White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-30
GENERAL MANAGER HICKEY AIMS
ENFORCEMENT Of TRAFFIC RULES
FROM THE RAILROAD STANDPOINT
Law Is Explicit Relative to Collection of Fares
and Issuance and Use of Passes.-Railway
Company Has Petitioned for Lower Rates for
City and Local Patrons.

authority to issue same. states.
among other things:
Free Transportation Without
Passes The following designated
persons may be carried without
passes President, Vice-Presidents,
General Manager. Superintendent,
Master Mechanic. Also the following
when in actual performance of their
duties: Mail Clerks, Train Crews,
Sleeping Car Employees, Express Mes
sengers, Crews of this Company's
Private Cars, News Agents.
Conductors In charge OF passen-
ger trains are not permitted under
any circumstances. except as provid-
cd under heading Free Transporta-
tion Without Passes to carry passen-
gers unless provided with proper
tickets or accredited free transporta-
ton
Mote: Superintendent will see
that all Conductors are supplied with
copies of this circular. also Conduct
ors that are subsequently placed in
service"
From the above 1t will be seen that
what was designated as new ruling
Is In reality an old regulation which
had been allowed to become obsolete
from lack OF enforcement. General
Manager Hickey has ordered that it
be observed until such time as
4 new circular with other provisions
may be issued to supplant 1t. 1t will
be noted by his letter that be does
not approve of the present passenger
rates and is endeavoring to reduce
the fares bet ween East Ely and Ely
and between Murrv street and Ely
depot.
General Manager Hiekey's letter
seems to infer that the public might
construe the article of last Sunday
as a criticism of the railroad or ita
officials. There was nothing In the
article to indicate this the new sit
ualllon brought about by the enforce
ment of the rules of the road having
maserializcd without public notice
after period of lethargy, and It
was deemed advisable that the pub
lie be made aware of present and fu-
ture conditions governing transporta-
tion. While the article stated that
lawyers going to the court house
were somewhat inconvenienced, let
IL hc known that the News is not In
the least interested whether they
"mootch" their rides or pay their
fares or walk--and in fact the CON-
munity might be Just as happy and
contented il some of them didn't get
there at all
The News does not wish TO be un-
derstood as eriticising any of the
policies in effect under Mr.. Hickey's
management of the railroad. As
matter of fact, this paper is in hearty
sympathy with his undertakings to-
wards all that tends to efficiency and
service. AS the railroad is operated
for hhe purpose of revenue the public
has no issue il the railroad collects
fares, and there is no reason what
ever Why II should be called upon
10 perform local service covering
a dozen blocks more or less on :
free basis. A street ear line charges
its patrons for riding half block,
so why should not steam road per-
forming similar service? Further
more. Young children crowding upon
the trains, unattended and irrespon-
sible, constitutes an Inconvenience. q
menace and constant source OF
worry added to the trainmen's other
responsibilities. The collection of
half-fare from all children over five
years old will have q tendency TO
regulate this feature OF traffic. and
is TO be commended 1t will certain
ly have the approval of all parents
worthy of the name, and the parents
can do much towards bringing public
opinion To bear In proper spirit on
the matter IN general.