The evening world., 1894-09-28
6AIN BEGETS CREED.
Increased Profits Means De-
creased Accommodations.
buch, at Least. is the Case with
Surface Car Lines.
Tram Cars Is Pun
ished in London.

/ That the passenger traffic on the street
Hallway lines is rapidly increasing year
ky year is shown by the annual re-
korts of the companies. THE Evening
World" has already pointed out what
In enormous increase has taken place
n the number of passengers carried by
he Broadway cable and other roads
Iontrolled by the Metropolitan Traction
indicate during the past few years.
In the case of those lines the annual
Irowth of the traffic has gone away up
hto the millions. which Is not surpris-
kg when the rapidly growing popula-
Ion of the uptown districts and the
hct that the syndicate is now operating
between sixty ard seventy miles of
rack are taken into consideration.
lit has also been shown that this new
business has been source of immense
toft to the syndicate, and that its in
keased revenue must be far in excess
h the legitimate returns upon the new
hpital that has been invested in the
tveral properties controlled by the
company. The improvements which
lave been made looking towards the
letter accommodation of the travelling
hblic have been comparatively few,
hid not at all commensurate with the
kmands of the increased traffic, as the
bily overcrowding of the cars album
bntly provec,
The same is true with regard to other
kreet railways of the city. The Third
kvenue Railroad Company operates
Menty-eight miles of track, and since
$6 the number of passengers carried
las been increased by more than 5000, 900
n the year named the road carried 26,
bO.OOO, and in 1892 the number of passen-
Iers was "a, 49,, 900. In 1893 there was a
billing off. according to the Company 5
tatement, of more than l,50OQ passen-
Iers as compared with the previous year.
Tut since the cable power was substi-
hted the figures have, beyond doubt.
tade big jump again.
For the year ending June 3d. 1893, the
Yet income OF the road, as shown by the
lnnual statement of the Company, was
b29, 439. The payments of interest and
livdends amounted to s4l7.3OO, leaving a
hrplus profit Of Sll2,lS for the year.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
hat this road has been a veritable
bid mine to its owners for years past,
nd now that it has substituted for it's
lckety and ramshackle old box cars
be larger cable-cars its revenue has
ZEN proportionately inCreased-that is.
Is able to carry many more passen-
ers. and it does. but it can hardly be
bid that the latter have gained any
hing in the way of comfort. On the
pntrary they nave been subjected TO
lore annoyances from delays and over
towding than was ever known under
lie old system. and all because of the
Feed of the Company for bigger profits,
+ determination to operate its line at
lie least possible expense, and its con-
tmpt of public opinion.
fThe following. which is taken from
lie London Telegraph. will give an idea
the system which prevails in regard
street-car traffic in the English capt
b:
In Interesting chapter on the decline and
u Of Chivary in England unfoded be-
ID the Worship street magistrate. wherein was
ffated the laudable attempt OF n tramway
vhuctor to preserve the reputation of English
u for gallantry towards women and the dis
trous consequences which ensued therefrom.
| numb.r Of train employees summoned
allowing on the more passengers than