Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-25

, were OF all sizes and capable OF all
varieties OF speed.
When street and highway traffic
is all of the motor type. and all mod
| ern. traffic management will be far
| simpler matter for every one, includ-
| ing the passenger car driver. The
motor bus Is thus doing its part in
eliminating the need for other varie-
| ties OF traff'c units.
Busses In Connecticut.
This Is particularly we'll illustrated
in the case OF the Connecticut Com
pany, which now operates over so
buses in the Nutmeg State. These
buses are already displacing the
street car, to the material advantage
of the average motorist. who now
finds his streets greatly simplified
and many hazards eliminated.
Since motor buses have been In
operation the company has been in a
better financial position to improve
ali transit service in its territory.
which benefits the motorist in a num-
Der OF ways. 1t is able 10 employ
more skillful motormen as well as
more experienced bus drivers Equip
ment IS better and more modern. Elk
listing street car tracks can be kept
In better condition. Cooperation in
repaving projects is possible.
More than GOO motor buses are in
operation In Connecticut. in addition
20 those owned by the Connecticut Co.
These have a seating capacity OF 5000
and operate over $50 route miles. In
the Yellowstone Park bus service
there is a feet of 279 busses, all of
one make. These statements can be
repeated for every section of the
country. isn't this some hint 10 the
passenger car owner as to how the
busses Will help him in his work Of
seeking better roads?
Operate Easily in Snow.
The jefferson Highway Transporta-
ton Company OF Minneapolis operated
throughout last winter and reported
that the machines operated through
the SHOWS better than had been an
ticipated. Isn't IL obvious that the
operation of buses throughout the
Winter will result In more systematic
snow removal methods In those States
where Winters are severe?
II is Interesting to note that there
never was any effort TO keep the main
highways open or to sprinkle dirt on
ice-coyered mountain roads IN one
New England State until the motor
bus came into vogue.
their ability to cross the
continent safely and rapidly. but
companies overrating transcontinentai
buses are already in operation. This
should have q very significant effect
npon general transcontinental motor
touring, with better highways and
touring conditions the inevitable re-
suit
Tickets INTERCHANGEABLE
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle
railroad Is the first steam road to
offer patrons a choice Of transporta-
tion facilities. A single rate AID In
terchangeable tickets prevail One
does not have to have very much
ina gination to see how much single
ownership of rail and road facilities
will result In carrying out some of the
plans OF the recent National Confer
ence on Street and Highway Safety
with respect to the elimination of
grade crossings.
The taxes that will be paid by the
bus operators out OF the profits should
go q long way toward putting the
State highway departments in a bet
ter position to build bridges or under
passes, and where railroad-owned
buses net increased profits the steam
EOduS themselves SIOulO De ADio 10
carry out their grade crossing elimi-
nation work at a still faster rate.
Motor buses are becoming a motor
aid in a variety of ways and their
coming can be hailed az a distinct
advance in transportation. 1t begins
to look as II the motor coach will be-
come the passenger car owners big
brother of the highway.
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