Show Where Was the Jitney Bus Originally Used Phoenix Claims It Listen Los Angeles Is not the originator originator of or tho Jitney bus hUs according to a 1 Phoenix Ariz dispatch to Motor Age Tho The dispatch says the actual birth of tho the Jitney bu buy bus tools took place In Phoenix In InJune InJune inJune June 1913 when motormen and conductors conductors conductors tors of the city's street car system wont went wonton wenton on strike Labor leaders organized a company to operate motor busses In competition a against the street cars then run b by strikebreakers Their plan was to eventually use motor trucks but tho the ubiquitous Ford was at first pressed into service as us it has hns been elsewhere And BO so the Jitney bus was waR born although It was not known by that name A number of or persons not conn connected with the company compan mediately ly saw w a chance chanco to pick up a few ew dollars and operated their machines along with the cars The price of or a ride was 10 cents cent but It soon dropped to 0 G. For a few weeks tho street cars car were almost pasHen s and the thc Fords vitro Jammed But tho motor car drivers failed falle to maintain any regular schedule and many of or them took their cars cus out of service whenever rains made mado tho the unpaved unpaved un- un paved et str streets muddy The company failed for lack of or capital but an nn occa- occa Jitney bus Is seen on tho streets of or Phoenix oven toLla today |