El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
WHO CONTROLS IN Ell PASO;I
PEOPLE OR STONE-WEBSTER?'

IF THE FL Paso Electric Railway company continues its
temporarizing with the public and the city council
continues to permit the street system is going to be-
come political issue in FL Paso and If it does
bsde the street company and the politicians who fan
curb its disregard Of the people
Public service corporations that disregard the comfort
and convenience Of the people can't keep 1t up always
There day Of reckoning and the day is not far
distant in FL Paso when the people are going to find out
who controls this Cywhether it IS this St0neWebster
corporation OF the taxpayers.
street company for years. It enjoyed monopoly
the transportation business and gave poor service in re-
turn until the nes came The service Of the Jnes, be
fore they regulated out Of existence superior
that of the that It forced the street
company to apologize and make excuses The excuse Of
the street car company that it could afford
give good long the tnes permitted to
take The cream Of the business Then came legislation
which the street company suggested, that virtually
abolished the tnes except the Park and Rio Grande
etset lines HE street csr co1Dsn promised good service
the itues removed from the streets which It
operated For few days extra service given on
The Boulevard far Pedras street and the service
generally improved. But It short lived The public
prone to forget and nobody knows this better than officials
public company. So presumably thinking the
people had forgotten the street company not only pulled
OF its extra Boulevard cars put ordered socaed SKIP
stop service put into effect by which passengers must
walk block further to get on or off and which makes no
material improvement IN me running IIe Inc plan ne
quenty suggested Of through for Fort Bliss and Gov
eminent Hill gets no hearing
The city council HAS THE AUTHORITY AND POWER
regulate Of the s streets and it is for the mayor
and the four aldermen to say IF The PEOPLE ARE TO
HAVE ADEQUATE SERVICE or if the Stone-Webster cor
poration is to be permitted TELL The PEOPLE THEY
MUST GET on AND OFF THE CARS WHERE IT
CHOOSES TO PUT THEM OFF OR TAKE THEM on
Il is the duty Of the city officials protect the people,
and the people VIII watch the outcome with interest for
they want to know IF STONE AND WEBSTER OR THE
CITY COUNCIL ARE CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS OF
FL PASO Stone and Webster to dictate the sooner
the people learn It. the better for there Is another election
next year and THIS STREET CAR QUESTION WILL BE
SETTLED THEN IF IT is NOT SETTLED NOW.
The Herald and the people have credited the street
officials being honest their declarations that they
would improve the service possible The Herald
company did give We have accepted their state
meuts IN good faith; they must SHOW good faith.
Talk that poor street service VIII help the
the merest csmOuflage-
THE STREET CAR COMPANY IS NOT KEEPING
GOOD FAITH WITH THE PEOPLE IN the promise it made
10 them Of better service If the jitnes regulated"
THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT KEEPING FAITH WITH I
The VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF Ell PASO IF IT (
DOES NOT COMPEL The STREET CAR COMPANY TO
GIVE SERVICE.
Tie Germans were absolutely crazy to attempt their
ssnseless attack at LuneTlle.
Think an honest thought and smile You're writing your
character and disposition on your face every day.
Now that the Germans are forced TO eat dogs they pos
sibly find OF those dasrhunds goes long way.
eagurnent to keep the front straight is the latest
Official camoufage for the old fashioned VOID retreat
In view Of the shortage Of beef in Mexico, the subs
tuition Of burro meat can't be called asnne proceeding
The federal shipping board should tie medal the
pbuder who breaks record for construction and
on the one who Stacks the Job. is