Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-24
JITNEY REGULATION ASKED IN TUCSON ID
 PROTECT RAILWAY

TUCSON, Feb. Regulation Of the iitney car passenger service in Tucson is asked for as a simple piece of justice Co the street railway sys- tenn by D. N Sanderson, president of the Federal Power and Traction com pany principal owners of the Tucson Rapid Transit company which is los ng heavily on account of the compe- i.ion of the new transit system
 Sensational figures were made pub .c last evening by Mir Sandersor lowing that the street railroad com any has taken in approximately ST.. co less than the operating expenses lone since the introduction Of the .tney cars last August without talk ng into consideration at an the big Ivestment made by the company in he city
 During the month of January. just assed, the inroads of the jitney cars ito the revenues of the company
 ere the heaviest. for in this month he company lost S55S. In December he loss was Sl12 and in October the loss was S132. In November. due per aps to the football games, the com any made S4S but this was only over he operating expenses and did not ake into consideration Che original investment or the added investment icing made by the company now in improving their property.
 We only ask for a square deal with the jitney cars" Mir Sandersor aid last evening at the santa Rita otel. where he is staying. but are
 e getting it in Tucson? ] Jo not elieve that we are
 Que to the introduction of the itney buses the local street railway ompauy is losing heavily. only taking nto consideration the operating ey lenses. with no reference Co the in 5cstmont made nor to Che additional 30.000 being spent by the company or improving its property in compi nee with the new franchise and the ,reet paving
 "With0ut payng any license or sub- ect Co any regulations whatever, tho ituey cars use the pavements that ve have helped to pay for to take way our business"
 Mr Sandersou pointed out a num- .-r Of features which he stated were rossly unfair to the street railway ompany in competing with the jituey cars.
 "The person who rides in a street ar has au insurance policy, and if injured in an accident can obtain leayy damages What protection has
 person who rides in a iineyo The lriver can leave town on the next train and the persons chance for Lta.nine satisfaction is gone.
 '"Aaaiu the jitucy cars have no reg llar schedule to follow and they can un as they please They can take ars of iu the hours of light traffic nd put on more when the traffic 's Tense thus putting us at a great dis ldvautare The people of course do not complain when the Jiuey car tops running in the slack part ol tho day, but what a holler' would go ur were we to stop running cars in the slack parts Of the day.
 "iu another way the jiuey has a most unfair adyantage By our fran ehise we run in a par, Of town whera he traffic is light all of the time. that Is on the southside. By making more money on the north side we could af- ford to run Cars on the south side with light traffic However. the jit- uey cars take away our business on the norhside but they do not serve ,he people on the southside where they would lose money In this way we are at a disadvantage again
 Then again tho pituey cars are rapidly wearing the pavemeuts out in the place where they make their stand The street railroad company has paid for approximately oue-sizth of this street paving as the city rec ords will show, and it does not seem just that the iitney cars should have ! thc advantage of the street pavement without paying for it.
 Another bad feature. l am told. which | ann very much surprised would be allowed in Tucson. is the practice of jitney drivers in running along just in front Of a street ear. Persons who wish to take the car must get back out Of the way. for it they stand out in the middle of the street to get the car they do it at the risk Of getting side-swiped As remedial measures for what he terms unjust advantages enjoyed by the jitney ears Mr. sanderson sus- gests a number Of regulations. He advocates that persons operating jit- ney cars be put under bond for dam ages to persons injured in accidents He also advocates that they be re. Quired to operate along the whole oi any street railway line that they par allel in part and that they be required 10 operate on a regular schedule thru ! thc day the same as street ear lines,