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⦁	⦁	1912? Stone and Webster incorporates The Jacksonville Traction Company. ⦁	M.e. Satchwell and Mr. Lovendahal of the streetcar company were said to be running the company into the ground. Lovendahal was selling seniority, and making them work obscene hours. Meanwhile Satchwell is in bed with Lovendahal’s wife. Stone and Webster found out and immediately fired them but in order to stop unionization they set a 12 hour work day. The also formed ‘THE PLAN’ which included spies, and intimidation. O.J. Drummond was sent in as employee, to spy, he was a former detective. He was found out by a telegraph boys, and kidnaped from his boarding house and threatened with his life. He escaped and reported it resulting in the arrest of the perps. Mr. Baldwin was a S&W plant that suggested they take off the gloves. A letter to S&W from John E. Hartridge attorney for the company said a motorman was discharged because of his desire to join a union, (Jacksonville being largely sympathetic to the unions) and this will turn the jury against the company. ⦁	In 1912, the amalgamated association of street and electric railway employees or America. LOCAL 608. The company would terminate the employees with over 3 years of service as a major pay increase came with the 3rd year. Thus the company would fire them for no reasons, THE EMPLOYEES demanded this stop. The company fired the first handful of members, then fired a larger group which then joined the union, then 100% of employees joined and 200+ struck. The company fired all of them. The streetcar workers expected the public to judge them in the union’s favor. The company brought in 200 New Yorker scabs. ⦁	James ‘boss’ Farley, a former conductor up north, formed a company of scab laborors which he would sell to any company on strike. The company called him and he supplied the 200 NY scabs, violence broke out immediately. Unions across town attacked the strike breakers. The board of trade building was attacked by striking workers, the board of trade was responsible for hiring the police commissioner. ⦁	Mayor Wm S Jordan, referenced city ordinance 3243 ‘when killing is excused.’ And issued a proclamation restricting residents from meeting at corners, parks, public places, and banned public meetings, speech making, musicals and vocal exhibitions. ⦁	City V County, mayor Jordan, Wm Bostwick, pres. Board of trade, and Sheriff Richard Fleming Bowden (who didn’t support the union) asked for militia, because the city police force was made up almost exclusively of fired 3 year streetcar employees, and they refused to act. County came to enforce and City fought them. Sheriff arrested some workers for said vandalism and the judge (city) released them. The Judge was a former member of an earlier area union. The judge spoke out about the metropolis newspaper article saying he supported the union, he said he was owned by no man but that the Sheriff’s departments advisor’s were the same team representing the streetcar company. ⦁	Colonel Cromwell Gibbons of the militia opened his own jail in a city street, and he gives an interview to the FTU saying ‘the strike could end if we had bullets in the guns’. Gibbons is relieved of command. All sides blamed outsiders ‘Foreigners’ aka Yankee’s, internationalists and race. Baldwin mgr of company said we could end the strike but we’d have to recgonise the black workers equal to white workers. All unions joined to have a general strike, but black unionists made passionate speeches to NOT STRIKE, (no doubt fearful of retalitation) so strike threat went away, and the company refused to negotiate. ⦁	1913 Mar 23, newspaper runs photo of the new power station and carbarn ⦁	July 1, JTCO granted request by city council to extend time 12 months to complete line from Hogan to Pearl and from Walnut to Newnan. ⦁	July 1 Granted permission by tax city public works committee to start work on the LEMON LINE? Addition. ⦁	AUG 3, Electric welders are in use on Murray Hill Line / news photo ⦁	AUG 14, General Manager Hardy Croom held meeting with Public Service Committee of the City Council to perfect plans for establishment of express cars on Ortega and Phoenix Park car lines. ⦁	Tu/PP-NOV 18, Croom announces receipt of 10 new trolley coaches. ⦁	NOV 20, Public service committee of the board of Public Works requested the traction company to keep the grass mowed between the trolley tracks. ⦁	DEC 4, JTCO ordered by Duval County Commissioners to repair McGirts Creek bridge within 48 hours and resume car service to Ortega ⦁	1914, ⦁	Electric Railway Journal, Volume 43 ⦁	 JACKSONVILLE Population in 1900 28,429 in 1910 57,699 Jacksonville Traction Co Incorporated in Massachusetts and on Apr 18 191 1 acquired all the property of the Jacksonville Co which does the entire electric railway business in Jacksonville The Traction Co stock was exchanged share for share for Electric Co stock or holders of the latter company had the option of receiving $100 in cash per share Annual meeting last Tuesday in Jan Principal railway franchise expires in 1932 minor railway franchise expires in 1917 On Jan 6 1908 the North Jacksonville Street Ry Town & Improvement Co was purchased at foreclosure sale Estimated population served Jan I 1914 75,300 Capital Stock Common authorized $1,000,000 outstanding $800,000 held in treasury $100,000 preferred 6 pc cumulative authorized and outstanding $500,000 preferred as to dividends and in case of liquidation par value $100 Dividends On preferred 6 pc per annum was paid on common first Feb 1 1905 2 pc Aug 1 3 p c in 1906 and to igio 6 pc per annum in 1910 Feb 3 p c Aug 3 p c in 1911 1912 and I913 Feb May Aug and Nov at rate of 7 pc per annum Funded Debt First consolidated mortgage sinking fund 5 pc gold coupon or registered bonds authorized $5,000,000 outstanding $750 0011 reserved to retire a like amount of Jacksonville Electric Co first mortgage bonds $1,245,000 for 80 pc of cost of additions and improvements $3,000,000 dated Mar 1 1911 due Mar 1 1931 denom $500 and $1,000 int Mar 1 and Sept 1 at State Street Trust Co Boston Mass trustee Callable as a whole on any interest day or in part for sinking fund at 105 and interest The unissued bonds may bear interest at a lower rate than 5 pc as determined by directors Sinking fund 1 pc per annum of bonds certified beginning Mar 1 1917 Jacksonville Electric Co first mortgage 5 pc gold coupon bonds authorized $1,250,000 outstanding $1,245,000 cancelled $5,000 dated May 1 1902 due May 1 1927 denom $100 and $500 int payable May I and Nov 1 at American Trust Co Boston Mass trustee Subject to call as a whole at 105 and interest on any interest day Improvement fund 1 pc of bonds outstanding Notes Two year 6 pc gold coupon notes authorized and outstanding $500,000 dated June I 1913 due June I 1915 denom $500 and $1,000 int payable June and Dec at State Street Trust Co Boston Mass trustee Subject to call at too and interest on thirty days notice Operation Jacksonville Electric Co Year ending Dec 31 1911 1912 1913 Gross income $567,548 $562,537 $679,621 Operating expenses 309.177 37S 512 438,589 Gross income less operating expenses 258,371 184,025 241,032 Interest charges and taxes 125,621 fio6 5i9 1131 267 Net income 132,750 77,506 109,765 Improvement fund 12,500 12,467 12,450 Dividends 85,892 85,919 86,000 Balance 34.358 20,880 11,315 Includes taxes f Interest charges only X Deficit caused by trainmen’s strike in Oct and Nov Track and Equipment Miles of track electric 51.24 98 motor passenger cars and 4 miscellaneous cars Officers Pres Geo J Baldwin Savannah Ga V Prests Chas F Wallace HH Hunt and Guy L Weymouth Boston Mass Clerk AK Todd Boston Mass Treas HB Sawyer Boston Mass Gen Mgrs Stone & Webster Mgt Assn Boston Mass Local Mgr Hardy Croom Jacksonville Fla Directors RE Forbes RM Salionstall CF Wallace HG Bradlee FB Holder HH Hunt Robt S Bradley Chas A Stone GJ Baldwin ES Webster Russell Robb Power Station and Repair Shops Jacksonville Fla ⦁	Murray Hill gets Streetcar Service ⦁	1915 April 1, requested extension of time to complete Hogan Street Line. ⦁	5 May, First safety campaign, BT Longino safety expert stated records for May show a 50% decrease in incidents. ⦁	1916, Sep 25, Girder rail laid on Forsyth Street between Main and Laura set in cement preparatory to paving by city, sewerage, water and gas mains already laid. ⦁	December 9, JTCO laid double track across Springfield Park to Cedar Street down to Hogan ⦁	1917 July 18, Public Service Committee of the City Council at the request of W. T. Edwards decided to run more cars on the Phoenix Line. ⦁	July 30 Car service started on line from 8th and Fisher St. to industrial area of Talleyrand ⦁	Sep 26, City Council Public Service Committee urged JTCO to extend its lines to Black Point ⦁	Tu/PP-Dec 25, Permit granted to extend car lines to Camp Johnston ⦁	1918, April Camp Johnston Line is completed. Service Inaugurated on Camp Johnston Line The Camp Johnston line of the Jacksonville Traction Company of Jacksonville Fla was placed in operation recently and the service was welcomed by hundreds of soldiers and civilians The cars put into service are four express cars running straight through from Jacksonville to the Government reservation the fare charged being 15c They make no immediate stops and are not for persons wishing service in the local sections only The cars are new and are marked Camp Johnston In building this line the company worked under great difficulty due to the shortage of material used in the construction It was found necessary to build a substation between Jacksonville and the camp The service at present is a limited one as the substation has not been completely equipped As soon as all of the substation equipment has been installed the company will put on a 10 min schedule instead of the half hour schedule which now exists and will probably operate what is known as a 10 min double headed service equivalent to a five minute schedule. ⦁	A new streetcar strike in 1918 failed as public as furious that the workers would strike in the middle of WWI. ⦁	1919 Jan 8, Petitioned the City Council to call election to amend charter pg9/1 ⦁	Feb 4, City Council Committee Selected Mucklow and Ford to Audit books of Jax Traction Company. Pg 10/2 ⦁	July 11, Filed petition with City Council seeking amendment of charter to allow raise in fares. Pg18/4 ⦁	July 15, City Council laws and rules committee called joint session with city commission to consider amendment to charter PG 5/4 ⦁	July 16, Asserted that immediate relief needed in form of increased street car fares to avery bankruptcy PG7/5 ⦁	July 28, Seeking increased street car fares reported expenses in year 1918 exceeded receipts $50,000 PG9/2 ⦁	July 31, JTCO issued financial statement showing need for relief by increased revenue. PG3/1 ⦁	August 6, City Council rejected minority report on JTCO, franchise headed by Councilman Barrs which called for valuation of properties and time limit for proposed increase in car fares. Pg16/1 ⦁	August 17, Ordinance calling election to increase fares vetoed by Mayor John W. Martin PG18/1 ⦁	Oct 31, E. J. Triay appointed receiver for Jax Traction by Judge RM Call of US Districe Court. PG11/5 ⦁	December 31, City Attorney P.h. Odom preparing petition to intervene in appointment of receiver. PG15/7 ⦁	Company slides into Receivership E. J. Triay appointed receiver. ⦁	1920 State railroad commission denies permission to raise fares. ⦁	July 16, Judge R M Call ruled in federal court that Jacksonville Traction MUST pave Bay Street between its tracks ⦁	Aug 1, Federal Court allows Triay to issue $65,000 dollars in certificates of indebtedness ⦁	Nov 17, Jacksonville Traction filed additional evidence in rate hike case. ⦁	Nov 29, City Commission orders JT to pave between its tracks ⦁	December 3, Railroad commission allows rate hike, .7 cents, school fare 10 tickets for .40 cents, Camp Johnston .21 cents. ⦁	1921, Jan 20, RR commission denied petition of receiver EJ Triay for advance in fares PG13/8 ⦁	April 7, Transferred Chief Clerk RW Jackson to similar position at Pensacola. PG5/3 ⦁	July 16, Judge RM Call ruled in Federal Court that the JTCO must pave Bay Street between tracks. PG11/7 ⦁	August 1, Federal Court granted receiver EJ Triay power to issue certificates of indebtedness for $65,000 PG5/4 ⦁	November 17, Filed additional Evidence in support of claim made to FL RR commission for authority to raise street car rates in Jacksonville PG17/1 ⦁	November 29, Order issued to resume work of laying pavement between street car tracks on Bay street by City Commission. PG9/8 ⦁	December 3, FL RR Commission authorized Jacksonville Traction Company as of Dec 15, to use 7 cent rate, school children 10 tickets for 40 cents and Camp Johnston 21 cents. PG13/1 ⦁	December 15, Announced raise in street car fares from 5 cents to 7 cents. PG22/5 ⦁	1922 John P. Ingle sent to Jacksonville as General Manager ⦁	Jan 27, The South Jacksonville Bus Line starts service between Fletcher and Hemming Parks. ⦁	Sep. 14, Stone and Webster inspect the fuel and oil burning apparatus at the JT power plant ⦁	(Meanwhile in Miami the streetcar company cut fares to .5 cents on the causeway in Nov. and St Petersburg MUNI reported on Jan6, that business was up 30%) ⦁	Nov. 7, JT ordered 20 Birney one-man safety cars ⦁	1923 Jan 29, South Jacksonville Council passed ordinance granting city ability to own and operate a $40,000 bus line ⦁	February 7, Work started on Hogan Street line ⦁	City/PP-March 24, 1923 Streetcar advertising ⦁	April 5, Session held by transportation advocates for South Jacksonville bus line ⦁	Tu/PPApril 11, 1923, Commission Will Consider Acosta’s plan for trolley line to the beach. ⦁	Tu/PP- April 12, 1923, Streetcar men held in assault ⦁	Tu/PP- April 12, 1923, seeks popular vote on beach trolley line ⦁	April 16, One-Man cars start operating on Brentwood line, and on Sundays starting Mar. 3, 1St and Walnut St line ⦁	May 1, South Jax. Stone and Webster survey into cost of streetcar routes ⦁	E. J. Triay, receiver of JTCO presented contract for operating South Jax car line to Federal Judge R. W. Call for approval ⦁	A delegation from the north side met to push the Brentwood line farther out beyond it’s then-current terminus. ⦁	Trouble erupts over the new bridge over the St. Johns River. The county board met and decided to charge South Jacksonville Streetcars toll on the bridge – tolls yet to be decided at this date. Doctor R. H. Carswell denied that any member of the commission made statements against the South Jacksonville Muni in the meeting which was apparently heated. ⦁	July 12, J. P. Ingle announced better service was coming to Avondale ⦁	Aug 1, J.P. Ingle announced that 6 more one-man cars were to be delivered ⦁	Sep 17, South Jax. City planned to open bids for $100,000 streetcar bonds. ⦁	Sep 24, J.P. Ingle announced that the First and Walnut street lines would be combined for efficiency. ⦁	Sep 30, H.E. Mahr protested the removal of streetcar line from King Street in St. Augustine. ⦁	Elmo Acosta’s trolley line to the beach is shelved ⦁	December 6, St Augustine Streetcars quit ⦁	Tu/PP-1924 Officials celebrate opening of streetcar lines in South Jacksonville May 16 ⦁	May 21, South Jax car line earns $117 per day as announced by Councilman W.W. McNeil ⦁	May 28, Mayor John T. Alsop purchased the first weekly pass on Traction Line at the new rate ⦁	W.A. Robertson of Port Arthur Tx, appointed general superintendent of JTCO June 3. ⦁	Farewell dinner for Superintendent C.W. Bostwick held by JTCO ⦁	June 17, John P Ingle, general manager of JTCO said the company was building a improved type of streetcar service. ⦁	June 25, Picnic at Phoenix Park held for all JTCO employees. ⦁	1925 April 1, Triay died, Ingle succeeded him. ⦁	May 15, South Jacksonville Muni earns 10% profit fiscal year ⦁	First City bus service ⦁	Introduction of 1 man safety cars, phasing out Conductors ⦁	Sep 10, People proud of South Jax MUNI ⦁	Traction Company plans to speed up service SEP 10 ⦁	SEP 16, Lake Shore Development will place a large modern bus in service ⦁	⦁	1926 Jan 15, San Jose will introduce a new rapid bus service JAX to Suburb ⦁	1927, DEC 7, Murray Hill community asks for bus service                                                                                                                                        	1928, FEB 8, League asks for additional bus service ⦁	MAR 24, streetcars in gay colors, heralds change ⦁	APRIL 9, color contest for streetcars begun ⦁	May 30, 1928 street car companies plan better service. ⦁	NOV 19, Horses and mules still popular in JAX, we’re not in the motor age yet ⦁	1929

⦁	JAN 10, City officials ride new Jacksonville buses on inspection trip ⦁	First official trips made on the new bus lines JAN 14 ⦁	Jan 11, Mayor Alsop congratulates John Ingle President JTCO on the new ‘bus station’. ⦁	Jj/PPJan 21, 1929, Man crushed in Trolley-Train wreck ⦁	4 new twin-coaches will be put in service Jan 13. ⦁	South Jacksonville to sue railroad for viaJJJjackduct or tunnel under tracks ⦁	Monthly report for Mar. shows a gain over February. ⦁	Tu/PP-April 1929, City tries to scare JTCO into double tracking Main ⦁	City council repeals PROPOSED 30 year franchise that was to go to the electorate on June 15, account of Traction Company not living up to its obligations to the City of Jacksonville, dated May 29 ⦁	Mayor Alsop signed repeal of new franchise with Jacksonville Traction May 31 ⦁	John Ingle says patronage on north Main not enough to double track northern section ⦁	June 26, JTCO making a new effort to secure franchise from a newly seated city council ⦁	Oct 29 Public Service committee holds first hearing on changes to the franchise of JTCO. JW Harrell Chairman, Howard Crawford, George Rutherford, VT Reynolds, Perry Atkins, committee members ⦁	John Ingle announced that 73% of all employees of JTCO won turkeys in Christmas-turkey-safety-contest, reported Dec 15 ⦁	Ja/PP-1930, November 8,1930, Railroads and buses vie for preferment. ⦁	Ja/PP-November 15,1930, What price motor transport ⦁	Ja/PP-November 22, 1930, Franchise Delay Injurious to city ⦁	1931, May 20, South’s biggest and finest bus terminal opens  here. May 24, Colonel Wallace, ‘noted transportation expert’ makes a survey and recommends the use of buses. ⦁	May 28, 1931, City of South Jacksonville and Jacksonville to merge ⦁	Ja/PP- Aug 15, 1931, Bus and truck not to blame for rail loss ⦁	Dec 30, Thursday one minute after midnight, Jacksonville and South Jax merge.

⦁	1933 Motor Transit Buys Jacksonville Traction Company, Ingle elected president, orders given to end trolley service and substitute bus service. First to go were the longer lines.

⦁	1936 May 19, Edison Avenue gets bus service ⦁	May 29, last streetcar on Edison-Lackawanna line ⦁	Aug 1, Bay Street to be repaved, trolley tracks to go by Nov 1, trolleys will be gone by Nov 1, Buses to take over Dec 1, ⦁	Dec 3, First ever Jacksonville trolley passenger to be the last one next week. ⦁	December 12, final revenue run of a Jacksonville Streetcar. ⦁	1937 Nov 1, bus and taxi war over wages ⦁	Nov 17, Bus Company launches attacks on Taxi’s in court