El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

. and disadvantages Of the jitne service
as Il did on the carfare proposal
To Hear From Housewives.
no action was taken, as the mayor
had been requested by some house
wives TO postpone final action until
they had time 70 look into the matter.
. 1T was decided TO wait q week. or two
/ il necessary, IN order to allow the
women 10 get up their data The
mayor said the same women who had
interested themselves in the recent
gas rate discussion were studying the
street car matter.
The council did decide. however, to
engage a disinterested auditor TO 60
over the financial records Of the street
car company for the first eight months
Of 1918. General manager Alba H.
Warren announced that the company
would welcome such an investigation.
Wyatt Presents Jftne Matter.
When the council announced ready
to hear from the public, local fuel ad-
ministratOr John II. Wyatt informed
the body OF the receipt by him of
telegram from the bureau Of oil con-
serTation stating wish TO congrat-
ulate your city fathers on considera-
zion being given TO action eliminating
jitnes. Do not know that federal
action is to be expectd yet regarding
a general 1itne order, but admiuistra-
tor Blair feels very strongly that
jitne service paralleling street cars
should be stopped"
Says Begged for Street Cars.
AIr. Wyatt stated that personally he
did not see the advantage OF dupli-
Gated service I believe the car COM
pany is entitled TO fair consideration
and the operators Of autos also" he
said, -but where fuel is used for du-
plicated service il should be stopped.
The street car company did not seek
TO come here. In the old days of
horse cars. We begged Stone q Web
ste- TO come here
~ have severely criticised the
shortcomings OF the car company
and 4 have roundIy opposed the
jitnes- They are a disgrace
believe some Of its men should be
in more essential work. The fitnes
are not financial asset, but the
car company is
With reference TO the telegram read
by Mr. Wyatt, the mayor delivered
the remarks quoted above
Union Ien Against Raise.
F. c. Standish. speaking for the
Central Labor union, declared we
are against the raise in fare The
principal reason is the inadeqUacy Of
"a
days work. men have to stand up in
the cars. principally the Fort Bliss and [.
snelter lines. We are not in favor
of the present 1itne service and con-
slider it-a detriment in a way The
people driving them have no personal (
interest here II the jitnes were ,
by responsible men and kept
sanitary, they would be better than
car lines, however
I think you VIII find the public IN
general favors reestablishing the jitne 4
service We believe the jitne service &
Of more benefit financially TO the city 4
than street cars We recommend the
establishment OF jitnes. with Ameri-
can drivers.
Orndorff Speaks for Corporation.
The next speaker, Burt Orndorff,
said a word for the street car COM
lany. Il don't Ike TO see a corpora
ion made the football Of the com
nuuity." he said, simply because It
e a corporation I believe the street
-ailway system is ore OF the greatest
actors in the upbUuding Of our city
md should be shown every consid- I
grafton shown individuals. They ask 4
lnly a one cent raise That won't I
affect the average citizen so that ne
cannot buy war stamps and Liberty I
bonds or help the chamber OF COM ]
nerce; but If the car company is not I
granted the increase. its contribut- I
ing power viii be impaired"
Mr. OrndOrff suggested that the I
government had found il necessary I
10 increase railroad fares and tele- !
phone installation charges and argued Z