The New York herald., 1876-02-03
A PLEA FOR STEAM ENGINES.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
All horse riding people in America, and ''theres
mions of them will feel most grateful for your just
warfare against the extorton and abuse OF the horse
railroad corporations But the people are much 70
blame for the growth OF this abuse lady said to
to-day that she ''woud prefer to stand and hang by
the straps than to bo len on the waiting for
another car and that II would be very wrong not 10
allow person TO enter merely because thero
vacant seats for person who felt satisfied TO
stand up.n Nultitudos of people feel thus when In
haste and have aided in the growth OF the injustice
suffer But the railroad companies claim that they
cannot carry any moro passengers than they now do
during tho busy hours-ihat cars leave their depos
every two three minutes, and that they
do no better, even II they would Ny
victon has long been that tho only rescue from
all the trouble is to use steam engines apped to larger
cars to be drawn the present tracks. 1t cruel
abuse OF horses and drivers and conductors the way
things are now managed law should DO passed
making il crime TO work conductors and drivers
ten hours The present tracks sufficient for all
needs Hence urge that steam power should be tried
all the great routes of this city. There is
need OF more elevated railroads, If the roads
built they will at apply steam power and draw
travel Put an engine like the new ones on the Ee-
vacd Railroad In Greenwich street, on the Fourth
road and draw four cars and put covered seats
top charging three cents for outside and five cents
for inside seats as far as Harlem. Inside
seats will hold twenty two persons and
outside twenty. -Four cars of this Kind,
propelled by steam, would convey with comfort and
speed 1853 persons to Harlem or 10 the Grand Central
depot and produce for fares SO SO for each trip not
counting any way passengers. Tho cars can be mado
much larger SO that two cars would carry the passen
gers OF four.
Let the experiment be now tried. We have been ac-
osomed TO the swiltest trains passing Fourth avenue
through Harlem, for years. and no one thought thai
horses should be used TO draw those trains Horses
become accustomed to a steam engine drawing
train The engines OF the Elevated road make but
little noise and scarcely any smoke, and the engineer
can stop train as quickly as when horses are used
People are accustomed to stand when they cannot
find soas that very many would complain at being
obliged to wait for not full Hence law should
be passed preventing people stapding-making
son who cannot sit The mo seat no fare
cry will only partially reheve for many people viii
prefer TO stand and than not ride whom they wish
TO The companies not now compelled TO put
cars, and hence 1t would be their revenge TO put
or the non-paying passengers and not put
cars. to drive the public TO terms Hence let
law be passed forcing the railroad companies to use
steam applied 10 larger cars and then draw three or
four of such where goes drawing
along overloaded with weary, standing crushed pas
scngers The Third and Eighth lines should be
only occasionally Let poor men who infrm be
employed guards at every block for Il would be
easy work 10 hold danger Tag for
fast passing trains ! do not mean lightning
hour The people longer avoid but, on the con-
trary seek the railroad tracks for they find
Tor loaded wagons But until some relief keep
up the cry OF "No seat no fare" Unless you do so
the railroad corporations will still continue to order
their conductors 10 cry
"A buf trip slip for three cent fAre-'
"A pink trip slip for q six-cent fare
Punch punch punch the passengerei
Give your money give your hair.
Ifyou can't st down then hang mp therel
FOR you are only passengore