El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-16

nocent enough. but when u e look more
closely we know the street car has
been here" for we find ITS tracks
Was il a mere coincidence that the
paragraph proposing 90 liN the route
was followed by one headed street
Closed Tor Bail Park" on the mesa
eyes on the traffic to and from the
ball games next summer They knew
the profit for they have had a monOp-
oily Of this I'm the past They also know
that no "1itue cars can operate daily 10
and from the mesa and make a living
wage for the driver. Therefore the
proposition De- made to the council TO
contfne the 'Jltne cars 10 certain
street that the street railway company
may still have monopoly Of this prof
liable traffic to and from ball games.
for 4 is clear that that clause viii elm
mate all 'jitnes" from The mesa
tt is equally true that any attractions
at Fort Bliss would be attended by the
public by way of the street car tstrap)
route as only two or three --jitue" cars
can prcfitably operate daily between
the city and the fort and this number
could not handle any apprt cable traf-
fic on special occasions. This applies
equally Go atJractiOps NJ the Park. TO
the circus grounds. or elsewhere I'm the
are held
1t would be a lovely arrangement
fior the street ear company 10 have
the 1ltue cars scattered on various
when the people wanted to get some
where else and De compelled To take
-HobsonS choice that is. the street
car. TO get there Do the PEOPLE want 10
return 10 strap hanging when they seek
recreation and enjoyment on such oc-
casions- I think not
Through selfish interests the -.itue
driver. II uuhampered ty ordinances.
VIII 20 where he can serve the greatest
number Of people Is not tnaJ the wish
Of the public. and should DO not be the
purpose of all cars that serve the pub
lie. Does not the street ear company
itself throw its greatest number of cars
10 special lines on special CccaSious-
Before the election. one OF the local
mead officials Of the street car COM
Dany boosted openly that after cleo
ton VIC VIII Xix the Jitue fellows" The
proposed $4,000 bond is the cousum-
nation Of the threat q threat by the
street car company 90 bc carried out
by the city council Though the result
what the fixing is TO be done while
they cam
II is evident that so large a bond is
designed Tor the purpose Of putting the
-jitnes' out Of business.
Every "JItue' driver spends iu repairs
gasoline. oil and general upSeep Of
machine az least SO per DAY. ON his
family no spends at least s.. making
total OF s. per day or $500 of Fl paso
money spent Iu III FaSO every year.
u is said there are Approximately
125 jituc cars boo the city. 10 SO. they
viii spend I'M the aggregate S225.OO0
every year iu FL pasa. or ,uou--h 10
build Mills building ur so $4,000 resi-
dences or a SZe5.o00 school building
shall this Mills building tor the 40
handsome residences. or "a SECS 600
school buildinEl be- built iu IN paso or
in Boston, Iu Boston. 10 the Stone d.
Webster company drives the 'iitue~
out; iu FL Paso. IL they remain
BET the people of III Paso decide
whether the money they spend bon going
% and from their work and recreation
shall 20 TO Boston or remain boo tn Paso.
A Jituc D-ivcr.