The evening world. Newspaper, September 13, 1920, Page 4

a OLLEY CAR DOOW IS NEAR PEOPLE PREFER NEW BUSES: Leib is Be in Better Time, Go Further and With Less Noise and Fuss. ® CONCLUSIVE TEST MADE 5 ’ of Marvellous Growth Expected to Send Street Cars Into Oblivion. _ By Martin Green. Correspondent of The vening World. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Lept. 13,— ‘Experiment in urban and Inter- passenger transportation which oontlusion in this city (established that the trolley car to follow the horse car into a. Bridgeport has been with- The jitneys cut into the receipts of the trolley company on July 11 last of withdrawal of all enforce certain drastic regulations against the fitneys, The regulations were not enforced cital of conditions and trolley service | was suspended, The -jitney men) formed an organization and divided up| the olty. There came Into Bridgeport buses of all kinds and within a short time there was @ eurptus of fitney service. JITNEYS WIN OUT UNDER AD- VERSE CONDITIONS. The people soon accustomed to the change tn transportation con- ditions Most of the jitneys were small and dirty and many of the drivers were arrogant and ignorant, | but the people got about the city no grievously ° that the trolley people served notio® in the streets for a reasonable more expeditiously than before The fit trolley service within the city ; trolley car management was quick to 7 the city and neighbor- ‘tities for two months, during Mime all passenger traffic has by jitney buses, service is to be resumed « to-day on a 7-cent fare le of Bridgeport opinion that the last only until « invasion, but the jitney service, bad as It was, was considered by the peo- ple superior to the old Sarge ley service and Bridgeport is now thoroughly jitneyized, aa It were. Jer service, the traffic relief on the Following, the withdrawal of trot-| |i The Store is closed daily at 5 P.M. B. Altman & Co. A Special Sale of * for Men and Women will offer worth-while price advantages to-morrow (Tuesday) Men's Irish Linen Handkerchiefs “Initialed . per dozen $6.00 Plain hemstitched per dozen 7.00 Tape-bordered ... per dozen 9.85 ~ Women’s Irish Linen Handkerchiefs A Hemstitched, per dozen $2.65, 4.00 & 6.00 4 | Tape-bordered . per dozen 3.50 Initiated . x per dozen 3.50 & 5.75 (First Floor) The Linen Department has ready for the Autumn re-opening of fhouses and apartments which have been closed during the Summer (as weil as for the supplying of linens for wedding outfits) tnusually large and comprehensive assort- _ ments of practical and decorative Household Linens including Table Napery, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels, etc.; all of which are of the most desirable qualities, exceedingly well made and very fairly priced. (Fourth Floor, Madison Avenue section) Madison Avenue - Fifth Avene New Gork, Cue Bi are, Narrow streets in the business ion was immediately felt. PORT S NINEVZED, | ey cars running throug came to the of crowded © became stra: Not until th on the streets did the ‘people discover what @ clamorous. nerve racking thing @ troll sible to talk ort in conv As the jit as many accommodate. vehicles an: would clean their necessary repairs. port during the boom days of the war.!the the cniel objection to transportation. of time. trolley service unless the city should gi os wt oS oe Log Mg for Lae tablished the an experi ney over the for reasons not pertinent to this re- oe emporary the fined their efforts solely to carry! tend its service untt) it put down | into the service of the tracks and erected poles and strung | opportunity to By an exclusive jitney service | lines quence the working nec. wires. | the growth of a city can be handled by extending the runs of existing lines or putting on more jitneys. Bi *|TOWN WOULD LOVE TO SEE rangely quiet and restful.| STREET CAR RAILS TORN UP. ere were no trolley care| With the resumption of trolley ner realization ity streets because workmen ay of the Rem vice, Bridgeport will not lose the iit pan faa closed dow! neys, but they will not be permitted to operate in direct competition vi | the trolley cars—that is, they will nm allowed to parallel existing trolley ‘inea ney monopoly was only | Hridgeport is practically unanimous in Jitney operators con. | the hope that the day is not far distant ing | when the trolley tracks will be torn up these rod the trolley wires and poles will be brought into Bridge) val pring amt ‘The "Bi the Un ee ley car ia, It in now pos- on the streets of Bridg: ereationa) tones. ry Flectric to employ from 10, Company, mm down. them The question of transportation in Bridgeport is more serious to-day than use the city faces an influx of of population within a year of at least 26,000 people, following the establish- ment of new jndustries. Amon, bef eth each man Bridgeport stands out as one that, Ca not felt the after-the-war ‘The close of the war shut down rity of the, sit: . The LA has en- eoctetion of Bri ed, concerns, whi: ich had been drafted principal factories of t back Into their old of manufacturing. Bridgeport was not greatly reduced. to @ great extent simply shifted from war work to peace However, the exclusively war work te Dag was fhe plants of the Bullard “Machine Tool Company, The Remington plant been taken over by when the buildings are fitted to the tion of two perso _THE EVENING worLp, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER L 13, 1920.' government, an ve tio} In conse. population of fol ree getting out normal inal’ production and 10 per cent. are producing below the normal output, ref’®, small factories which special- cliente toola for the bi plants have closed down, nc ot an: cota datan Titec einaaiieateasmaaiasia produc-|price and the men in the building cont. are exceeding Nor-| trades pre Continually demanding more pay and shorter hours. Since the close of the war hundreds of Roles, Russiake and natives of Southwestern Bu have left Bridgeport for their old homes, ‘to MRS. O'DELL HAS BABY GIRL AUBURN, N, ¥., Sept. 18.—-Mr's, Pearl B. O'Dell, the Rochester gir! convicied of the murder of Fdward Knetpp. and now serving twenty years in Auburn Housing conditions are bed. Renta| seek families or Felatives Jett behind | prigon for women, wan removed to « rma C Te temement mounting. (There in lit; |slx yeara or more ago. These emi- feet hcg EIA ut aia nlc eat Com: lenement house onstruction, but) granite Rave withdrawn close to. $1, Pesan eatitie ot eribcn tant nage e of big erable building b: 0,000 from the eavings ban! ee “a hr i ne - m, WhO are putting chee savingd |Briggeport anti adjacent cities, ‘Tee | mea Salt ie pow in Into homes with the ald of bulldi neral loans, Building materials are high 7-4 amen manufacturers expect that saad oft, Sonus ceil | th Bing fing pat sentence them will return to Bridgeport of death. He was not notified. rd plan ant ins been pao ing Com- ‘pan: ay which will grentually eraploy persons in to the, to the baa one had A rt for the month of July, a pate igi of which has just been shows that of th the city 60 per STORE HOURS: 9:00 TO $:30. OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY Best & Co. Fifth Avenue at 35th Street Established 1879 As our critical clientele well knows BEST’S QUALITY Has Never Gone Away OMETIMES a statement .of principles helps — particularly of the old-fashioned kind that with- stand ctrange-fashioned notions. As ours are positive—so are they brief— 1. Quality and Style in merchandise. 2. Truth Telling in advertising. 3. Service graciously given. 4. Fair Prices, as low as are consistent with good merchandise, 5. Justice to our entire organization. Parents are invited to examine and compare our Fall assortments, qual- ity for quality, and price for price, with those found elsewhere. These prices are typical of Best & Co. Boys’ All-Wool Mackinaws 14.00 Plaids, heather mixtures, or oxford grays, Boys’ All-Wool Suits 18.50 Tweeds, cashmere, cheviots, homespuns in norfolk and plain belted styles. Boys’ All-Wool Overcoats 24.50 Imported tweeds, cheviots and homespuns. Students’ Long Trouser Suits’ 40.00 Fancy mixture tweeds, cheviots and cashmere in sizes 14 to 20, Students Top-Coats and Ulsters 40.00 Plain and fancy mixtures in the approved style for Autumn 1920. Boys’ School Shoes 6.15 Tan or black, heavy welt soles, lace model. You Never Pay More at Best's r THE VALUES ARE. MOST EXTRAORDINARY LACE DINNER kRocacs PicruRESQUELY BEAUTIFUL F Seursite NEW CREATIONS OF SHEER FILMY LACE OVER SATIN SHOWN IN BLACK, NAVY AND BROWN WITH A DASH OF VIVID COLORING IN? 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