St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-16
TODD BROS. MOTOR BUS LINE
REPLIES TO N. O. G, N.
70 Our Patrons and the Public:

To Our Patrons and the Public:
The complaint Of the N. 0. G. N
Railroad Company that since the
|completion of the good roads in this
parish and the ablishment of the
motor bus passenger service it may
have to discontinue some OF its pass
enger trains, is not good argument
against either good roads or motor
buses, although in its shorts1ghted
policy that railroad might think it
would be to its advantage If it could
to prevent any other kind Of traffic
than its own.
II California considers 1t good
policy to encourage motor bus traf-
fic, is it not pretty good evidence
that 1t benefits the country? It was
in California saw the large develop
ment of this business, and that led
me to try it out hero. For .he In
formation of those who are not ac-
quainted with the wonderful chain of
motor buses that keep regular
schedules on the whole Pacific Coast,
I mention just a few instances.
These lines not only parallel the rail-
roads such as the great Southern Pa
ciac Railroad System, but in many
places where good roads are estab-
lished provide service where there
was none before. and that Is what
we intend to do as fast as roads are
built here over which "a regular
schedule can be kept.
In California from San Diego thru
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sac
ramento, to Portland, Oregon, and
farther north, and also down thru
the San Jauquin Valley, are auto bus
lines interconnecting and making as
frequent as 2 hour schedules. An
other motor bus line runs between
Oakland, California, and Sacoma,
In that progressive
western country nobody would think
of objecting to or trying to put, out
of business the automobile traffic,
because they know what a great
benefit it Is to the building up of
the country.
If the N. @. G. N. Railroad furnish
ed as good service as they should.to
this community, they could greatly
increase their passenger traffic de-
spite competition with ji.ney drivers
and motor buses. But the public OF
this and Washington parishes will be
very forgetful If thcv overlook that
before the running of the Todd Motor
Lines, the N. o. G. N. Railroad re-
fused to screen its passenger coaches
and in St. Tamnany parish cut out
two through trains from Folsom and
Covington and Vaudeville to .New Or
leans, requiring change of cars at
North Slideli, and without any COM
PETITION has reduced its freight ser
vice.
In many respects we are now fur
can be given by any railroad. All
The territory between towns will be
more rapidly developed into farming
lands wherever our buses can go than
Il they depend merely on railroad
service. We will stop at any point |
IN the road for passengers, will carry
school children, and provide mail and
express service whenever there is a
demand. We think there can be no |
question that we are helping to i'm
prove the country through which we
20 as no other agency Is or can.
AS our service is local like that |
# street cars In cities we provide |
similar facilities such as the separa-
ion of tho white and colored.
AS our business develops we hope I
o compare favorably with the rail- |
oads in the amount of taxes we pay,
,ut the improvement of the country
through which we run by reason of |
'ur traffic facilities will at least in
lirectly produce as much taxable
and more prosperity for the
'ublic good than these railroads can
low boast of doing with their defec-
i've service, which they cannot blame
n us.
We invite the public's attention to
he greater comfort, convenience
nd regularity of our motor bus ser
ice with careful drivers. Try a
ide. See our schedules advertised
n another page.
TODD BROS. AUTO CO.,
By Aaron G. Todd,