Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-06

There is no probability OF a reduction
in trolley fares in Norwich and vicinity
this winter and there will be no change
in the system of collection, as We have
cot to have as much gross revenue as we
get today in order to put the transporta-
tion problem on a sound basis. said l. 5.
Storrs. president of the Connecticut COM
pany, at an open meeting of the Norwich
chamber OF Commerce held Ia Bucklng-
ham Memorial on Monday evening. MI
Storrs statement that there was no pos
sibilfty Of a reelection of trolley fares
came at the conclusion Of an outspoken
statement of the problems of the traction
companies in which he showed that While
there was a comparatively bright outlook
for the trolley companies, the time was
not yet when it was feasible to make
reduction.
President Storrs in his opening re-
marks stated that the trolley companies
in Connecticut and all over the country
were in financial difficulties. but that in
Connecticut they were hoping for bet
ter day within me next few years. How
do you judge a city? asked Mr.. StorrSs
Do you rot do 1t largely by the appear
snce of the public utilities OF the city?
When you go into town and you see
several run down trolley cars, without
paint, humping over the tracks, and
you say what's the matter with this
town? Every town takes pride in their
public utilities. If we would have these
bright looking trolleys we must have
| money.
During the war everything, material,
| coal. labor and a hundred other things
| necessary to the operation of a trolley
line have increased from 100 to 150 per
! cent. and i'll some cases even more. The
utility managers did all in their power
/ to keep abreast Ct the times and to keep
| fares down That has been the trouble,
| for if we could have raised the fares the
same as a merchant raised the prices of
| merchandise we would have been all right
and now when there is a decrease we
| could come down.
We have tried split fares and several
other means of giving the public proper
Tomato value for the distance they ride
| but it has been no go In 1915 we paid
| out S3c on every dolH-r we took in-this
| was a very successful year. In 1916 the
rate began to increase and that year we
| paid out 94c on the dollar, 1917 We paid
9Sc, and so on until last year We paid
Sill for every dollar taken in. All cleo
trio roads in the country are in the same
way. We have $4,000 miles of electric
| roads, and 5000 miles of it is in the
hands of the receiver, and 1000 miles
has been abandoned
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49,, Nv, tba LOST 1aeis1at1re there re.
y,oirs tbosa hridgas that were started
hafaro 49, Iocris1o4io, tool effac+ This
| an,oI,nts IN s577 o00 exnense for t,,e Con.
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1inee and nerbans some of voT,r cftv ines
plans were under ,vav To abandon a Iarg,
amount Of trarllaoe in eastern Connect
cut. This year has showed an increase
IN revenue SO we nope mat we wiz no
nave 70 aoanuoh enein now ne coS'
operation sun hoIds up anu we must Nd
new W, hlohey 70 go any 4et1'i li ms.
me ~ ceit late - pio '1s g us -
puI we are 1al Aioih DENIS out " III
WOODS. 1here mas oeen some felle1 IIodi
the Ju,ess lne eng - on nc leAes ~,
peen silsit anu A1.iiousn eiieie wiz y
ultimate Iehel ~ Is hou III Sis!t ye@
wages Meht up 20 PEI eell- u at lIis u
PaSt -" yea,s, anu - % y - tLos ~,
oilS Pc go 81 = "a.
facing the problems that they did during
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len ~ a - -
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