. Electric railway journal . way), John J. Stanley and the othertraction folks to overcome. And over-come it they never did—entirely. Tom L. Johnsons methods werethe methods that have been used intraction squabbles before and of his pet clubs was that of com-petitive service. The Hylan schemeof establishing competitive motorbuses had not then come into being,so Johnson established a rival trolleysystem on the west side of the town—the Forest City Street Railwaycompany. His experience in Brook- lyn and other communities in operat-ing street railways here stood himwell. He had nothing
. Electric railway journal . way), John J. Stanley and the othertraction folks to overcome. And over-come it they never did—entirely. Tom L. Johnsons methods werethe methods that have been used intraction squabbles before and of his pet clubs was that of com-petitive service. The Hylan schemeof establishing competitive motorbuses had not then come into being,so Johnson established a rival trolleysystem on the west side of the town—the Forest City Street Railwaycompany. His experience in Brook- lyn and other communities in operat-ing street railways here stood himwell. He had nothing to lose andeverything to gain in this experi-ment. And without a future to har-row his thoughts 3-cent fares on theForest City cars became an easy con-cession. In the meantime he had forced theolder company into an experimenton 3-cent fares on about twentyroutes, each about 2i miles experiment was abandonedafter a fortnight of disastrous trial,and two days later (Feb. 6, 1905) acombination fare of 4 cents with-. John J. Stanley, president the ClevelandRailway, seated at the end of the directorstable at which he does all his office work,in preference to a desk. The bronze bellpaper weight on the blotter before him islettered on the rim, Broadway & Co., with which road it, like , saw service in the mule power,horse power days, more than thirty yearsago. Mr. Stanleys first job was that ofhill boy. out free transfer and 5 cents withthat privilege was inaugurated bythe Cleveland Electric Railway. Inthat same month the federal courtsbegan to inject themselves into thishighly political situation. They cameto the protection of certain vestedfranchise rights of the old company,which, even before their decisions,had announced its desire to sur-render all its existing rights for anew limited contract covering all thelines. But such a sane and sensible andimmediate solution apparently couldnot be reached in 1905. Contentionfollowed contention, lawsuit le
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