The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-11
|NKY' CAR
lSDROPPED
COMPANY
!I !Inte Decided Not to Ask
II One Man Car"
Denman Says. Y

~ decided not 10 ask the PUBIC |
sxiiities commission now for per-
siloaiol to operate "one man" cars |
- III Illinois lines, nor will the
ceupsny ask exemption from paw
- assessments, b. J. Denmaq,
Tssldent Of the company. said to
Ine Argus last night, while accom-
saried By President Frank T. Huls-
III Of the United Light & Rail-
\ vays company. MIR. Hulswitt has
- in the tri-cities for several
lsys, / holding conferences with
1(rset railway and power and light
eoupsny officials. and talking to
epployes of these companies 1T
{ hlncusts rendered them.
ssThe point that we want to make
u that We are serving the public"
J u. Dsnman said.
ri u not the desire Of the COM
Many 10 force the one man care
lgoposition down the community's
Aroat, although we believe in the
1Ystem. The relief from paving as
/ 1oDimsnts is another proposition
~ TIE company only brings up to
iAow how expenses can be cut
M, which in turn would allow
Siof the operating Of street cars at
alaNsr fare. If the people do not
plnt any changes in these condi-
ny the company will make no ef-
m V force q change, but will be
1ails6ed with conditions as the pub
X wants them.
Following Out Wishes.
u The first place, the company is
nv following out the wishes of
I " public utilities commission in
nekhg the studies Of possibilities
9tls One man car system.
y July 5, when the hearing
\ NMaEup on the petition sfoes the
vary Scent fare, municipal
c3Als Of this community asked
III wnmission to grant q delay Of
y days before taking up the 10
ant fare petition, which had also
been filed.
Before granting this delay the
commission asked the officials Of
jshe company II they would CO.
operate with the city officials in
getting data on the operation OF
cne-man' cars, which the company
cncials promised to do. Senti-
ment OF the public on the change
~ systems was to have been learn
g ~ city officials, while company
oMc!als were to furnish the data
covering the cost Of the change and
me saving between the two sys-
sems, which all believed was to
saow whether the change which
4 would allow q reduction In opera
uon cost sufficient to allow q street
0s lare low enough that would,
perhaps, be the choice of the pub
nc - against the present equip
nent and q higher fare.
Carrying Out Promise,
In making these studies the
company is merely carrying out its
promise to the utilities commits
non. The first conference with
NE city officials of Rock Island
ana Moline was held at the Roci
4siand city hall last Saturday. w
yresented the figures that had beer
prepared up to that time, which
showed that 1t would cost the com
pany $64l.O00 to buy the 'one-man
cata and to make track changes
allowing q faster schedule. tn.
uack changes would cost $50, 900
ana would mean the laying Of NOR,
switches on the Elm street ani
Long View lines and a few othel
MINOR changes. 1t would be nee
essary for the company to borrow
ne money for these changes. bu
mey would allow an annual ne
ssv!ng Of $4,000 in comparison
Win the present system.
Peopls to Decide.
We are contemplating othe
sa1a on the 'one-man' car system
.of presentation to the city ofhcial
y conference within the mex
lew days.
"nen we have completed ou
moving We will have carried ou
oer promise, and will rest the cas-
slth the peOple for decision. II
~ ~ .af'nest tning from our lntet
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