The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-26
CHEAP FAIR TRAINSSOON
So Says DR.. Depew of the New
York Central.
THEY AXE TO BEGIN ABOUT July S

Awaiting the Decision OF the Traffic
AsociatioD Commi ttee-H How Some Peo-
pie win Travel aud Save Money--Au
Roads Getting Ready for the Expected
Rush.
New York, June 23 The report OF the
executive committee of the Central Traffic
Association on the matter of cheap eXcur-
sion rates to Chicago has not yet been
made A favorable report is, however,
expected soon.
Chauncey NJ Depew, president Of the
New York Central & Hudson River rail
road, in speaking of this new move Of the
Association spoke very interestedly Of
Worlds Fair traffic;
"While undoubtedly a Worlds Fair
rush has set in, it is all from placeswithin
radius of about 300 miles of Chicago
People from that distance or within twelve
hours ride are pouring to Chicago, and it
is this rush that makes up the attendance
at the Fair at present. What you might
call the popular crowd has not starte ed yet,
and will not for a month By the popular
crowd, l mean people from all over the
country; people from great distances.
Now, take the figures for the month of
May for New York. The entire number
of persons carried to Chicago was only
IS, 600, and this was by eight lines, so you
see that it is not much of an increase
"The people who are going to Chicago
now are those who can afford TO pay for
accommodations on the fast trains. These
twenty and twenty-tour hour trains have
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people feel that they eau afford to pay the
price.
"But at the last meeting of the Trunk
lines l proposed putting on cheap trains
and it met with considerable favor. We
shall put these trains on about July 10, and
then we may expect to see the rush Dur
ing July, August and September, | expect
the rush will be 80 great as to tax the ut
termost facilities of the railroads. The
great mass of the people do not begin TO
take their vacation until well into July, 80
that is another reason for the backward
ness of the rush.
Il expect that the cheap trains will do
an enormous business and this is the way
| calculate. In the first place, it will be
an impossibility to provide enough sleep
ing cars for huff Of the people making the
trip, and then a great many will argue
in twenty to twenty-four hours, on which
the fare is $25 and "a for a sleeper. That
makes a total Of $29. Now l can take
slower train, which takes perhaps six
hours longer, and pay $50 l will take
my chances of sleeping in the seat and save
a clear 50, which will allow me to stay
that much longer, or spend that much
more in sightseeing,
''Now am sure that is how a great
many people will talk, and you will see
that the cheap trains will do an enormous
business
Lots of people have never ridden in a
sleeper, and to a great many more the
recollectian of how they used to get along
not many years ago before sleepers were
| known twill say, Well, / got along all
right then. and ] guess | can do it again.
/ Young college fellows and men with thin
money and lots of muscle they are the
ones who will sit up and enjoy it,
There was a party of young Englishmen
over here not long ago and they did the
/ Fair ON a very economical basis. They
| slept two in a berth and four in a section.
| That was the closest carrying a sleeper has
done for a long time. Then while they
were in Chicago they camped out 1
! guess they made a cheap and quick trip.
The facilities for landing passengers in
Chicago near the Fair are excellent, and
nothing stands in the way of success All
this talk Of the unfinished condition
of the exhibits has delayed the rush of Wis
itors, and the Munchausen tales of extor-
ton have added their share. l saw
neither OF course if you go to swell
places you pay the price, That is is the
rule here also. The Fair is ahead of all
others in daily attendance up to date, and
now look out for the next three months