Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
PRESIDENT W|LLYs SAYS
"J|TNEYS" HERE TO STAY
Head OF Overland Company Discusses
Situation In London and in
United States.
PEOPLE DEMAND GOOD SERVICE
1dgliter Cars Used in America Make
Il Service Better Than in London.
Jitney Bus" Makes Outlet for Sec
ond.Iiand Automobiles.


S#period in retardinE the sudden and
Sgreat development of the ji,ney bus.
Esbut il will never be able to suppress
That new and popular means OF trans
Etportation.'' declared John y. WHY'S.
Epresident of the WHY'S overland Com
ESpany, ign the course OF an interview
Z on the 'jitney' situation Al his winter
Hthome in Pasadena, Cal Since arriving
3 in California. MIR WHY'S has made a
Sfstudy of the "jitnry bus" in the cities
where its remarkable rise Ia popularity
& started.
THE public in inns country is just
awakening to the possibilities and adj
IS vantages of motor transportation" con-
y tinued MI. WHY'S, as he scanned re-
i port from the overland factory at To-
isSledo advising him of rccord.break-
ing production.
ssS I'm London, the electric lines, known
n over there as trans. are owned and
sEoperated by the London County Coun-
S8.cil. This body j. extremely jealous of
Eats abilities. ana has branched out into
%:numcrous paternalistic schemes. AZ
"a soon as the motor bus became y factor
ffTTan transportation. nine or ten years
.sago. the Council began cAcriing every
u effort within its great power 20 sup
Express motor buSScS in the interest Of
81 the huge investments in which that
q body had involved the taXpay in the
a reconstruction OF electric street railways.
3 THE public however. rallied to tn"
&defense OF the newer and more popu-
g lar means Of transportation. and to-
asdny, Notwithstanding the fact that the
~ Councils pet street railways ar. faCius
q certain bankruptcies aS a result pi motor
81 competition. the people stand ny The
Emotor busses and refuse 80 'h"m
SsuDiustlS dealt with"
&3 Mr.. WHY'S believes that the World j.
SSaust upon the eve uf most s.artIin:
4 developments along this line.
Sl6 why" continues the head ~ ;hc
b ;automobile concern which stands SEQ
fond in the worlds production "r motor
cars, in England The jitu"y business
Hais no longer confined to the cities.
HThere have been dozens Of has services
established between smaller towns
Y Out of London lines run in all direc. ions
carrying passengers into tn" country
Ito points which have never betur. been
II available To the rank and Tile.
ut is true that great protes, has
Z gone up from the exclusive element
(which heretofore has practically monop-
olized these rural districts. but the au-
$thoriucs have been true to tn. motto.
the greatest good for the greatest
sF number.
cat the beginning OF the war "a ire
mendous movement was on foot 10 ma
Ertionalize motor bus transportation, and
+ srompete more ana mor. 9Th steam
railways, which in their suburban pas
iSenGer traffic already are being hard hit
by bus competition. In historic old OK
|NSford the trans have entirely disap-
tRcarcd from the streets
81 Hero Mr.. WHY'S discussed the condi-
lions which he believes are bound to
bring about a complete revolution in
$rtraflic In American elites.
GN I'm London, said he, "t has been
Ndcmonstratcd that the motor bus can
Ewithout attaining dangerous speeds. 80
SSscompletciy outstrip the electric car in
Ssthe ansportatlon Of passengers as to
Emake the matter ulattractive to the
Epublic The street ear gets tied up every
Etine a driver OF any other sort OF vchi-
$cle gets on the track. Thes. delays
l$ma Ike car schedules extremely slow and
~ uncertain.
ION the othcr haud. despite III, fact
|&that the bus itself weights from 1000
|HSto 5000 pounds, 1t ncccl.Yatcs quickly
9runs around obstacles and delivers and
4 picks up its passengers uyNt to the
fcurb.
But the foreigners have never en-
5oyed the advantages which America
has at It's door ir IL" form Of possibili-
Eties Of a light cay. y. iit,'t, bus trans
|8portation, for III" reason that prices AT
|fswbich autounhil.S s.u n,.r ,b... .rd
~ ,ho 80, of u,i,oo, n,, ,r INK "
ont ~ comno,i,inr ,hn,,, ma ,I,.,,,,
|kG1ight car httcd for 'jitncy' work abroad
bywould cost the operator Sl.75o Gasoline
|kscosts fully doubl" In London what il
%sdoes in this country In a wholesale
III way. because i'm addition to the cost OF
|Stransportation FROM the distant coun-
lNtrics in which 1T T. produced. there is
liza tax of cents per gallon upon gaso-
Milne used in pleasure cars. and $ cents
per gallon for that used IA iaNicabs
III onnibuscs and iog commercial pur-
opposes.
5f But tho luDor'auf poiui which nrop
Uses chcap and sa,isf.c-or., tr.usnnr,a
ton TO Tic American 'uhlic is tho Won
lderflil stride winch lraNc h..n made IN
this country I'm thc construction az rood
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