. Electric railway journal . he coupon of which it retains, sending thelarger portion to the customer. The amount due ispayable, as noted on the statement, at either ofCharlottesvilles national banks. This plan is anexcellent accelerator of payment. The old discountof 10 per cent for cash was abolished long ago, asthe company found that there was no need of givingmoney away when the people were satisfied withits service. Furthermore, it is said, when a publicservice commission fixes rates, it does not takediscounts into consideration. The Moral The moral of Charlottesville is plain. Goodservic
. Electric railway journal . he coupon of which it retains, sending thelarger portion to the customer. The amount due ispayable, as noted on the statement, at either ofCharlottesvilles national banks. This plan is anexcellent accelerator of payment. The old discountof 10 per cent for cash was abolished long ago, asthe company found that there was no need of givingmoney away when the people were satisfied withits service. Furthermore, it is said, when a publicservice commission fixes rates, it does not takediscounts into consideration. The Moral The moral of Charlottesville is plain. Goodservice can change a disreputable, run-down utilityinto a permanently paying proposition if the menwho furnish the brains and the money have thepatience to see it through. Those who play fairwith the people will find that the people will playfair with them. Surely, Charlottesville can go nofurther than to invest its money in its home utilityrather than in some outside corporation. The Light-Weight Safety Car andCar Standardization. By W. H. Healings, Jr. Vice-President The ./. 0. Brill CompanyPhil ad el phi a, Pa. ARADOXICAL as it may seem thetransportation industry has beendeveloping toward single-truck,one-man cars for many were evidences of an in-creasing use of smaller car unitsbefore the prepayment methodscame into use a decade ago, but the growth washalted by the turning of attention to prepaymentschemes and their accompanying door and step-operating devices. Then came the use of steel inunder-frame construction, later extending up thesides of cars, and finally including the whole frame-work and sheathing. This brought about a largereduction in weight. In changing from wood tosteel, weight reduction naturally came in for agreat deal of attention, especially in view of thefact that for a number of years previously therehad been an illogical demand for large capacity carsFor a time there was a tendency to build steelcars heavier than necessary. Purchasers had toplay s
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