The Detroit times., 1912-02-08
HE BEST WAY THE ONL Y WA Y


The street car service in this city wretched of lack of
equipment
once difficult problems of operation but
the street homogeneous satisfied with the KIND
they giving I
For that reason this protest accepted all others
successful working out the methods BY which
intended that there complaints
companies operation was at fault and
operation
The complaining patron profitable patron His protest nd
getting less for his than he ought TO get Is the
companies that he shall get less than ne ought
to get
service grOtesque There is much absurdy the
patience people imposed their seeming inability 40 more
than erow submit imposition it, and much that Is pre-
the assumption of the responsible for the service na inc
people will submit
In street carsand there for 1.-THE police
would drive them city will the doors Of place OF as
mbage long conditions which tolerated street cars can
be created To companies the submission abject
At present the provisions ordinance for good service
MANY meaningless companies the accept their In
thus interpreted they that good service
people fashion which would not be permit
4 ted q cattle train.
Occasionally hours possible to ride in comfort
companies system fall down times All cannot have strap
mmed We convinced that the only thing
gives the arrangements pain is this very fact
You read ON the other side understanding that
was The Times talking railway conditions and prob
ably why didn't tell something but word of
above written Chicago for The Tribune and
treats upon Chicago conditions
The Chicago situation has home rOos for
that city recently accepted profhang arrangement with the
companies.
The Tribune, supported a settlement that basis
And it all goes there ouy ONE WAY
TO settle problem satisfactorily anywhere which not
by municipal by municipal OWNERSHIP and municipal
OPERATION
The Tribune suggests resort public
utilities Chicago which, would be the of
bringing temporary relief
Here Detroit the franchise has made quite
porary benefits for the riding public ought result.
passed the day substitutes for the real thing and
is awake to the people lines and operate
the anything like satisfactory and permanent settle
ment
We would Chicago New York for time and
Detroit
going charter here few weeks and then pro-
NATURALIZATION of this cs public utilities by going
into railway business,
The sharing progress but other than public
operation will city succeed getting the best
sibe street car the cheapest possible fare
other form of settlement time thrown away
and wasted
Chicago sigh relief when arrangement had been
perfected whereby share something like 40
cent Of company's net earnings
recall, but may be mistaken
At any rate neghbo learned that street railway settlements
considered solely earnings either for the the
arene lever satisfactory settlements
SERVICE is the main thing
The nickel into the pocket
entitled to gets Detroit and apparently than he
in Chicago which recognition of the fact that he human
,ine and neither pshab be by refrigerator
nor an animal in transport the stock yards
When Detroit gets ownership the street railways will be
for SERVICE dividends stock and then Chicago
II abe wants like relief follow Detroits example.
sIsnv from the rural dis you oconnen!