Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
STREET CAR SURVED
FAVORED BY MUSSER

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good thing" said Mr.. Tracy. TT ought
to do much to relieve conditions. OF
course it is not within the scope of
the Chamber of Commerce to conduct
the actual survey, but the organization
will lend its support to the move
ment."
'The police department is willing to
cooperate in considering the traffic
problem" was the way Police Chief
Wetzel put it.
Directors of the company are now
giving close attention to the results of
the surveys of the police department
and school district, Mr.. Musser said.
I'VE are interested in seeing what re-
suits are accomplished by those sur
veys," said he. 'If anything of inn
portance is accomplished by the work
there we may take the matter up.
Well be guided largely in our decis-
ion by these reports"
Want Results, Says Musser
Mr.. Musser here explained in detail
that the surveys instituted by the
Chamber of Commerce had been watch
want a survey" he said, merely to
make talk; what we want is results. If
these results are accomplished for the
police and school departments it will
have a great influence with us.
I'VE are making every effort to work
out our problems and are glad to re-
ceive suggestions from persons not con-
nected with the company. OF course,
some of these suggestions are imprac-
. too ha nfh
put into effect. Just last week a man
wrote into the office with a suggestion
that we were glad to make use of.
Demands Heavier
More demands are made on the serV-
ice now than in past years. Business
has been greater every place than ever
before and we have every car on wheels
in operation in an effort to avoid con-
gestion and crowded cars.
Take the situation at Steelton now.
The steel plant is employing many
more men than ever before. Each
evening we are compelled to place the
equivalent of thirty-one extra cars on
the line. During the day we need only
ffty-one.
General conditions are such that we
cannot get new cars. Generally the
company orders six or seven each year.
This time we ordered ten, but we can
not get the deliveries through. The
manufacturers have promised to try to
get five of them to use by Memorial
Day.
Reasons For 'BunchIng"
Traffic conditions in the central part
of the city are largely responsible for
the punching of cars on the same lines
1t is not uncommon for automobiles and
teams to hold up cars for live min
utes on the loop around Walnut, Third
and Market streets. Now on lines run
ming on a five-minute schedule it is
impossible to avoid punching at such
times.
Passengers Who Suffer
"A tendency on the part of some
persons to hold up cars with the idea
that they are annoying either the car
crews or the company also helps de-
lay the cars. These people don't stop
to think that it really is the passengers
who suffer.
Several days ago a team got on the
track at Thirteenth and Market streets
and the driver refused to get off until
he got to Tenth street. OF course traf-
fic behind him was delayed. The COM
pany's schedules are often delayed by
the building operations in North Sixth
street Many of these delays are not
due to accidents but with the evident
intention of delaying the cars"
In conclusion Mr.. Musser added to his
statement that crowded street cars are
In large measure due to the increased
demands resultant from the general
prosperity wave.