The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
MORE CARS WANTED.
Overcrowding Is an Outrage to
the Travelling Public,
Not Only a Discomfort, but a Menace
to Health.
Greedy Corporations Show IndirIcr-
ence to Peoples Welfare.

It has been said by unbiased judges that
residents OF New York are willing to
submit without complaint to more i'm
position and Interference with what may
he regarded as their common rights by
both public and private corporations
than any otter people on earth
This is not strictly true. 1t il not the
nature of the average citizen Of this
town TO stand such treatment for any
length of time without making kick,
and vigorous one, too. especially when
he hnds that his private comfort and
convenience are being curtailed. The
only trouble Is that very often 1t has
happened that, grumble az much az they
may, the evil IL not remediCd.
The result IL that they are compelled
to submit to these impositions because
those authorities who have It in their
plant either through selr-interest or
Indifference fail to take the necessary
measures to protect the public.
For years the street railroad com
panies Of New York have been gather
ing in enormous profits aud nlling their
Golfers at the expense of their patrons
/ without giving them in return the aC.
Commodations to which they are cnti-
tied. The overcrowdng of the cars on
all the main lines in the city during
certain hours of the day Is an abuse
OF long standing.
Time and again the demand has beer
made that regulations should be estab.
lished prohibiting the companies from
carrying more passengers upon cal
than the seating capacity will allow. In
steed of showing some disposition to NEE
this demand the officials of the various
lines have not paid the slightest atten
ton to the matter and the situation has
actually become worse.
! During the busy hours OF the day
| when the army of working men anC
| women are going to or returning from
/ their employment, the cars on all tn,
| lines running up and down town ar,
| packed to suffocation.
So long as there Is an inch OF spac,
left for standing room either inside tn,
car or out on the platforms. passenger!
are squeezed aboard untfr each car |.
fairly bullying with humanity and ever,
one aboard Is in an agony of discom
| fort.
The introduction of cable and trolley
cars. having a larger seating capacity
than the horse cars. has not made tn,
slightest difference in respect TO tn,
accommodation furnished, and even those
cars are permitted to be shamefullS
overcrowded day after day.
Now that the Summer Is over. ant
with it the vacation season, people are
returning to town by the thousands
and the trouble will become more anC
more aggravated. In fact. II is beCom
ling a very serious question, affectint
not only the comfort. but the health o
those who travel upon the overcrowdet
cars.
The question has often been asked 4
the travelling public OF New York, wht
have to depend upon the surface line.
TO a large extent in going about tn,
1 city, have not some rights in the ma
. ter OF accommodation on those lines
wi ich managers are bound to respect
II would seem that the latter do no
think 50. 1t is all the same to then
when a passenger has once paid hi!
fare whether he gets a seat in the ca
or is obliged to hang on to the rail o
VIC '''' P'''''''''' ~ '"' LION VI oe't
dashed to pieces by some passing trucl
| or ash-Cart.
No attempt Is ever made on the par
of the railroad officials to meet the in
creased demand during the busy hour!
OF the day by largely increasing tn,
number OF cars that are run, and start
ing them at shorter intervals, for this
of course, would be an extra expense t.
the company. and to some extent di
minish the rich profits which are bcinl
reaped.
on the other hand. conductors are
encouraged to receive every passenger
who can possibly be squeezed aboard
until those within begin to feel them
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