The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-18
EVERYBODY RIDES NOW.
The Street Railways Carrying 10000
Passengers Daily.

Passengers Daily.
All the street cars were crowded yester-
day. There must have been 10000 passen-
gers altogether. which would average a
ride for every other man. woman and
child in the city.
1t was a great day for the car lines in
the way of carrying passengers. As Presi-
dent Johnston OF the City and Suburban
line said, they were carrying more pas
heretofore. The cut to one cent on the
Price street line had the effect of filling
tho cars on that line all day.
The cars claimed to have averaged
over fifty passengers TO trip. Some Of
them were of course drawn from the City
and Suburban lines. and besides a great
many people rode Just for the pleasure of
riding for a cent.
The cars on the Whitaker and Aber-
corn line were largely patroniZed, and
trailers were put on late in the afternoon
The Whitaker and Abercorn line Of the
City and Suburban, and the Price street
line of the Electric Railway company are
the lines that are doing the business.
The street railways ought to do a ire
mendous business Saturday and Sunday If
the warm weather continues. Probably
by that time the novelty of the thing will
have worn off, and the amount of travel
VIII diminish somewhat. The first cold
wave will knock out the heavy travel and
make the railroad men wish fares We're
back at cents.
President Johnston did not put tickets
on sale at two for a cent, good for ride
on any line of the system, as he threat
ened to do if the Electric Railway COM
"a "a Bv.f1
street to one cent. Il am in favor of do
ing so" said Capt. JohnAon when spoken
to about the matter, but my directors
are opposed 10 it,"
President Collins declared that Presl-
dent Johnston was afraid to put tickets
on sale at one-half a cent Hell never.
do it, said Mr.. Collins He said that
some of the directors of the Electric Rail-
way company had urged that the fare be
made one cent on the Belt line as well a S
on the Price street line. But l opposed
1t for the present" said he. The , IL
cent fare will probably be extended on
that line"
Mr. Collins said that the result of the
cheap fares has been very satisfactory.
The Increase in travel had been so large
as to practically offset the cheaper rate
of fare.
The fame of Savannah's cheap railway
fares has spread far and wide. The first
q
is to be directed 10 the one cent line in or
der that they may enjoy the novelty of
ride for penny. President Johnston has
received letters from Connecticut and
elsewhere asking about the results of the
penny fares. A Connecticut correspond
ent makes suggestion which Capt John
ston thinks very apropos to the situa-
ton. The suggestion is that the people in
the districts through which the cars run
should pay the companies fair rate for
the use of its lines, and thus do away
with fares altogether. This would enable
the street railroads to dispense with the
services Of conductors which would be
great saving Of expense. "Parlor" cars
could be run for people who wanted bet
ter accommodations than that afforded
by the ordinary cars. and who were will
ling to pay for II. Conductors would Of
course be required on the parlor cars.
Such a policy, says the correspondent
would spread the people out and would so
increase the value Of the property along
the lines that II would be found desirable
TO raise the necessary revenues of the
street railway companies by taxation.
Capt. Johnston says he is thinking Of
laying the suggestion before the city
council with the argument that as cheap
riding has been found to be such a good
thing free riding would be better. and that
IL is proper that the city should make an
appropriation TO defray the expenses of
the street railway companies for this
purpose.
Capt Johnston left for Atlanta last
night whore he will attend the annual
street railway convention. lie viii doubt
less be called upon 10 make fun eNplana-
tons Of how he manages TO operate
street railroad on a one cent fare.
A sore Throat or Cough, if suffered to
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