Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-08
Three Additional Cars Will Be Operated, If Company
 Can Use One Man to Car.
ENTRANCE AND EXIT
 FRONT PLATFORM
Plan Under Contemplation Provides for Payment of Fare to MOtOrman. Guards Would Be Used at Rail-
 road Crossings.

Although none of the officials of the Pine Bluff company would speak for publication yesterday on the sub- iect, there appears to be little doubt no additional cars will be put into service on the local street car lines, unless the company is allowed to op- crate it's cars with one-man crews, instead of the two-mem crews, as at present.
 The matter of operating the cars with a motorman only, who will act
 as motorman and conductor, has been
 reached informally to members of the city council by representatives of the company, but so far has brought no results. As a matter of fact, the indications are the members of the council are averse to making any change in the city ordinance covering the matter, just as the company is said to be averse to making change in it's system of operation with only an understanding" that the city will not enforce the ordinances that might be violated.
 The announcement made at the council meeting Monday night, that the company is preparing to put three extra cars into service, was followed yesterday by the development that the company will be able to put a
 new car on the Cherry street line. the West Second-East Sixth line and the East Second-West Sixth line, if the city will allow the company to operate the cars with one-man crews. Company Officials Silent. 4tao company, nothing would be given out on this subject, neither affirmation nor denial being forthcoming. It was learned, however, that such is virtually the condition that exists relative to the matter The company, by taking off it's conductors from all cars, will be allowed a considerable saving in it's salary expense account. Of the men thus laid off, the com pany would use three to operate the three cars which would be put back |sinto service. Four men would also be put to work as Watchmen at the
 railroad crossings. because crossing watchmen would be made necessary with the one-man crews. Thus seven of the men would be kept in the em- ploy of the company, who mlSnt otherwise be put out of work, and the net result would be that only about half a dozen men would lose their positions as result of the change.
 It was learned also that the cars, under the one-man crew method of operation. would have but the front platform open, for ingress and egfess of passengers, who would pay tne motormen as they entered.
 The net result of the change, 1t was learned. would be that three ears would be put back in operation, glv- ing the city normal street car service on all lines, with a reduction or about half a dozen men in the num- Der employed by the company, and proportionate decrease in the payroll expense of the company.
 Starts Cherry Street Work.
 Workmen of the Pine Bluff com pany yesterday completed finally the work of rebuilding the company street railway property in East Sixth avenue which was started With the beginning of the operations of put ting in the extension of the line to the city limits.
 After the extension was completed. the company took up the work Of replacing and rebuilding it's trolley system in that street, using new poles and wires. The old poles were re- moved yesterday, ending the East Sixth avenue job. Il
 The force of workmen will stapt these same operations today in Cher ry street, and when they finish, they will have completely rebuilt the overhead part of the street car sys- tenn on that street. This overhead work will be finished ahead of the street paving, and the laying or the double tracks will be car ried on while the paving of the street by the Kaw Paving company pro-