Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
MANY WALK TO
SAVE INCREASE
OF TWO CENTS
Reduction IN Number of Passen.
gers On Street Cars Is Very
Plainly Noticeable.

Revenues under the 7-cent fare
are not much greater than under
the scent fare in Rock Island for
the Tri-City Railway company, it
became known today.
The third day of the increased
fare has found the Rock Islander
still unreconciIed to the change
and the result is that the number
OF revenue passengers is consid-
erably less than under the nickel
rate. People are walking in many
cases rather than paying the extra
farce. This is particularly true. ac-
cording to the statement of a con-
ductor, on short hauls in the city
The reduction in the number of
shopmen and other workers who
arise in the early morning and
have a long trip to work is not
noticeable but persons who live in
me city and work in the loop are
walking in many cases whereas
before they rode.
Long View cars showed this
plainly. This morning cars which
were usually packed with patrons
standing, were making the loop
without all seats filled. Conduc-
tors said that they expect in
short time that there will be more
persons riding and that by the adj
vent of winter the number of rev.
enue passengers will be normal.
To File Petition.
Filing of formal application by
the Tri-City Railway company re-
questing the Davenport city coun-
ell to increase street car fares from
5 to z cents, and the framing of a
reply to the Muscatine city coun-
ell on the question of resuming
car service in the city today await
ed the return to Davenport of B. J.
s2enman, president of the street
railway company. Mr.. Denman
was on a business trip to Fort
Dodge and Mason City and was ex-
pected to return today or Tuesday.
The application will be drawn
along the lines proposed by City
Attorney Frank Betty. Mr.. Betty
conferred with Joe Il. Lane, Of
Lane g. Waterman, attorneys for
the street railway company, re-
garding the drawing of the appli-
cation. Four weeks must elapse
from the date the council gives no.
tice of it's intention to amend the
fare ordinance before the increased
fare can go into force.
Seven cent tokens were placed
on sale Saturday to take the place
of the scent tokens. The new
tokens are about the same size as a
10-cent piece. The company plac-
ed $4,000 in circulation yesterday.
Pateboard and paper tickets will
be gradually Withdrawn. it was
said, and the token substituted. The
'four-for-a-quarter" rate will not
be adopted. officials say.
Embargo Lifted.
Interurban officials announced !
Saturday that the temporary en-
barge declared Thursday on all !
perishable freight on the Clinton |
line, had been revoked with the set
Element of the shipments strike on |
the Northwestern line.
The request OF the Muscatine /
city council that service be re-
SEfmed on the G. D. & NJ city lines /
was turned over to the company's !
and will be answered |
L L
man. The company is expected to !
inform the Muscatine council that
it cannot operate its cars until an
increased fare is granted. Such
reply is expected to provoke court
action on the part of the council.
]. G. HuntoOn, vice-president and
general manager; H. E. Weeks,
treasurer, and l. z. King. engi-
neer, have returned from Chicago
after filing the new tariff on rates
with the Illinois Public Utilities
commission Copies of the COM
missions ruling we're received.
In its report the commission did /
not recommend a change in the
special rate to arsenal employees.
This matter, however, will be TAX
en- up with the arsenal authorities
and through them with the depart
ment at Washington. The company
will ask that the present rate be
increased.