New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18

or the rich will give. Rent, are cheaper in Har
lem than they downtown. but there arc men WHO
will much longer submit to the impo,ms of ele-
waited railway transportation even II hOuscrcnt wcIp
given them free. All Harlem practically - up III
arms against elevated roads In general now operated
| and the West side road, I'm particular. one cannot
l,pId above Fifty nlnti-st. at any hour Of tho
day without hearing passengers angrily DISCUSSING tho
forthcoming, Of the management of the system.
Early In the evening q few nights ago young man
accompanied by hi, aged and feeble mother boarded
Harlem train nj Twcnty-tnirst. Tho seats were al!
occupied by women. IL happened. and the aisle IN that
particular car was crowded with men. There was no
reat for the elderly woman, and her son could not
restrain his wrath " by heaven!" he exclaimed. III
everybody felt ~ dld there wouldn't be post Of this
,oad left standing twenty four hours longer IN 40
other city on earth would such outrascS be submitted
TO- There are hundred lying idle on the tracks,
and hundreds Of men without work who would De
glad 10 man them Yet YOU. mother, are compelled to
.tand a. e score, q other women and men, because
lhi, corporation Is TOO coutempbiy mean t. pat Oh
enough trains To carry it, patrons comfortable hope
that not one Official director Of the company can
ever ST down IL Il railway car again long ~ he
vcs. No. confound them, they ride In their carriages
while weak AID helpless compelled 10 hang
tO straps in these SLOW trains and pay tribute for tho
priyieto viii ueyc- vote for . Legislator again
une., he pledge himself to advocate and vote for INC
pl,,agc II a lax to compel the elevated corporations
IL run enough trains 10 every passenger eat and
At ,Ich -peed H. to cover a certain distance within
certain time. This condition OF thing, make, me
almost a Communist
on the fty-cighth~t branch Of the sxthavc. road
a printed schedule IN Nh" Fy-eshth IT, station .eia
rth that trains will leave that station every seven
minutes. That schedule !, utterly misleading ON
| Monday December -. 81 p:jJ ?. ODD. man purchi-'d
| platform then was crowded with p,-7enecrs VINO 10
some time had been waiting ~ a train. II wa cN-
actly II when train lcf The station for down town.
and II carried ~ l-pcr,cd lot OF passengers a.
ever rode that line. There were almost a many
were passengers the train. ard II curse could AZ
turb the slunbcr> OF those AT whom they are hurled
There va, little sleep that nich enjoyed by the officers
II the corporation. Tho same sort Of hng happened
Oh the following night. Tuesday. December 20, No
rain left the station between 80 and 90. When
DELAYED passenger asked tho guard what had caused
| the delay tie answer was NnrN ana ln-ol'Ht.
81 the t ne M ' ne c.G Of dcavs a. the en-
loyc, are forbidden ~ give any Information whatever.
Many II the 1uaNi, are mp"rtnei II IS seldom that
! The car \ week ago ar toN.o'tcl negro and
drunken white man on train tha' lcf' PiIE PLACE
y striking each other and other % -cnecs near thcln
over the head with their hat. They broke their hats
bui thought they were having great deal II FUN. The
-u,rd TODD inside the car door looking with a
! mile on h, face. II he were enjoying the analr
immensely Thn rowdl~. Kept M a shouting II foul
and prof,rc cpthc5 and qrvcr,l men took the women
ho with Them into another cir Ilc guo.n VA,
a.k.d why he ddn't Interfere and replied "oh they're
only havin' fun"
one man who was struck the head by the burly
protested strongly whercup!n u. nfg r5 lieN
,bc pa,.,neer t. ,nbsde ana the guard 10 laugh
freshman persisted I'm tr1ilu- upon the toe, 81 man
ing Nr.,, ~ ,hr 81 station. Thc man obi octed and
Nh, druniird dcca DE- would throw tho man ON the
.Iibl. and rN ,totion man listened with ar amused
| i, rho man vith IN, woman aid aftcrvnrd Tho
| nrtt time such thing occurs. Wien am
not Handicapped win q lady. I'll hrcak, the
don't do II some one else may for the people IN That
pa. Of the city have endured about al that they are
r1p,li Il -lndng In the wny Of insults on The trains
| and Stallion, Of the elevated r'ad'. , .,
Here is suggestion for increasing inc speeu , ~,
| train, during the rush hours and a. fact during me
entire day. Would t MT '' possible 10 starr ram
70 Stop 10 the downtown stations q, ar north "a l"rf
pl.c.. then To- top at 'i'rrnai, atom me N c,
n0t one train af'or leaving Park Place stop a. srlt
lin st. Bccckcr>t.. Fourt "n'h st.. twenty third st.
Thirty thru It, and 80 on t. the end 81 10" me- SKIP
| ming aliDrnai, -t9on-, with the exception OF Forty
l1crrd ard Fift.eh -ts whore al train, should stop
20 that passengers bound for te ,irnd central "a
lion or rfiy elghth-t could get on Could not the
n.xt train after leaving Park Place stop Al thlhriN
| - AID 20 on could not trains coming downtown
| IN clo." order follow The SANE system OF ,Nlppns
atcr nate stations cN'rp,lhE "In -Urh SltlDnN NFr
l.o-e adjacent to railroad t1iion' or irrct at which
I'll trains shonil stop Wonld not TN, Erra,Y Re-,
the rad to the other, ana ~t.ll give a
NOR , 1i. %cS, to @ run Womb ii not make
! every train an express train and stu give as many
faciltie, to each station a. are cJoyel now ANU 'ov
oa r., como E"w ' thcm NJ int What 'atons the trains
they stopped A.. Every pt'cclSer Wpui'
Lnnr that II he boarded train at say Twenty third
| 81 if would stop only a alternate stations either
| way II bound for station above F. tY second 81.
M which hi, train did not stop under this arrange
mcnt ne could get of nj Forty ccond A. knowing thaa
tho next train to come pne would stop az the station
~ nhcL il wa, destined. II would he an easy mat
Ter 10 identify the trains that stopped at the dlucrnt
| rrgr,d !" Alternate from P,r, Place and that 81
anothcr Alternate from Chambers It." Late at night
,cSn the travel is light especially after nldnCht.
br train would stop at all stations now. ~ then
ihc time made j. fairly good, or, Il the C2mnay
,ntcd 10 give The best Kind Of service an additional
| tr,in could be 1n all night, keeping up the alternate
| - TEN. Passengers would not mind waiting a ie"
minute, for u train if satisfied that under such an
/ arrangement they coulh reach their destination moro
| uuiclly than ~ present . . -,
'Jf thc,n suggestions are not practicable the lon,
! entering people Of the West side may cudHel th".f
Train, f,r Others and ont Of the Abundant product
something that the corporation can ana Will ADOPT may
be found worthy.