The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-04-09
TRAIN SERVICE TO
BE INJURED BY THE
new SCHEDULE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL sUF-
FER AT MOST PLACES BY
THIS PLAN.


1t is announced that an important
change will be made in train service
on the Big Sandy division of the G.
r& o. next Sunday.
Train 81 win leave Pikeville at 8: 80
a. m. passing Louisa at about 1880.
Train 3S will leave Ashland about 4:15
p. m. instead Of $3.50.
The schedule viii be considerably
faster than at present. because about
two-thirds OF the stops win be dis
continued The only stop between
Catlettsburg and Louisa win be Buch
anan. Above here the trains will stop
only at Richardson. Whitehouse
PaintsviIle, and in about that ratio all
the way to Pikevllle. We have not the
exact schedule at hand.
Al buffet car will be carried on these
trains, but no chair car
The b. & o. schedules on the branch
lines up Big Sandy are being changed
to conform to these changes. The
morning train from Jenkins to Pike
vile Will be changed from a mixed to
h passenger train ard viii arrive be-
fore 81 leaves Pikeville.
A Bad Arrangement.
Surely :ii:e c, & o. is Influenced in
this change by something other than
the interests Of the general public. Any
business man living in the Big Sandy
Valley can suggest a better arrange
ment than that for the accommodation
OF the entire public. And the public
interests should be the chief consid
Grafton in arranging service, as far as
can be reasonably done.
II is a well known fact that passen-
ger traffic on Big Sandy trains has
been so heavy for a number OF years
that the people are compelled to stand
IN the lisles very frequently FOR many
miles
FFhat the c. & o. should do is to con-
tinue the present service OF. accommo-
nation trains two each way per day.
perhaps starting 3S out Of Ashland an
hour or two earlier; then add two such
trains as now proposed Zone each way
per day).
The business win justify this SER
vice. The people are entitled TO II.
The Big Sandy passenger trains turn
IN more profit to the G. o. on the
mileage and equipment employed than
any other equal part of this great
system produces.
With all due Difference to employees,
no train schedules should be made for
their convenience or comfort when the
interests OF ;he public suffer thereby.
And no one or two points on a road
should be favored at the expense of all
others
II is very important that people at
all way stations have opportunity to
reach the nearest town and return
home without undue loss of time. Time
is money to every farmer and to ev-
cry producer. II is important TO help.
the people IN this respect With prop
er facilities they win travel more.
The proposed schedule makes 1t i'm
possible for people at twothirds of
the stations to make a round trip in a
day TO any point west of them. They
can make a round trip east, but must
spend the entire day, except those
living near the east end of the road.
To show how it will work out at
Louisa and adjacent territory let's
take a concrete case People living
Mt Gallup. 10 miles east or at Kise. IL
miles east, have only one chance per
day to come to Louisa, arriving at
y. M. too late for business. The only
chance the next day for a train that
stops at their station is at 1886 a. M.
too early for business, which means
they must stay here two nights and a
day in order TO transact any business,
or they must find some other way to
travel
The same absurd situation exists as
to all other towns and the way stations
east OF them.
IL we can not have this third train
each way per day there should be no
change at present. II has been sug-
gested that the proposed change would
be only temporary to stand until the
&c. c. & o. arranges to handle fast
through service from EllShorn City to
tie South Then. 1t is said, through
sleepers and fast trains will be handled
over this division, delivering the sleep
ers at Elkhorp City and receiving those
coming from the south.
Why not wait until the C. @. & O..
does this We shall all welcome the
day But IT is huge blunder to make
the change now proposed. Everybody
should protest against It.
LATER: The Ashland Independent
says it is informed that No SO will
leave Ashland at 5:IS, p. M. and that
81 will arrive there at 1880.
Also that on the Beaver creek branch
of the b. & O. passenger train will
make two round trips per day.