The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-28
barometer of Public Opinion
The Jl,ncy situation.

Editor World: cannot understand why the
people OF Tulsa. especially my nelghbors on the
east side OF town who have had to put up with
the various kinds OF insults and inconvenience of
jltneys, will still patroniae them when they are
not compelled to do so. Personally I believe
that II Is because of prejudice against the Tulsa
street Railway company.
have lived in Tulsa for the past seven years
ana own my own property and reside on the
east side and therefore have been compelled 10
patronize the jltneys and busses. | cannot see
why anyone would not prefer the well-regulat- p
ed system OF buenes to the irresponsible, haphaz-
ard iitneys and surely there Is more decency
ana seH-respect In patronlzing the buses than
there Is in patronzing the jitneys. IL is COM
mon knowledge OF all who have come in con TO
tact with them, that the jtney operators gen
erally speaking. do not have any conception Of
what is necessary to provide maas transporta-
ton, and that 20 suit their own convenience
turn at any point on the line after having dis
cnatsea eng an their passengers and turn back to
get another load. disregarding the passengers on
the other end of the line, In their mad attempt
10 secure a larger portion OF the business and
able. - ''''~' - ol'''
There may be some respectable men engaged
IN the Jtney business but Il is also common
knowledge that every lady, unaccompanied is
apt to be subjected to insults and an invitation
TO ride to the country with them, IL they happen
10 ne the last passenger to disembark from the
Jltneyi on Its outbound trip. The moral at
mosphere OF the jitney is surely detrimental TO
any community,
Personally. do not want my wife or family
TO be insulted and do not intend they shall be
rms Is intended as warning to jtney drivers
VINO nave no more morality than TO Insult lady
passengers.
Certainly no one will contend that the mere
fact that line operates into any certain dis
trict Will enhance the value OF property II one
were 10 be disposed to favor the Ntney. they
could not depend on them 10 add to the value
OF the properly because Of the apparent lack
or pernanency They do not make any fixed
investment and therefore are not confined In
thelr preparations to any one street, and If they
find their line unprofitdble can re-estabiIsb
Oft tIa cit, "A
leave the property owners without trausporta
uoh Certainly the argument has never been
advanced by any civic organization that the lit .
ney has made for better property values while
on the other hand 1t Is readily apparent To any
uhpreJudiGed mind that street railway compan-
les make heavy investments in property located
in all sections reached by them aud Investments
mat are OF permanent nature. Surely that IS
the KIND OF transportation that should no on
couraged, and If tho present operators of the
street Railway company do not do thoir part
mat Is no reason why jitney transportation
should be upheld, but such action should be
taken as Is necessary TO provide the proper kind
OF transportation, which can only be supplied by
responsible parties
want to take issue with the parties who have
made the statement that It IS commonly neees,
saFy TO wait on the corners for. from thirty tc
forty-fve minutes for bus My understandings
Is that the buses make round trips every
thlrty-siX minutes on the Admiral line and thai
siX-minute service is afforded up 10 the iunc.
tion OF the Federal North Lewis end of the line
and that 12-minute service is maintained on
Federal and ON North Lewis. At times six min.
utes may seem like an hour 10 you when waiting
Tor hus, nut you are assured when the six m n
utes are up thero VIII be bus there to take YOU
to town. And it is true that there may be such
thing as flat tire or some trouble that nigh,
lay out bus This would mako a I2-rnInutc
space, and in the event that one had Just missed
the bus ahead, IL minutes would seem like a
long time. But that certainly IL the exception
ana not the general rule, ana when you get in
the bus, regardless Of whether you are A man ol
woman, YOU are sure to be respected, as every.
body knows that responsible transportation
companies supply that kind OF employees and
they are compelled to respect their uniform.
FRED q, LOVE,
property owner.
Tulsa Nov. e5