The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-19


Fl. E. Hance, manager of the Man.
kato Traction company had some in
teresting things to say about the
"pay as you enter system" and ex.
planned for the benefit of the pub
| lie just what is required of traction
companies by the law. The United
| States government requires each
company to prepare complete stats.
| tics concerning the number of acct
dents, fares collected during the
year, size OF cars, ETC., from which
statistics are prepared. Mr.. Hance
claims that from this census, the
"pay as you enter" system has
| proven safest in the long run. Mr..
Hance said today: ........-
with Mr.. Cummings taking charge
of our street railway, new methods
have been adopted by the manage
ment for the more profitable opera
i tion of the company, and for the bet
terment Of the service. Among the
| changes is the collecting of fares.
| and as this change seems to have
| been the cause OF some dissatisfac-
| ton, we desire TO say a few words
in explanation of tho company's at
titude in adopting the "pay as you
enter" system.
1.-THE tpay as you enter plan is
nothing new. as 1t has been in use
many years in various cities and
towns OF the country, and is con-
| coded by the street railway authori-
ties to be the most satisfactory
method cf collecting fares yet
found. --
| Keeps Conductor on Platform.
? 'The particular advantage of the
plan is that it keeps the conductor
on the rear platform, where he has
complete oversight of his car, which
enables him to carefully watch the
entrance and exit ct passengers,
! thereby minimizing the number of
accidents to which our company, as
we'll as all street car companies are
SO frequently subject. -. r..........5
| 1.-THE experience of our company,
since adopting this system has al
ready proved its worth, as we have
not had one platform accident under
the pay as you enter system, while
under the old plan we had from one
to six per month. 1t can be readily
seen, that any system which will
tend to prevent accidents. and i'm
! prove the service is a benefit to the
| public, and ! hope that our street
car patrons will realize that. the pay
| as you, enter system, while of adj
vantage to the company, is also a
| protection and safeguard to the pub
| lie. -,
People Were Inconvenience.
I'VE are aware that in the hurry
and rush of the holiday season, and
in the extremely trying weather re-
Gently experienced, that many of our
patrons have felt that they were
being imposed upon. by being asked
| cars but we are confident that If
they will be considerable enough to
| look at the matter from the COM
pany's standpoint, as well as their
own, that further experience with
the pay as you enter system, will
prove no hardships whatever aud
! will be more simple and satisfac.
tory than the old way.
"We are sure the public appre-
ciates the advantages of our, street
car line, and we know that the street
car company values and must depend
! upon the patronage and good will OF
the, public, and we ask your CO.
operation. In helping to make a sue
cess of the. 'pay as you enter sys-
tenn, which !. is now, and will con-
tinue to be the policy of the COM
pany in collecting it's fares"
Not in Vogue in Twins.
The 'tpay as you enter" system is
not in vogue in Minneapolis or st.
Paul, and the street car service in
those cities is locked upon as being
about the best there is in the coun-
try. A few years ago there was
some talk OF inaugurating this plan
in Minneapolis, but nothing came
from it. =
In Detroit the "pay as You enter"
system seems to have gained a foot
hold. In Chicago number of the
cars are equipped for the "pay as
you enter" system.
The pay as you enter" system is
not popular in Mankato.
The Minnesota County Auditors as
sociation held a meeting in st. Paul
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