The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-30
Barometer of Public Opinion
BussEs AND JTNEys.

Editor. world well, the Admiral Jrneys are
back on tho Job and the Tulsa Street Railway
their drivers wages II there is any doubt in
the mind OF Mayor NewblOck to public ap-
ptoval OF his action In removing the Jitncys and
giving the Tulsa Street Railway absolute control
OF that part (east) of tho city. he now has the
opportunity to witness the result OF jltneys and
bussos In actual competition However n SCENE
that Mayor Newblock Is the only person that
ever wanted the busses-t never heard any reel-
dent OF that part OF town express anything but
regrot that the Jitneys had been removed and
the Tulsa Street Railway givon absolute control
or an unwilling patronage
10 Ia hard for an amateur 10 understand whv
the Tulsa street Railway should have ever had
tho exclusive privilege from the city. surely It
was not a reward for service rendered tho
people OF Tulsa--that Is. the general public who
are compelled TO purchase transportation to and
from town. According TO tho newspapers at
tho time the Tulsa Street Railway was granted
an Increased fare, ono OF the conditions OF said
increase was the double tracking OF Hodge street
IRON quincy 20 Rockford, distance OF only
two blocks hut the stretch OF single track there
makes II necessary for cars TO walt and meet
az both ends OF IL, thus losing lot OF time. Did
the company ever lay the double track2 No not
so that II Is discernible TO the keenest observer
Improved servce was also promised the only
Improvement that ever saw was some new
paint on some ot the cars. or course no one
can deny mat painting the cars vastly improves
the service and suppose one should not really
expect more. should oneg Especially not IN the
brief space OF two years
JltneyS run q great dear oftener than tho
buses and make their trips In half Che time
Jitneya are certainly operated by much better
ulENtls lNdu inc hGSSeh, aS A never heard OF n
serious jitnov accident on the Admiral line since
1ltneys have been running out there, although |
notice that the bonding Of iitneys has suddenly
become matter OF supreme import. Inasmuch
AZ little attention was paid TO that feature all
the years thc jtneys have been operating, II
mako5 II appear as a more preteNt to put them
out or business aud turn everything over 60 the
Tulsa street Railway. The jitneys are OF course,
owned by individuals and cannot carry a blanket
bond like a corporation and will therefore have
TO pay a much higher premium than a COR
pOraton,
WHY doesn't the Tulsa Street Railway invest
some money IN cars and do little double track
lng-reVse their schcdules-get TWO or three
street car men and handle the transportation
problem In the logical way. II would be- il
seems to mo, much better than buying new
busses ana trying to do something they cannot
negin TO do as well as Ntneys do Il. IL the
street cars furnished real service the jtneys
would die a natural death aud I'm suro the
majority OF people would patronlze the street
cars II the street railway would make a real
EFFORT 10 merit that patronage.
Another thing is that itneys do not destroy
pavement Ike these busSes Before they had
been In operation one month II was necessary
to repair the pavement at the corner OF Admiral
and Rockford whore busses stop To pick up
fares.
Am not a stockholder IN the street railway.
nor jitney owner, but would like to see the
Jtneys set half square deal. at least.
Very truly,
c. r. JEFFRIEs
1893 Admiral Boulevard.