New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08

dacroo and IN , considerable extent upon the
intelligent interest manifested by parents IN
the schools where their children are trained.
TP1TEL rs AMERICAS CHIEF CIR.
The people Of Ncw-York are grooming under
the bondage of their transportation hheS' anu
are praying To be delivered. 1t Woui" pe ic"'-
lille for the existing surface lines ana the
elevated roods 70 carry Il much larger number
OF passengers than they now carry VII" VII
tire safety, if all the companies WHICH, convey
passengers in the city were manaSeu WIFI II"
Intelligent purpose 10 serve the puDnc I'D the
best of their ability II is exasperatinS 10 see
TRANSPORTATION companies which are enjoying
valuable privileges by the consent of the com
munity riI themselves completely OF il de-
sire to earn public approval by deve'op'nE '"'i
systems on a generous scale, by furnishing as
many ears at all times rs the pubic he'us re-
uuirc and by running these cars III such Il way
rs TO remove discomfort and annoyance as iar
as it is practicable for the managers 10 90 so
II cannot be- disputed that the managers OF the
elevated railroads still look with complacchcy
upon trains crowded to the spilling-over point
upon packed and damned masses OF Utmost
suffocatrl passengcrs crammed together in too
limited quarters. rs if they were forced almost
TO aselutination by hydraulic pressure. No
one in NewYork has poor an OPINION OF
the intelligence and abilities of the managers
Of the elevated railroads to suppose that
they are too witlcss TO devise and carry on IA
more liberal system of transportation 1t Is
plain that ut certain hours Of The day larger
number of trains could be run with safety and
that an unsclliSh determination 10 give the
public better facilities could not fail 10 produce
some mitigation of the present pains ana penal
Ties of travelling on the raised roads. Hope
sadly deferred has made the patrons OF the
Broadway cable ears heart sick 1t was thought
for a tinlr that Broadway was in The hands
Of men of sufficient public spirit To insure ear
nest attempts To furnish the people with the
best kind of transportation that these cable
ears can provide: but the number of cars run Is
too small for the needs of the people, and the
machinery has been managed with so little SIKH
ami vigilance that ncxcusablc accidents and
intolcrahlc delays have been frequent IN"
Broadway Company could provide great deal
better service than il does provide If It's man
ayers were not too anxious for excessive econ
oniv and too avaricious Of excessive profits.
And this is generally true If the transporta-
ton lines which enjoy rich franchises in this
city.
Practically. the only prospect Of relief for
the people Of Ncw-Yorl lies in the granting
Of new franchises There * no reason 10 cx-
poet that Il new spirit will inspire the councils
Of the Manhattan people or the Broadway
cable managers. They grldgc the qualification
of the people They are too narrow minded to
grant the community the privileges to which
II IS entitled Competition is the one thing in
dispcnsablc 10 bring them TO their senses and
10 force them Ia treat the people fairly and
Justly. It * somewhat encouraging 10 note that
practicable schemes of rapid transit in oppoSi-
ton To- tie elevated road are looming up still
more distinctly with the progress Of time. IL
gratifying to observe that capitalists are in
clincd To- discuss favoraby the outlook for new
transportation companies in this city when the
present depression Of business shall pass away.
New plans put forth 10y which new routes
may perhaps he utilized FOR the carrying Of the
people 10 and fro upon Manhattan Island, and
for close communication with railroad lines
already built or To be built. The people OF
Ncwiork will approve the largest bcraity
on the part OF the authorities in the granting
of new franchises and the cncoIIra cement of
new enterprises that will compete with the
elevated lines and with The Broadway cable
cars Both the elevated railroads and the
Broadway cable ears have exhausted The pa
thence of long suffering and mucll-cnduring
New York.
This metropolis is far behind every other
city of importance In America many years
behind every one. in fact, in lis facilities for
quick travel from one part of the city Ia an
other Not only does il fail 10 give its cii-
zens speedy transportation by steam. clcc-
tricity. or by cable but its cab and carriage
system is discrodtablc. The stablr-kccpcrs and
the cab-drvcrs charge cXtortionatc prices:
they fleece their patrons by their unjust
charges. Oats and hay cost no more in New
York City than in Philadelphia or Boston
Horses can be bought here just as cheaply :ls
in Boston, Philadelphia or Washington: vet i'm
all three of those cities. and in many others of
the United States cab fares and carriage
charges are almost reasonable. The cab and
carriage tariff in this metropolis appears Ia
have been established by Il band of opprcssors.
and TO he maintained by professional enemies
OF the public welfare