New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
PLiINVHLE- -SOUTHJNGTON
 FARE ROBUSTNESS

The Connecticut company is opcr,
 ated upon some rockbound principle.
 that remind one of the rock oi
 Gibraltar.
 Thus we find in spite of public
 irritation, agitation and indignation
 the two-farc system between Plain
 vile and Southington continues tc prevail. One of the cherished fare zones of the Connecticut company
 ends at Lazy Lane, and though this
 is but short walk from Southing-
 ton, the reluctant operators are
 forced to collect another fare for the extra short distance into southinE ton.
 Of course, in trolleying from
 Plainville to Southington, it is any ones privilege to ride through South
 ington to the next fare zone before
 paying another token. This is no comfort at all to the inhabitants of
 Southlngton. however; and South
 ington happens to be one of the best towns along the route of that particu- lar car line The citizens of the town, everybody agrees except the Con- necticut company, are in justice en- titled to pay only one fare for the comparatively short distance be- tween Southington and Plainville.
 Instead, they pay two fares-when they happen to be travelling by troll ley. If the bright minds running the trolley company ever thought that the exaction of this double fare would really bring in twice as much income they were suffering from a species of dementia trolleyitis. one of those rare diseases known only to trolley officials. In large number of cases instead of getting two fares the trolley company gets none at all. Automobile ownership around Southington Is so widespread that vastly more people travel in the pri- Vate go-carts than almost anywhere else; and if the two-cars-to-a- family scheme that the automobile manu- facturers want to introduce eycr ea,s a firm foundation in the nation i, will start in and around Sout hjngton
 Not only that. however; indeed, hat is only part of the grewsono bedtime story. Hitch riding" so- called. is developed to a finer pro- portion around Southington than in Everybody knows cvcry- body else in this blithesonc town, md antom obilc riders are taking no shances at all when they beckou 10 .heir friends to Jump aboard the gas chariot. More people commute 10 Nork Tn that manner in ssouthington or take the first lap Of their tourney in that fashion-than in any place in the state. Every Thomas. Richard and Hiram is intent upou o"a'lng the trolley company out of hat extra token from Sout,incton o fla1nvlllr. Most of them would prefer to crawl on their hands and <nees from Southington to Lazy .ane rather than hand the trolley ,olnpany an extra fare for this short 'oll over the rails. \.
 People in Southington are cmploy- 'd in Hartford. Bristol, Plajnyill. md New Britain. The town of Plain file is the connecting center to three 'f 'hrs. places. Prudent and eco 'oln'cal.v cautious citizenry figure hat If j, is going 10 cost two fares to .rt fo PIainrilic better and cheap method is necessary. They rely n the auiom0 0hiles cit her their own r somebody else's. They don't seem 0 h" appointed in either cast, as nor" residents 'raS el that WI, than n fhc trolley. Many favor one are bus Inc between PIaiutiIi4, and 'Yt ll9g on, but at the same tune 3Hy realize that the prot octirg Pub c Itilifics Commission won't let 'r trolley company ,7 pres rvcs be in 'lne"d upon in this manner 'i