The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-17
Jitney Bus System Takes
This Country BY Storm

used IN taxicabs. omnibuses and for
commercial purposes.
But the important point which
promises cheap and satisfactory
to the American pub
lie is the wonderful strides which
have been made in this country in
the construction of good, seryiceabIe
automobiles at about only half the
price at which they can be produced
abroad. This means more to the
jitney business than might at first
I be supposed: when one thinks only
of first cost or the original invest
4nent carried as a fixed charge
Such concerns as the Overland.
which places before the public a high
grade car at minimum price. also
furnishes the user requirements at a
corresponding low cost. But this is
not all. To replace worn or brok-
en- part upon a car made by the
methods which are employed In a
factory such as ours, IS a compare
such parts must necessarily be inter
angeable in order to permit these
cars to be manufactured at such low
prices
Special Type or Car.
Mr. WHY'S is of the opinion that
cars will soon be turning their at
tention to the production OF a spe-
cial type OF automobile which Will
serve better than the standard tour
Ing car used today for jitney pur-
poses. At present the jitney service
makes splendid outlet for second
hand cars and promises to solve a
most complicated problem for the au-
tomobile industry
Here it is in Portland, Me-:
The .'Jitneys'' are Here.
\ .jitney' is nickel.
A .jitney bus" carries passengers
along a given route for 5 cents.
This bus runs on Congress street
from Munjoy Hill to Union Station.
You step from the curbing direct
~ into the jitney bus The jitney
stops in front of any store or place
along it's route you may desire. and
you You step directly onto the curbingl
again \.
No mud, no fuss. no delay-thes
quickest way.
Signal the. driver, pay your fare!
and announce your stopping place as
YOU enter.
JITNEYHBus. co.
Orders for rs, 90 o worthfof jitney
buses We're received during the lastE
week by the Thomas 3. Jeffery Com
pany Among these was one for. ten
wenty-passenger m otora buses for the /
Universal Bus and Taxi Company.
Hhfchfis the of1cia bus company fors|I
The Panama exposition at San Fran
cisco. These buses are built on the
l-2-ton j effery standard chassis,
and the bodies We're all mad lie in the
Ieffery shops at Kenosha, just out-I
side .of Chicago. They have q feet
clearance inside. SO that even a tall i
nan will not be afraid of damaging
1is hat while taking his seat
Never Missed a Train.
q & ,fayorite jitney bus model in the.l
.enIEto twelve passenger bus was de-
signed and built by the Thomas q.
Ienery Company for running between
he works and the hotels and depots|
n Ken osha. Despite the fact; that
his bus works six days a week. sal
weeks a year, t has never yet missed Il
! train. During the sixteen months itk
has been In service notea cent has,
While the repair cost on the cha ssiss
1as been less than one-third Of q
.ent mile
Even as the horse street railway
;afv1ce gave way to the electric carl
service, so tire electric street railway
service Will in a great measure giveiE
wayt to the automo bile. 2 says II :. III.
Franklin. president OF the Franklin
Automobile Company
Continuing. Mr.. F'ranklin said As Il
crude as may be the jitney automo-
pile bus service which is taking the
the country by storm, it is
he beginning Of a great and radical (
change ins$the TRANSPORTS tion Fl chit Il
It as they may the street railway In
Lerests cannot stop the growth of the
litney service.
he service has come to stay and
he rapid devel opnent OF public auto-5
mobile transportatio during the next.
i've years will be another wonder IN
he marvellous progress OF the auto
mobile. s. ss.
While at5the present time the lit
ney bus is. ;ln old automo bile, It will
not be long until cars; beautifullyst
adapted to the service viii appear.
The service will not be conineda
to cities. It will eventually c6veri
The country from city to village and
Eillage to city. as do the interurban
4s;s a:s
The develop nient OF the jitneyt
service cannot be stopped because Itt
Is going to be quicker. more conyen-
lent and In the long run, cheaper,
SECOND EXAMINATION
The second examinati ton for eighth
grade dir Tomas will be held at the
following places March 25 and o6s:
Industrial. Shinnston. Enterprise.