Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-28
MI: " AUTO BUS
LINE PLANNED.
To Run Over Line of Jersey
Central Traction, Plan of
Local Syndicate
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
Is Move to Provide Transpor-
tation Facilities and Keep
Business for Perth Amboy

Negotiations have been under way
for the past week or more for the
purchase of the Jersey Central TraG-
ton Company by a syndicate of local
business men.
This information was obtained 20
day from Attorney George Miller,
who has been retained by those i'll
terested to look into the proposition
and see what manner of terms
might be agreeable to the American
Railway Company which has bean
the controlling interest of the Trac-
tion Company. Mr.. Miller was in
conference with officials of the
American Railway Company in Phil
adelphia on Tuesday and the prop
osition discussed by Mr.. Miller will
be taken up by the board of directors
at their meeting tomorrow.
Plan to Keep Business Here
These backing the purchase OF
the Traction Company realize the
great territory covered by the troll
leys and the large amount of busi-
ness brought into the city daily by
the electric cars. The new seaside
resort at Lawrence Harbor means
another locality that will no doubt
make Perth Amboy it's shopping
headquarters, and it is felt that the
only way for this business to come
to Perth Amboy is by maintaining
rapid transportation for the people
living there.
By allowing the Traction Company
to abandon it's tracks as it has pc
titioned the Public Utility Commis-
sion would mean that residents from
South Amboy to Keyport would have
to depend on bus or railroad service
and it is pointed out that as Satur-
day is the day on which the greatest
number of shoppers visit this CITY,
the heavy traffic over the shore road
from Keyport to South Amboy would
make busses impracticable. At the
present time during the traffic rush
it takes ordinary automobiles from
two to four hours to make the trip
and /. is the opinion of those behind
the movement to purchase the Trac-
ton Company that people would not
patronize busses that would no
doubt add greatly to the traffic con-
gestion and perhaps take two Il
three hours to make the trip.
Would Do Away With Trolleys
Realizing that the trolleys are a
non-paying proposition. the men in
terested in the purchase of the line,
declare that they will not attempt
to make them pay. but will discon-
tinue the use of the present cars,
over nedu Wires anu pOleS
stead operate a new type of auto
mobile bus that will run on rails.
These buses are manufactured by
the White Motor Company while the
bodies are built by the Brill Car
Company of Philadelphia. The
bodies are of steel construction,
equipped with cross seats and provid-
ed with excellent ventilation.
The up keep of these buses is
small when compared to the trolley
cars now operating over the rails of
the company and the added expense
of maintaining the over head wires
and poles would be a thing the new
owners would not have to contend
with. The buses planned for the
service carry thirty-eight and fifty
two passengers and are of both one
and two man type. The plan is to
operate two men buses during the
rush hours and the one man type
whom the traffic is not so heavy.
The operating of the road will be
much improved if it can be purchas-
ed, and the trip from this city to
Red Bank will be made in an hour
and twenty minutes instead of the
two hours it now takes by trolley.
1t is intended to maintain a schedule
equal to that now in vogue by the
traction company and possibly one
With additional service.
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