The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
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(Continued from Page One) tso11sRzi.a ssa1ss inspect them and give us clean
 'I like the tro1leys better than the jitneys because they are safer.'
 ''Jitneys don't look we'll for strangers coming into town.''
 Hell with them. No good-'
 "Trolleys for the better and more substantial people,
 "The elimination of tro11eys makes this city a joke and will depreciate its vaiue.''
 Both are as bad as the League of 'Notions.'
 Certainly trol1eys. The idea of city of the size of Bridgeport, and no trolley service is a disgrace. Let the trolleys come back and give service that they did not give to the people and at teonce. The reason the jitneys are on our streets is because the Con- necticut Co. did not give service. Large cars are too slow. Put on Bir- ney cars and 6c fare, and wait at the transfer points for passengers going in different directions and not dash off and leave them to wait for an-- other car. The Conn. Co. lack in the fine points of service. All combined means ruination.'
 Trolley service was had. Jitney service is far worse. Let's put back the old trolleys and turn the tits into hearse.''
 'The jit is no good"
 Did the jitneys get the person to work on time this morning?"
 'tIf they got the jitneys off the troll ley lines in Waterbury, why can't we here"
 For Gods sake bring the trol1eys back. The jitneys are worse than French box cars. I know" To the Editor of the Bridgeport Times: In regard to the jitney-trolley sit uation, I should like to ask several questions so that some readers may answer them. Why is it that the people throughout the country are | sticking to street car fares only when the street car company raises the fare | 1 or 2 cents, then comes an awful protest from the public? Sugar for | instance was raised to BOG from 12c and the same public was fighting to get it lowered Potatoes were up to $10 barrel and the same public bought the potatoes. Milk, cream, coal, rent, gas, railroad fares, freight fares in fact everything went up sky high and still the public never stopped | buying any one of those things. can't understand why the street cars should be made the goat. After all the Conn. Go. is not as black as it is painted. I'm motorman here in Bridgeport for the past four years and under hard conditions of our trou- ble in the war, I believe the company done the best they could have done Every single year they bought more and better cars. First came the 170t Ipay-as-you-enter cars, then came the 1900 larger ones. Then the 1900 witf four motors and built for speed an6 comfort.
 | :, those monkey jitneys because the1 were 1 cent cheaper and if you hat to change the jitney cost 4 cents mor' than the trolley.
 The people are now getting sick O that wild goose ride on those X rat tie boxes and I'm sure they will sool ? ask the city fathers to put the old Jun boxes back on our streets again. I am not writing this because worl for the company. I have been trol leyman for the past IS years. and can get a job of pushing a tram ca , from coast to coast, so am not wor ried about my job.
 : Yours truly,
 JOE wOLKIN,
 1461 Main street. -s A LETTER. The Bridgeport Times, l Bridgeport, Conn.
 ? In the hopes that the city C
 Bridgeport will come to it's senses be fore it is too late, I must add m P opinion to the numerous ones alread | given, regarding the transportatlo | service.
 The present "jitney bus' transpo1 t tation service in this city is an abse :, l lute disgrace to any civilized con ] munity. It is an absolute crime
 risk the lives of the women and chi
 dYen, let alone theS men of this cit.
 in the hands of some of the reckles daredevil don't care drivers of thes e 1 buses.
 I have occasion to ride on the buse k on an average of four times a da. and must say that on an average ( ' two times a day I feel most unsaf
 as we'll as uncomfortable. I am vel
 thankful each time for the sake | my family that I have a good acc dent policy and carry a heavy life il