torest Of economy and it is hoped by
the management that it will add to
the safety of passengers as the motor
man will have full control of the car
When the system Is adopted on
10th lines it will save the salary OF
yearly dozen men or amount to
about $500 a month, but a portion OF
this amount will be applied to the in.
creased wages of the motormen, maxi
ing a net saving of near $500 a
month The summer cars will be al
ranged so as to be handled in the
same manner as the winter cars. In
the baseball season when there are
crowds upon the cars an extra man
VIII be required to assist the motor
man. The interurban cars will con.
tinue to be operated as at present by
Two men each and an increase OF
wages from 20 TO % cents per hour
will be paid.
Transfers for the Sycamore street
line will be issued at Thirty-fourih
and Sycamore street on arrival OF
the cars there. ss
Building New Track.
Work on the Twentieth street
crack was started yesterday. The
material is nearly all on the ground
and Oscar Smothe~s, the track foro
map is hustling to complete the job
SO that cars can be running from Pop
lar to Commercial avenue within A
week If possible. II has not as YET
heea decided whether the track VIII