The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-01
MAX G.. KOCH,
City Treasurer.
Detroit, Mich, March 1, 1915.
~Jifney Jehus' NoW In Forty Cities
Scores Of Smaller Places InvadedOve $500 Buses Running
and Traction Trusts Tremble
Detroit. Mich. March l, 1915.

The shadow OF the jitney bus.
cast by the setting sun from the
Pacific coast across the whole con-
tinent. has materialized into thriv-
ing 1itney systems In 40 American
cities.
There are about $500 jitney
buses. OF every type and descrip-
ton. In operation In the United
States today
Traction trusts which grew
panfcy when the jitney shadow be-
gan TO spread are close TO hys-
terfcai In some towns now that the
shadow has become reality.
In Spokane they are frantically
nghting for stringent regulation
Of the "jitney jehus." as they call
their frisky little rivals.
Three million dollars taken in
fares from the street railway COM
pany will be this years achieve
ment OF the Los Angeles jitneys.
according to an auto expert on the
spot.
In San Diego the railways are
trying TO get an injunction out
against the jitneys. before they are
ruined by them. From Pueblo.
Col. Salt Lake City and ogden.
Utah. Nashville, Tenn. Birming-
ham. Ala, and scores OF other
points. wailings and invectives
about the jitneys are arising from
the street railway Offices. or from
papers subservient TO them.
Perhaps the most ironic situation
OF all. however. is In Toledo. Ohio.
Here Councilman John Mulhol-
land. who must have a humor as
well as a business sense. actuaSy
has introduced an ordinance to col.
lect some $4,000 from the street
railway company as back rental for
use OF the streets. and to use this
sum for establishing a municipal
jitney line TO compete with the
railway company!
One or the most novel develop
ments OF the whole jitney business
n reported from New Orleans. The
jitney, 10 the peoples own convey
ance," thinks Dan Feitel. president
Of the. Jitneyville company. so he
has thrown the stock books open to
the public. and passengers are
actually buying stock In the con-
Germ and paying for II In carfare'
TIE people Of New Orleans thus are
going to own their own jitneys.
and Feitel predicts they'll realize a
FIRST dividend OF more than 80 per
cent?
Another jitney novelty is re-
ported from San Francisco, where
jitney tunnels under downtown
street corners are being planned TO
eliminate the congestion.
The Monterey and Pacific Grove
street Railway company which has
been operated by the United Rail-
roads OF San Francisco. has default
ed It's bond and been driven out OF
business by the jitneys.
watching these developments. a
representative OF one of the biggest
automobile concerns In the country
predicts that tho trolley cars will
be chased from the streets in many
cities, and the jitncys, too.
Automobile expresses. built
especially for carrying ten to 20
people through city streets. will re-
Mace them" he declares. IL IN
known that several big manufac-
turers are ut work on this idea to-
day.
The following Items, culled from
recent dispatches TO Tho Times.
give rough idea OF the jitney sit
nation throughout the country.
eait Lake City. ---Twenty-pay~as-
you-enter jitney buses. seating ten
people each. have been ordered. One
Is in popular operation today.
san Antonio.--There are 100 it
ocys in regular operation here.
rhey are tremendously popular on
sundays. when moro than 200 are
running.