Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
LARGER THAN EVER.
The Present Seasons Railway EI-
cursion Business Shows a Great
Increase Over Last
IN SPITE OF THE MANY STRIKES.
A Korean Talks Entertainingly Of His
Country and the People BY
Whom 1t Is Inhabited.
IN SPITE OF THE MANY STRIKES.
FRINIDADS VOLCANO OF ASPHALT.
Chats With People Net by Reporters Going the
Rounds Of the City.

Passenger agents of the chief roads CEN
tering in Pittsburg are congratulating them
selves on the great business done during the
season. 1t has been much greater than any
former wear, and runs from 25 to 100 per
cent of increase. Division Passenger Agent
E. D. Smith, of the Baltimore and Ohio,
estimates the increase of the seasons excur-
sion business oyef last year at about so per
cent. There was a general increase In all
the excursions, but the greatest was in the
seashore traffic
eff any one was to have told me last
May" he said, yesterday, that tins sea-
sons business would have even reached last
years, should have taken occasion to diff
fer with him. The strikes and general dull
ness of business tended to prevent expendl-
ture of money in this direction. The only
way 1 can account for the great increase of
business this year is on the supposition that
the cheap excursions are becoming more
popular and that the people are being edu-
Gated up to them. They begin to look for
them now as yearly thing, and to prepare
for them from one year to another"
COLONEL MOODY PLEASED.
Colonel Sam Moody, District Passenger
Agent for the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg, said his road had done good
business. ''I suppose" he said, "that the
general excursion business on my division
this season has been fully 75 per cent better
than last years The Rock Point business
has increased by 25 per cent. There are
several reasons for this improvement. One
is ths4 excursions are becoming more popu-
lar; another is that in the case of societies
converting in Western city, the entire
membership take advantage of the low rates
and Journey there, instead of merely sending
delegates, as formerly. These excursions are
also availed Of Y people whose friends have
gone West, and who take advantage of the
cheap round rates to pay them visit. And
the excursion season is not over yet. We
are running harvest excursions on the 18th
and 29th, and 1 expect fully 10000 people
will run down to Rock Point on Monday.
Not less than 800 went on the Chicago ex-
cursion which left this morning. There is
no doubt that trips are becoming more
popular every year.
ANOTHER GREAT INCREASE
Chief Clerk J. G. Samson, of Colonel Tom
Watts office, said yesterday that the
special so seashore excursions beat last
seasons figures by 33 per cent. They had
uever had a season like it. The excursions
TO Idlewild were better patronized this
year than last by 100 per cent. They car
ried SO. 600 peopl. last year and this year
so far 60 0OG, with six more excursions to
run.
General Passenger Agent A E Clark, of
the Lake Erie ROAD, remarked that the
passenger business in general was better
-bis vaar than ever Therefore he SIM
posed that the number of excursionists to
Alliquippa was greater than heretofore.
He thoGght the excursion business this
wear was much better than last. . Mr. Clark
said the road would be double-tracked in
side Of 80 davs