Show Private Cars Oars Press Presse Ele Electric trio e Railways CLEVELAND 0 O. Oct 5 AP AP- AP Competition of the private automobile automobile automo automo- bU bile with public transportation s serVices ser services r- r vices has made it necessary for Jor electric railways everywhere to en engage engage engage en- en gage in selling transportation campaigns speakers at the annual convention of the American Electric lc Railway association declared at the opening session of the meeting here Britton I. I Budd president of the Chicago Rapid Transit company and Thomas Fitzgerald vice president president president dent of the Pittsburg patsburg Railways company company company com com- pany urged electric railway companies companies companies compa compa- nies to adopt modern advertising methods to provide the most modern modern modern mod mod- ern and comfortable equipment and to compel courteous attention to the public Frank R. R Coats president of the association in his review of events of the past year said that recognition tion of the essentiality of street railway service has become so so general general genral gen gen- eral ral that that communities everywhere are e evidencing J a new cooperative spirit |