New-York tribune., 1884-10-14
THE REDUCED ELEVATED FARES.
BAD DAY FOR TRYING TIE rXIEEIMENI-IiiE
MANAGEMENT NOT DISCOURAGED.
L Hahn. general managNr OF the Man-

F. K Hahn general manager OF the Man
haitian Elevated Railway Company yesterday spoke cr
the sunday reduction ~ fare The elevated railroads a.
an experiment the result OF which could nGt at present
zoe predicted He said 10 TRlBrNC reporters "fester-
dv WAS An unflvorable day on which tr the rcduc
ZION owing TO the bad weather 3nd the travel was not
increased proportionately 70 the reduction made Ny
idea in making the change was this sunday j. the work
incans holiday. II Is the only day ne hs FOR recrfa-
ton thought might get the same revenue a. was
received AZ a ten fare on sunday ana give the
working people opportunity to aVah themselves
OF rapid transit facilities sunday L. thc only day lhe
workingman has to himself. 10 i man who works for
say - a weekend there are thousands Who don
average sand has family numbering with himself
five persons 50 cents form considerable itcnl win
suc wages the workngman cannot take many excursions
and feed and cothe h family and pay rent We nope 20
derive as much income the reduced rate A. We did be-
fore We are operating the second ana Nlh'h
Avenue roads sunday too. aud this Jaiis ah "dui
tioual expense without commensurate return We
will see how II works after few weeks
II il losing experiment il is NOT likely that we -hi
continue f. II neither lose nor make py III - 'AcS
that We will continue a. n present IN" ta''l oh uh
day j. always very much les iSn "n week "ay no"
much less prefer not state. II l. more scnery uls
trbuted throughout the day but ;hc bulk OF he tFa'e
Is in the afternoon. In three or lour "'tAe '"' "
how m. new rule works"
Mr. Hahn declined 70 give receipts al he roads Tor
sunday or 70 state what proportion they bge 20 those Of
pr,Vio Sundays.
Cvru~W Field eai that b. not Discouraged ny INC
result of the first day OF the experiment II wa
not a favorable day" hc said. ana am ,, -oIiA
that n was not because think the experiment t wUun
have been proven ~ n success. We Shlh i
the ty.crnt fares at all hours on sunday lor ti'
nonths-at least .lall al, ncatc dollE -" No P'sou
has been nxrd n j. not impns~ih" thht even ~ si
months tho riment might not he proved AuV'tt
hmt am con urdcut of The nnal ,ult. The receipts
believe were about ~ 900 less than IN the pr ,s
sunday aud on the -pondin- sunday laNt lt"' NV
opcrtug cNucr.c. were much lar.cr, oI c1r-'' Oh a."
count of runniug rains the Ninth ana >ec"nt' w.
Ines IT, we have not been In the hant "l lplif. 80 ,
suit Of the day. business was not ha'''rht' '"' " ~
not discouraged me-" . H., po,, 7 inc
william y A. Harris superintendent OF tnr i'it I.iny
Railroad said don't think the sunday i1uuo'ion va
sares on th, Elevated roads VIII Affect our roar pa.
Ih.re more short riders on our r"i' 'n'' W. ~
other and IN, do 70 cinD UP Hiu ,,s,1.
.tairs The second and Ninth Avenue BE faeu
ae the only ones that any where near " IL ,
no business downtown the 'eyl',H ,,. t""t- ~,
sunday. ON that dag when people nav P''nhhy ~
of leisure time they generally tiho od VA
surface roads think the chang" VIII dheC' tne & "a ,
Third sixth Broadway and seventh ANrnui 'i ~ The
Avenue surface roads. of coursc thr l9l'u.M VI ', ~ -.
city l. Increasing "a fast that all the rnas ss - 'T &
well ~ they did before the eeV r".s AZ. ,u
These roads are henchtto u, Increasing '"o
travel On Fifty-ninth-st