Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-20
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW
Doings in the Auto World

Permission to operate automobiles in the Yellowstone National Park was somewhat belated, but since the gov ernment's ban on automobiles has been lifted, the advantages of seeing the beauties and wonders of this famous national park by automobile, have bean so ably demonstrated that the Yellowstone Park Transportation Company is operating d fleet of large passenger cars to take care of the many motorists attracted to the park. The regular tour starting and end- ing at Gardiner Mont, the northern entrance lasts i've days, the season running from June 15 to Sept. 20.
 San Francisco inaugurated the first municipal motor bus service in the United States. The opening of the line was made the occasion of a big celebration. City officials, acComp anied by band, paraded the city streets and made special trips in the buses through the Richmond and Sun set districts north and south of Gold en Gate Park. which sections the bus es are intended to serve as an auxiii- ary to the Municipal Street Railway system.
 one of the bus lines connects with the terminus of the street railway at 18th avenue and kirkham street and extends to Cabrillo street in the Rich mond district. The other operates across Golden Gate Park from 10th avenue and Fulton street, the end of the "'A" line of the railway, to 18th avenue and Kirkham street. Street cars are not permitted to cross Gold en Gate Park, but the buses can do 50 and operate on a regular ten minute schedule at each end of the line.
 fn make one-man operation possible and are in charge of conductors of the Municipal Railway who drive ma chimes and also collect the fares. Each bus has seating capacity of eighteen passengers. There is a long aisle in the center with seats for two pas sengers on either side and a wide seat in the rear occupying the full length Of the body.
 Sanitary straps hang from the cell ing and electric lights allow persons to read with comfort ill any part of the bus. A step-hght is furnished and the door or main entrance is operated by a crank at the drivers seat. Passengers pay as they enter.
 Electric lighted route signals on the roof designate the terminal points. Regulation street car gongs, hand oper- ated, are mounted on the roof and cleo tric push button stop signals are placed opposite each seat Each bus is painted dark gray to conform with the color of the Municipal electric cars.
 Superintendent Boeken states that during the first five days, three of the buses were in operation they covered FPS, 669 and 576 miles re- spectively.
 Municipalities are taking keen in- terest in this bus line. Three track less street cars operate at much lower cost per passenger mile than electric cars. The electric power plan is compelled to run continuously until the last electric car is in the barn, irrespective of how few pas sengers are carried. Motor bus ser vice eliminates the expensive upkeeI such as power house, steel rails, trol- ley maintenance, and other kindred ex penses attendant upon the operation ot electric car lines.
 The 45 miles of the Municipal Street Railway in San Francisco costs the payers approximately $6,O00, 900 includ- ing purchase and extensions Gross revenues from January 31, 1912 tC March l, 1918 amounted to S7,592 $40 Total disbursements, including interes on outstanding bonds, during that pc. riod were $5,6851 112. During the fisca year of 1916-17 the municipal lines carried 36,2t3,723 passengers. The ne income from operation in the past yea, year, after deducting depreciation taxes and charter charges, was $1O4, 336.
 Paper uniforms for ballplayers! Hov does that strike you, fans? Yet that what it might come to if the war last much longer. according to Joe Bennett Flannel is now used as material fo clothing the diamond heroes, and fan nel also is used by Uncle Sam for raj ment for his fighting nephews. Tn demand for this particular cloth i keeping manufacturers on the jump i their efforts to supply the necessar amount, and the situation may becom so acute that the government will talk over the entire output.