The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
new STOPPING
SYSTEM VOTED
HUGE SUCCESS
Beeler Plan Eliminating
Many Boarding Stations
for Cars 1naugurated.

The "skipsstop" came into its own
within the confines of the District
yesterday at the expense of a "cuss-
less day" Notwithstanding the Sab
bath. But it all went very well.
including the profanity. which was
expected. and the cars. not alto
gether expected. and the worst. in
cluding the cussIng. is over.
Voted Success.
Succeeding much beyond the hopes
Of the sponsors of the new skip
stop" system syndicated in the per-
son Of John A. Beeler. Manhattan
traffic expert, whose mind conceiv-
ed the plan. was its inaugural yes
terday. Although traffic was at a
low ebb owing to its being Sunday,
every one concerned with the in
| stallation of the new car stop rules
| from Mr.. Beeler to the humblest
motorman. was shaking himself by
| the hand in congratulation that
everything had passed on smoothly
the cars among other things
even though it were the day of rest
with the real test coming today.
The round. yellow signs adver-
tising the fact that cars stop here"
placed on poles over six feet In
height at intervals of two and
sometimes three blocks apart on the
city's streets. were put in position
so quietly during late Saturday
afternoon and evening, that they
were unnoticed by a large number
Of car patrons who stood beside
their accustomed street corners yes
terday morning where the cars
were not"
Though cars whIzzed by two
thirds of their former stopping
places, leaving behind them many a
city commuter." who stood mute
Of eye but eloquent OF language,
they stopped squarely in front of
the yellow-topped poles and for q
long enough time to take aboard
the more than average knot Of per-
sons that obtained formerly. This.
quite automatically. put our conn
muter" wise and he had only kicks
and laughs for himself thereafter.
Take 1t CheerfuIIy.
Generally the people took the
change yesterday with not only
good grace. but commenda ton.
Opinions cleaned on the first days
operation of the new rules indi-
Gated that car patrons were willing
to walk on extra two blocks II nee
essary in order to save time" at
the end. From the point of view
OF the car crews, motormen and
conductors generally hailed the in
novation with delight for perfectly
obvious and pardonable reasons.
It's a good thing" was the con-
sensus OF criticism offered by the
employees.
Indications yesterday showed
that the new system went equally
well in every section OF town.
Nowhere did any real difficulty
arise except in the private and
transitory experience OF those who
forgot that the new rules were to
he introduced that day.
The amount of time saved at the
end Of the day was doubtless enor-
nous and not wholly conjectural.
the different runs OF both street
car systems saving on an average
from three to six minutes per trip
The "skin-stop" plan put into
city-wide effect yesterday was
begun on smaller scale nearly
four weeks ago when the system
prevailed at some points of the
Fourteenth street car line Of the
Capitol Traction Company. A week
ago yesterday "skip-stop" signs
were placed at the intersections OF
Fourteenth and II, Fourteenth and
New York avenue. Fourteenth and
q. and Fourteenth and F streets.
The installation OF the additional
signs yesterday. over 200 in all.
puts the District completely under
'skip-stop" regulations.