Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-17
STREET RAILWAY
TANGLES SOLVED
Improvements Again Prom
ised; City Agrees to Reg
ulate "Jitneys" Later.

A problem arising over the inability
Of the Tulsa Street Railway company
to secure materials with which to
carry out it's program of improvement
and which has resulted in the ap-
pointinent OF committee from the
Chamber OF Commerce and one from
the city hall TO remedy. II need be, by
a cancellation OF the franchise OF the
company. was practically solved yes-
terday rs a result OF condolences at
tended by members OF these two COM
mlttees with the owners OF the line
For several months II has been ap-
parent, not only to city officials. and
! citizens OF Tulsa, but 10 the officials
ana owners OF the Tulsa Street Rail-
way company that the development of
the lines operated by that company
were not keeping growth with the de-
lYelopment of this city
As a result of this state OF affairs
there has been created a feeling In
some quarters that unless the COM
pany at once sought to relieve the
situation the rights OF the company TO
operate lines in Tulsa should be de-
clared void.
Not Entirely To Blame.
The visit to Tulsa OF the owners o,
the line and the presentation OF their
side OF the case at two meetings held
yesterday in the Chamber OF Com
merce have proven 10 the members OF
the joint committees that the entire
blame can not be placed at the feet
of the owners. letters and copies OF
'eleGrams showing that materials
with which the needed improvements
were TO be made have been ordered,
and are in number of instances en-
route TO this city.
At q meeting held yesterday morn
ing attended by c. II. Bosler. d. w
Allamon, A. III. Reeder and S. III. Carr
owners of the company; Mark j.. Carr,
Paul Galloway and Secretary Doug
las of the Chamber of Commerce. and
Mayor III. summons, Commissioner J.
+, Noble and J. Meserve, city attor-
ney, the details of the companys at
tempt TO secure materials with which
to make the necessary Improvements
were taken up at length.
President Bosler and Mr.. Allaman
explained in detail the efforts which
bad been made by the company, since
IL had assumed charge of the line. 10
inset the requirements of Tulsa and
recited the difficulties which had
confronted the company, both in Sc
curing materials and in meeting the
uGreeulated competition OF the jltneys
This latter point was discussed at
length and ii was the opinion OF all
that thru the improvement of the com
pany's lines alone would come the
elimination of the jitney. atho all
were agreed that at the present there
was no effort made to regulate the
operation of jitneys.
To submit Improvements.
Following a two-hour session IN the
m n fNna n nd of 1at, y,
in the afternoon. il was finally agreed
that within the next two weeks the
directors OF the line would submit TO
Mark T.. Carr, as chairman of the joint
committee, an agreement of those i'm
provements which are to be under
taken at once by the company. While
II is not known what features this
agreement will Include, IL is an
nOunced by President Bosler that
among them will be:
The erection OF a car barn which
will At least double the capacity OF the
present terminal. erection OF an office
building on a site ALREADY owned by
the company adjacent to the barn: in
stallation OF ten new cars, already
purchased and being constructed by
the American Car works: conductors
on Kendall and Lewis lines during the
peak or rush loads and on others as
traffic justifies; double tracking of
Main street. including a layout at
Main and Third which will make pos
sible thru service; double tracking on
Madison and Fostoria. when these
streets are paved, which will be within
the very near future: installation OF a
five minute service on Lewis avenue
when double-tracking between Nor
folk and Pearl avenues is completed.
Upon the receipt OF the formal
agreement from MIR. Bosler, the COM
mittee representing the city commits
sion will make a report upon IL. to-
gether with suggestions to that body.
and the special committee of the
! Chamber of Commerce will follow 2
! like course, reporting to President Me-
| Farlin with suggestions as TO the
| course TO be pursued.