The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-16
CONFERENCE OF COUNCILS OF Al "
CITIES SERVED BY "HEEhAN1
TRACTION.
CALLED TO CONSIDER SITUATION
AUTHORIZED By GENEFAh
MANAGER BILLINGS.
SAYS STREET CARS WILL HAVE to
QUIT Ir BUSES GET PSEhAN
TO OPERATE.

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c,:y where ~" u~"S g u" N"'''..r':
,r-sc.,o. COMPANY .oa,n MI 10 "NN'l
~. tho city ru&rc" "E NS""..,- 100
meet ard discuss p~np"s"d rr"i'" ,''.'
r., fares made D.: O.. &. H.!aHr. 80 y.
resident ami general rlaCA6e- "t '.S
Wheeling Traction company.
A. a meeting o. - c.ty co"H'. -
Wheeling. he'd ,aS; e"c"'nS 70 4'ro,'SS
ne granting % u P,-'i!c " zee =
nate Rus company 20 ope:at" d" $50
oys- the Streets a.: WhceNag. 'Hc>.H"r@
we're Unable to "Sce" o. I"y 60 -
srt!c.. After several hours d.s''Ss'""
I'd hearing ta.Is Dy A.toruH"S ''..:cr
c Renekc and James i&t". 'eH'e-
sarttrc the Uttlma,e Bus co:"?a"y ar"
having data furnished by the ""e'haE
Traction company IS 20 ;H"iT I'M" n''H'
condition. rounr!l appointed IT. =. ;,
Eippus 70 represent WheeEnGs 'o""c'
p. meeting % all council BODIES ~
.ns vicinity OF Wheeling whcC" ~
WNeel!aE Traction cowpNHL "?''"'s'
traction compAny's Plea.
Tho Wheeling Traction COMPANY
stand 8 for che os TIE three t"inS
,rduc,.oa in wages TO- he employees
.,rrcg,ed rates Or discontinue opera
lions NJ BILLINGS stated 'a"t ;Hc
company na1 Ge;.ic: OF approximately
$4,000 90 tho past ten Wo3thS. :" "
sworn statement, Mr. Billings "2oS
,h.s assertion. ard added that tH"Ce arc
s5op.0Oo worth Of bonds OF mo c"T1panT
owned by residents - "heeiHE a"G
vicinity. TueSo bonds have paid :"''
no. cent He a,Sp SEATED IN" west
Tenn Traction company o"Hs tAe "'"-
,o-i,y OF stock - the Wheeling TrAc-
.:oa company. ou: that I: owns none
Of the bonds and that there has been no
dividends paid since 1919.
This statement W2S made when MI.
Rulings was asked WY - company 'i"e
Ne west Penn Traction company rouid
NOT afford 20 continue operation even
though there was a loss az preSHN'' re
made Tits statement 70 supper tn
,.'ai:C that mary residents o. SEQ
jrg are Interested II the Traction com
rar-. a-d not oUt-of-town tGaacicTS.
VIII Reduce Fares.
NJ Fittings tod Couac!lUe0 E.3QUs.
a,.D and Taney. who compose commit
toe APPOINTED by c!ty council to !CNeSt'-
.1,a the appl:cation - the jlttwat" Bus
,,o.,,a-v. TIA, e tho Buses contjHU" 70
,.a.ratr. me traction con0aC% ~! rave
- discontinue and that I: a permit -
~.rysed the bus company. the wheeling
Traction Company MI cont!7C@ H:H'1H
,.s hpy. service possible. and that 4 re-
gleS. would Ne made 70 the Public SER
,..rA Commission 70 reduce fares My.
H..u-ce. according to DR.. Bp7IS. tod
IVA rommjct"e. that. FOR one instance
10 .1rr 70 Be,la.re would he made -
.a-,- yr- :, round tip instead o. Is p
..-.s one way - his idea Vas carried
n,.,. He also said ne would IKE 70 see
the fsre on tho other divisions changed
so that Z would be even money
General Discussion.
.
r.ausXe and !..t:. members az council
- ,,,.ssDd tho coalitions Oc NE Traction
.om2arv and tho ovs companies from
81 -uE.rs. From DE- n received by the
...;,,,it,ps. h.S corapan.es n many cites
n.,. discontinued and in some instances
o.,,,- ,-s.rd q short time. Another po'Ht
r-c,.rh, out vas that most o. the capita
lrveN"d n tho traction companies -
invested b. GOA. people. While me DIS
..o=.aA~. - arr backed ~ ONO residents
,,n,R~r point was :nat there are very
srv. .r,u e-rapIoyed on the buses com
..-.t 20 tho number employed b. N"
...,...,. companies. ard that the d's-
.....~y..E OF the traction company
....-.f man hundreds O.: employees
.&-g-r o'.; &C wo->.
Motor trucks 20 Stay.
.,,. rho o,hs- hand. members q, cou2"i'
.,rn '.c ..e-~ that MOTOR Ne".c'"s arc
Gee, 80 ,;Av: ta2t boy are tAN:HI ne
.. - ,,.,coaIs az. traction cars n
..-. ms. 'aA, ;1.s government. STATE
......., ~. tee are spending thou
MS O." .n,.srs "arh YEAR Go; t".'a'"s
md. g. .lrs care o. tn" increaS:H :
..,....p-.e 90 s-S.zh: and me" - 2d.Se
a., r.-.n- ye@: les
,.,.-,.nc:. e.: .aew3"~s - cou7c& "N-
pc. ssrE ,.s opinion ttat the tractor