The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-12
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| (COnt1nuGd rom Page One) the jitneys.'
 Bridgeport is in bad enough con dition. do not make it any worse by | favoring the jitneys." "It is pity that city of 15O,- 1 900 inhabitants can not have better
 transportation facilities than jit-
 neys''
 "Jitneys are not responsible for | anything that may occur. People
 have no assurance of safety with a sc. fare" | "Jitneys for monkeys; trolleys for
 people,"
 | 'Tro11eys, provided there is a five cent fare"
 | "Fare-no more than 5c.''
 we should have both tro11eys and
 jitneys. Trolley fare should be Sc. 1 Jitneys should be wider and safer,
 and have all competent drivers. Foul
 people standing should be the Il limit
 In favor of jitneys:
 Forget the trol1eys. We can get
 along without them. Those who
 won't ride in jitneys can walk or buy
 their own cars.''
 Rip up the tracks. Let us hear
 opinions from other people besides the trolley crew. "I should say no trolieys. Never
 missed my morning train except when I rode in trolley Sell the trolleys to Jacob Brss. The jitneys are for working people.
 Private cars for trolley sympathiz- ers.''
 "Jitneys are clean" ''Trolleys make good lobster pots
 for the Holsters that patronize them. "Jitneys have good service "The Hell with the trolley cars The streets look good without them Because Jitneys can take shor1 . cuts, and trolleys have to follow the tracks,
 -:'Give business people better service in the center of the city at 5 p. m. Quick service and short cuts.'' "Give good service in center O. city,
 4 "A five cent fare is handy. Yor l do-'t have to bother with pennies.'' 'Trolleys too expensive.' 'Jitneys, of course. Trolleys nevel 8 gave such good service as jitneys do. "I hope that person in the papel Aug. will get his cyanide easily A Letter. 4j Bridgeport, Aug. Il. 1920. Bridgeport Times:
 Mir. Eeditor-In looking over you
 1 paper I observe an item concernin; the tro11ey-jitney controversy includ ing voting contest. As so many other people have done feel it my right and privilege to ad' S my opinion to the list and express my self in an impartial manner. Ell Therefore let me say: The tro11e. has been in existence for some 3 q years and when we look back owe S that space of time many of us re 8 member very plainly how we oftel E laughed over the trials and tribula & tfons of the tro1leym en in the old day of the establishment of the measle
 trolley cars and how the general pub E lie finally approved the natural evo
 Iution of the present-day trolley sys J tenn.
 We may also find fault with tn $3 titney system as it is in this city to A day, but if we wish to be fair to bot 8 parties we must acknowledge that tn # jitney is giving us service when tn Il trolley company went on strik 9 against the city, deliber2 tely trying t & influence the decision of the court b, Fl publishing or even only notifying tn 8 heads of the city government that tn T troTleys would stop running if the de & cision of the court was in favor o E4 the 5itneurs.
 Ell Give the jitneys a fair chance a T we'll as you gave the trolley a chanc 4 in days of old and see for yoursel T that the trolley is doomed to die sa most natural death of evolution an Sa the jitpey will take its place as # means of transp porting the public, wit IT the only difference that the trolle # company in this lively little city c Fl Bridgeport has hurried the death e U it's existence at a premature moment E which in other words might be ex pressed as: Give the jitney a chanc
 
 ner1t by incorporating them properl
 unless the trolley service is establish
 ed at a five cent fare with tw cent transfer within city limits, set