The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-13
HE SPEAKS OUT
This Topekan Wants to Keen
Transfer Station.
It Is Great Convenience to
Public, Especially Women.

TO X. L. Cofran, Mayor Of Topeka:
ror some time there has been more
OF Or less agitation about the removal Of
tne small building at the corner Of
Eighth and Kansas avenues commonly
called the 'Tfansfer Station"
Inc general public has been puzzled
TO know why this agitation. ana who
ID to be benefited by its removal.
IN the state Journal Of last evening
ana the Capital Of this morning. an
pears q notice which seems to indicate
that you. as mayor Of the city favor the
removal OF this building.
It IL presumed that there are two
sides to every question. This ono. no
aouDt. u no exception to tho rule.
Wnicn. however, IL the STRONGER side !?
II this little building IL removed the
street car company will be saved the
expense OF its up-keep and a small bill
Tor coal ana heating during the winter
It y also claimed that tho building
ana the people who congregato there
are . nuisance and an annoyance to
certain people nearby who are engaged
in business.
On the first point the only suggestion
necessary IL that every transportation
company Is supposed to do all it rea-
sonably can for the comfort and con-
venience Of 1ts patrons.
Where any competition exists we
usually md the very best Of such &C.
commodations. Where competition In
lacking 1t might. Of course, be DIFF
On the other hand II an ANNOYANCE ana
inconvenience to adjacent business
houses. 1t might be suggested that this
transfer station. which il for the con-
venience OF the general public existed
iong oefore tho complaining business
emit location. Even II this were not
the case. and It was simply q question
Of accommodation. the general public
should certainly take precedence over
any Individual.
It has bean further urged as a rea-
son Tor removal. that co1ored people
congregate In this building in large
numbers. II this be true and these col
ored people are passengers, simply
waiting Tor cars, they have Just as
much right In this building as anyone
else. II they are not passengers and
OF the peace Officers who are drawing
salary at the expense Of the taxpayers
OF Topeka might make it their BUSH
ness to cause them to move on
1t might also be argued that such
trane1er stations are not maintained in
would be. that In the large cities, the
cars run moro frequently, hence NO
such long waits by passengers.
In Topeka the service varies from
seven ana q half minutes to forty min
uteB between cars. Suppose q poesen-
ger reaches the transfer point Just after
the desired car has gone. The shortest
wait he would have IL seven minutes
and the longest wait thirty mine min
utes. assuming that the cars were rum
ming ON time which everyone knows
That they do not always do. If Il
cnanced to be at a time when the rain
was descending in torrents or when the
Thermometers 70 20 degrees below zero
ana . bowling blizzard raging, tho pas-
senger must find shelter somewhere or
take chances Of suffering permanent
injury from exposure.
No. Mr.. Mayor. this building should
not be removed. II anything is done,
1t should Be enlarged and supplied with
modern co0venfence1.
Topeka IL spending money for social
surveys. Topeka u spending money on
her parks, Topeka IL spending money
ON ner white ways. Topeka - spending
money on other things, some Of which
are innovations and while Topeka Il do-
ing all these things for improvements
Tor the convenience and satis1action 81
the people OF Topeka. then let us permit
no step backward which would creafe
moro inconvenience. discomfort and
unnecessary exposure to the Thousands
OF our people who must depend solely
upon the street cars for transnorfa.
tton. Respectfully yours.
w. b. oAsCHE.