Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-25
|, riders Receive
eayvice at Cost Under
New System In Toledo

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~, FEB. 25.-Ultimate
90 ., ownership of the Guy
pai "a rolling stock is the
nss "a sns Experiment now ,,,on oelns e
the - sH Toledo. and which ., Is
sstcihepr arer the United states.
y al ne TT Toledo plan, .o1tnraa wn,cn
Ter Dd lns many of its features
Dlr0ssa sse.called "Tayler' grant, rant
the .son Cleveland car lines s
per',est Oast. The point at iS.t whicn
at GUS, differ most vitality
70 p,atb y the provision whereby y
Eer lsaarship y of the lines IS
pc o@ a city, under the Toledo
IN lne tbe esta blishment Oh
lhrousIs rousIsting of one-twentieth
! cOiia lont paid in car fares
ery used Os for the extinguish-
{. II the bonds .;on com-
o community , Traction ~ com ,;on
o'Iiv-controlled corporation. :
c,'' aver all the interest Oh
ahen 1sdo Rail-Light company IN
'leuU Tnes. issuing in payment
y rs ponds, which are guar
n y principal and Interest 'hian tps by
T.re ", purchased was fixed Oy
"a Of arbitration
- Reduce Car Fares
,rst act Of the new com.
ii,I ion began operation or
the first of the month";
he' .oduce the rate of fare
Y trom seven cents to SIX
~ 20 reduce the charge Tor
.0 a"' from two cents to one
W W. n Cam, newly appoint
',ion '" commissioner for the
,,~oates that the reduction
aavcs car riders $4,000 dai-
e.'dss paying $500 each and
soy toward ultimate owner
=, w. the lines by the people
selves. .....o,. .ov q
| ~ Increase in traffic since
.ISsoge in ownership. Under
IA regime, with fares at seven
With a two-cent charge for
tsrs "jitney" lines to many
n the city thrived, but with
Iavent of lower fares and the
y Of ownership that the new
"a Sas inspired in Toledoans, a
ked reduction in this diversion
Isffc is reported.
barometer" has been estao'
which will automatically de-
Do the rate of fare to be
tcod This barometer" is q
gT,iuv fund" of 100000 with
the Community Traction
,Oy began business. Wher
tarometer" falls below $500,
' fares will automatically be
and if the fund should a.
fins exceed 100000 the peo'
Immediately receive the benefi
way of a decreased rate o.
4 COmmunity Traction com
banmporary expedient on
Ind MAIN of city and com
otnals is complete and un
uE municipal ownership o.
Ars paid for gradually by tn
hdas themselves.
Much Friction I'm PnSt.
sdo has for many years beel
storm center of battles owe
Of fare and service given b.
traction company. Starting
In the days of Golden Rule
who served as mayor of To
until his death, some fifteel
D ago, one administration af
lnOther has tackled the prob
only to get the city and trac
officials further apart.
little over a year ago the Off
Of the Toledo Rail-Light com
falling to secure what the
ght was an advantageou
ement with the city, ran a.
city cars to a point in Mich
and fUr weeks everyone wa
pelled to walk or use som
conveyance TO reach factor!
BISHOP or office.
Ander the succeeding admins
pa Of Brand Whitlock, late
eAer and now am mbass;ldor
pun, and his successor, Coz
Sehrieber, the present mayo
lons between the city and il
eipal public service corporatiO
from bad TO worse. Tractio
pals refused to extend serviC
points where the immens
IN OF the city indicated tn
asserting that regulatory acl
The part of the city and COZ
Interference with it's serviC
such action impossible.
q present plan, which thus Il
worked satisfactorily, has II
oH OF all factions. Owners I
Light stock express then
as well satisfied to be rid ,
Olfden' and the reduction
as well as improvements
lee. havo cnn,,.oa .--n