Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-07
CAR SHORTAGE IS
BECOMING CRAVE
IN THREE CITIES
curalImcnt Of Schedules On Regular
Lines May Be TO Benefit Ar
senal Employees.
COUNCILS ASKED TO COOPERATE
pnblic also Requested TO Lend Sup
port to Plan to Provide More
service for ShOpmen.

The shortage Of street cars TO han
5le traffic during morning and even
-og rush hours IN the tri-citles, large
.g due 30 the heavy demand for Rock
island arsenal service, has reached
serious proportions
The following shows the situation in
nutshell:
Announcement is made that John
e Hunt0on, general manager Of
,be Tri-City Railway company,
with go before the city councils Of
each cf the three cities to ask for
nsrmissilu to cuTtail service on
lnos in the tri-cities in order to
provide more street cars for ar
eepsl wOrkman in the morning
and evening rush hours.
The Tri-City Railway company
asks fhe cooperation OF the public
in the matter urging shoppers 10
rio their trading during the mid
morning and mid-afternoon, so as
not 10 add to the congestion dur
lng the morning and evening rush
hours when clerks and shopmen
are returning 90 their homes.
Announcement IS made by the
traction concern that it is doing
everything possible 10 secure more
rolling stock, having secured the
country for every car, both new
and used. obtainable. enclosing
summer cars and lengthening
closed cars.
asks TO Take on Cars.
In appearing before the Davenport
e.ty council today. Manager Huntoon
was prepared to ask the city council
Tor permission to take off five cars OF
one line, a branch not heavily patron
led. and one car Off another division
He was also prepared TO request the
.ouHCl no grant the company the priv
iege Of Curtailng the service during
the morning and evening hours.
The company announced that Mr.
Iuntoou would appear before the mu
.nicipal commissions Of Rock Islan(
and Moline 20 request that the tw,
cities cooperate with the company Il
the end Of permitting the curtailmen
Of service during the morning and ey
enng rush hours, the idea not beint
10 cripple the service by any means
but retarding it ts a degree so tina
additional cars would be provided fO
workmen at the Rock Island arsenal
The company has asked the cooper
alton Of the public. The most helpful
service 10 this end, the company said
can be given by shoppers, who by
ttle painstakne can do their trad
ng in tho mid-morning and mid-after
noon hours so that they will travel t.
and from the shopping district duEini
he time that there is the least drail
On the service. The company pointe
but It is 10 the advantage Of patron
]' the stores to do this, inasmuch a
The congestion is not great durin
Ihese periods Of the day and the shop
per travels 10 more comfort.
Rebuilding Cars.
The Tri-City Railway company
bending every effort to secure NOR
rolling stock Ten more cars are I
be. paced in service at once Mr. HuT
iocn admitted that he was up again'
H. that he had secured every ear h
could beg, borrow or steal, that th
company is rem0deling its summit
2ars to make closed conveyances. an
hat ID was lengthening a number {
short cars it has in its possession.
The force Of men working in II
arsenal shops and on arsenal col
aTucti0u work is continually grow
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