The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
MUST SELL At FIVE PLACES
Early Morning Crowds Forced
to Pay Advance Rate.
New Routings Into Effect Fol-
lowing Court Orders.


peka lasted only few hours today.
After the morning rush and the real
izauon that patrons were unable to
buy tickets at reduced prices. the rail-
way and the industrial court agreed
that the rate should not go into effect
until tomorrow morning.
The Topeka Railway company was
unable to have tickets ready for sale
until this morning. Albert NJ. Patten
assistant general manager of the Illi-
nois Traction company, announced to-
day. This brought about the payment
OF Scent or two-for-15-cent fares on
all lines during the downtown traffic
Owing to the fact that the tickets
patrons until this evening or tomor-
row 1t was decided to postpone the
raise until Tuesday.
The court and the railway agreed
also that ticket selling stations should
be placed on Kansas avenue, North
Topeka and in Oakland
Ticket Stations.
Tickets were placed on sale today
at
Topeka Edison company (open until
SIS p. m.)
Topeka Railway offices (open until
midnight.)
Austin-Snediker Mercantile store.
S34 North Kansas avenue.
Ensign drug store, Oakland (open
late evenings.)
Another ticket selling station on
Kansas avenue near Third street is to
be selected this evening.
1t is six cents today. Tomorrow
the Industrial court order on fares
goes into effect.
Immediately after the order went
| into effect the railway company sent
word to the Kansas avenue inspectors.
who notified conductors on the cars
that the Scent fare was in effect The
collection of Scent fares stopped at
that time.
Changes in Routing.
The. following changes in routing became
Douthitt cars. formerly routed to North
Topeka. run 40 state hospital by way Of
/ West Sixth on fifteen minute schedule,
with trailer service during rush hours.
/ Ten minute service morning and evening
4 from Twenty-first and Kansas avenue TO
/ Union Pacific station on South Topeka
cars.
/ Country club and washburn cars stIll 90
! to Santa Fe depot, giving seven and one
! half minute service from Kansas avenue.
! As soon as necessary track facilities can
solidated with Shorey line.
| Gage park cars from Eighth and Jack
/ son streets TO the park via Kansas avenue
( and West Sixth street.
Ten minute service from 6 a. m. to s
! 7. m. inaugurated on Lowman Hill-North
! Topeka line.
IOOk I NTOO1
! Eight cents this morning. Eight
cents this morning. Eight cents this
! morning"
It was the voice of the conductors in
droning monotone.
The eight cent street car fare had
/ hit Topeka And it hit on all eight
| feet this morning. as the bargain"
tickets had not gone on sale yet. many
/ of the conductors not even having in
dividual tickets as substitutes for
/ tokens which would give the pur-
chasers two rides for fifteen cents.
The "peepur'-the oppressed $40 a
day "peepul"-however, were taking
! it all in a spirit Of good humor. They
were digging down two pennies farther
! in their jeans or purses. according to
gender, but laughing as they did SO.
! There was much delay. as they paved
over the extra pennies or waited for
change from the connie" which lat
ter gent himself was having his hands
| full advising them as to the ct man
ncr of propping in the additional cop
pers 1t was a great morning.
One man was offended. however.
, when he was informed by the con-
ductor that he could not ride twice
for fifteen cents since the conductor
! was not provided with slugs- Where
upon, the offended one. after lengthy
| impromptu, but none the less lively
platform debate. got off the car. as
serting in loud voice that he'd walk
| to Oakland. before he'd pay eight
cents" This no doubt was exaggera-
/ ton. but he walked what distance lay
before him, at least.
The eight-cent fare was not the only
! inconvenience which Topeka felt this
morning. Service was discontinued on
the West Eighth street line. on the
| Tenth to Twelfth cutoff on Clay street
and on the fair grounds loop.