Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-23
CHEAP FAIR TRAINSS0ON
So Says DR.. Depew of the New
York Central.
THEY ARE TO BEGIN ABOUT JULY is

Awaiting the Decision of the Trafhs
Association COMMUNICATION Some Peo-
pie VIII Travel and Save Money--Ali
Roads Getting Ready for the Rush.
New York, June 80 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 M. Dcpew, president of the
New York Central & Hudson River rail-
road, in speaking of this new move of the
Association, spoke very interestingly of
Worlds Fair traffic:
while undoubtedly a Worlds Fair
| rush has set in, it is all from places within
a radius of about 800 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 started yet
and will not for month. By the popular
crowd, 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, 900, 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 ale those who can afford to pay for
| accommodations on the fast trains These
| twenty and twenty-four hour trains have
palatial accommodations and only wealthy
| people feel that they can afford to pay the
| price.
But at the last meeting of the Trunk
lines I proposed putting on cheap trains
and it met with considerable favor. We
shall put these trains on about July Is, and
then we may expect to see the rush. Dur
ing July, August and September, 1 expect
the rush will be so great as to tax the ut
termost facilities of the railroads. The
great mass of the people do not begin tt
take their vacation until we'll into July, 81
that is another reason for the backward
ness of the rush.
Il expect that the cheap trains will dc
an enormous business, and this is the way
1 calculate. In the first place, it will b,
an impossibility to provide enough sleep
ing cars for half of the people making the
trip, and then a great many will argue
this way: Here is fast train going through
| in twenty to twenty-four hours, on which
the fare is $25, and 81 for sleeper. Tha
| makes a total of $29. Now I can take
| slower Urdln, WHICH takes ST.
hours longer, and pay $50 I will tax
my chances of sleeping in the seat and saw
| a clear 50, which will allow me to sta,
that much longer, or spend that mucl
more in sightseeing.
''Now l am sure that is how a grea
many people will talk, and you will Sc,
that the cheap trains will do an enormous
, | business
"Lots of people have never ridden in
sleeper, and to a great many more thu
recollection of how they used to get along
not many years ago before sleepers were
known will say, We'll, got along al
right then. and I guess L 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 party of young Englishmer
over here not long ago and they did tn
Fair on very economical basis. The.
slept two in berth and four in a section
That was the closest carrying a sleeper ha
done for long time. Then while the
were in Chicago they camped out
guess they made cheap and quick trip
The facilities for landing passengers il
Chicago near the Fair are excellent, ant
nothing stands in the way of success. AL
this talk of the unfinished condition
of the exhibits has delayed the rush of Wis
| itors, and the Munchausen tales of eXtor
r ton have added their share. l say
neither. OF course if you go to swell
places you pay the price. That is til
rule here also. The Fair is ahead of al
others in daily attendance up to date, an
now loo k out for the next three months