The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-28
Norman labor Demands 8-Hour Day
All Aboard! Muny Cars to Ballard
UP-TO-MINUTE
SERVICE CIvEN;
TICKETS SOLD

IuVNkIV OOIU
Four-cont strr~t car service
from the heart Of Seattle 10 the
north city iimita Of ballard!
It's n reality today. foIits.
Muny cars are starting rv~ry
20 minutes from the county-cIty
building and running out over
Division A. across tho 18th ave.
bridge nj salmon bay. thru the
heart ~ Ballard and away on
out 10 the end Of the old Loyal
Heights line.
City service. In up-todRte cars OPP
Grated by smiling cr~ws-s5 rides for
n dollari
The new Ballard extension. financ
al by tho plain people OF Seattle who
put up the money and bought the
bonds. went into operation at 2.se
y. m. Sunday.
Carries Full Load
To the music OF the Police Depart
mcnt hand. footing In competition 10
tho cheers OF 200 people. the first
car Rtidcd down Fourth ave. II car.
ried n good 'natured lot Of paHscn.
gers. headed by the mayor. city
eouncilmcn. representatives Of civic
organizations and utility department
officials.
Dozens OF autos. and hundreds OF
men and women were waiting for
the car when u passed over the new
18th ave. bridge. The Police hand
piled out and struck up another
tune there. Chen the car proceeded
to Market n. and i,cary ave. hal.
lard. where Thousands celebrated.
Wants 'Em 10 Ride
This occasion marks your eman.
ctpation from the financial interests
that have fought municipal owner
ship and operations Of cars" Mayor
Giil told the crowd. that packed
around flag bcdcckcd platform.
'Now It's up TO you to patronlxe
the line. It's up 90 you to Ree that
the SkRgit river power site IN n.
nanccd and developed 10 max. Seat.
tie tn. greatest manufacturing city
In the world, with cheap power. It's
for you to say whether this city can
operate street cars on a 4-c~nt fare
banls-or pay cents TO tho traction
company"
streets. whose men constructed IN.
extension by day labor. passed
credit TO the men who worked In
rain and on holidays with picks and
nhoyei."
Got Good Iawy~
Councilman Fitzgerald did the in.
PRODUCING and had charge Of the eel.
ehraron- Hic paid a tribute TO Cor.
poration Counsel Caldwell. who pre-
vented tho Chamber OF Commerce
from blocking the extension In the
courts.
You people not only hired n good
lawyer two years ago" he said. but
you hired n darn good fighter
This car line" Caldwell said.
''is the auswer OF the people TO
the state public service commits
sion. which IL trying to deny
you the right TO run your own
affairs. II IL tho answer 10 the
traction company. which IL try.
Ing to rrpudiatc its obligations
to the city thru . biased and In.
competent public service com.
mission. And II IL q warning. II
utility corporations won't live up
MP to their obligations. the poo
pie will own and operate all util.
tiles"
Councilman Bolton. speaking for
III. Central Labor Council. told the
people TO vote the transfer Of $780,.
600 old car bonds. on March 8. so
the Ballard extension could run
from the county-city building TO the
industrial district. and connect with
the Lake Buricn line.
Clarence Gear. representing the
public Ownership league. and coun-
Gilman Erickson urged this action.
too.
Gar service on this line will be
improved Erickson said.
More cars are on the way. Pc
patient. and remember we are de-
termincd TO give you the best scrv-
Ice In Seattle"
Conductor O.. w. Johnston and
Motorman II. II. Dcttler manned tho
first car-No. los--that left the city
hail. II was followed by car No.
lo4. carrying the overflow crowd. in
charge OF Motorman c. T.. Cooper
and Conductor II. NJ. Williams.