The evening world., 1894-09-14
GIVE SEATS TO ALL,
That Is What the Public Demands
of Street-Car Lines.
II Is Done in Other Cities, Why Not
in This .?
An INSPECTOR Says the Syndicate Can
Defeat Any Law.

IF victory can be gained by persistent
Abort THE Evening World Is pre-
pared to keep up its crusade against
the oyercrowding of street cars IN this
eity until the next Legislature meets
and the people can demand OF tnelr
representatives the rights to which tne'
are entitled.
They are beginning to realize, now
that the fight is fairly on, that they
have been too easily imposed upon by
the grasping and greedy corporations.
which have been heaping up enormous
profits at the expense of their comfort
and convenience, and in violation OF
their undoubted rights.
They have endured submissively Tor
years what would not be tolerated In
any other city of it's rank in the world,
and the turning point has come at last
1t won't do for the companies to put
on a few more cars, or run on quicker
Roadway. What the public demands
and what 1t has a right to expect Is
that every passenger who pays his fare
shall be provided with seat.
If such q system is found practicable
in other cities, and is vigorously en-
forced, there is no reason why the peo-
same advantages.
Readers of The Evening World" who
are waking up to the Importance OF the
situation, and who want to help along
the good work. are pouring hot shot INTO
the camp of the monopolsts. one Oh OUT
correspondents writes that ne had talk
with an inspector of the broadway ca,
BILE Railroad yesterday, ana that oncial
is quoted as saying; -
IF any step is made by Ihe Even
TO a
pelling the street-car companies to give
seat to every passenger, and to take
no more aboard than the seating capa-
city of the car will accommodate, the
syndicate will beat II. They have the
pull, and will knock out such move at
Albany in short order"
Il sincerely hope as a citizen of New
York. adds our correspondent, that
this is not So"
The remarks of the official show the
ordinary attitude of the corporations to,
wards the public, which, has granted
them their valuable franchises and is en-
riching them with its patronage.
secondary consideration with these com
panies. All they care for is big bal.
ance at the end of the quarter. and II
they can secure greater profits by i'm
cord them what they are rightfully en-
titled to they do so without hesitation.
their positions they regard the bribery
and corruption of the peoples repre-
sentatives as perfectly legitimate meth
cd OF securing their ends,
Here are some selections from this
mornings mall:
Goes for President Crimmins.
One Of the largest stockholders In the Metro
politan Street Railway Syndicate is John d.
Crimmns. With his big pull he manages to get
permits to tear up our streets and subject us
to the inhaiinE OF noSious gases He
blocks up our sidewalks and streets
Ali of the above without a complaint from
the citizens Of this city. Mr., crimmns is spoken
New York lie is also credited with being some
what Of charitable gentleman. Mr.. crimmins.
one Of the most charitable acts you could per-
tosm for the people of this city at the present
moment is to induce your fellow colleagues of
-he Metropolitan Street Railway syndicate TO run
alters on Broadway and to run extra cars on
our horse car lines during the rush hours, ss-
for our fare JOHN M'NAMARA.
. Another Shot for the Syndicate
You deserve the thanks OF every taxpayer in
New York for your fearless expose Of that grasp
They have John D. Crimmins at their head, only
TO cover their illegal trickery. which they carry
on unIer cover OF Rarity to the unemployed Any
knows the tyranny which they exercise over the
poor, uniorunate, deluded tools OF the Tammany
bosses. Taxpayers should beware, and see that
they yet fun value for their franchises before
.tsoing away their rights to that gang Of out-ot-
town nonoposts Bravo. Evening World" for
noblt work. JOHN NJ. BYRNES.
Hotel Princess
Crowded an Much ns Ever.
To the Editor:
" more cars being the Broadway
road as is stated in last &" Evening World" It
cannot Pee seen. for they packed much as
ever TWO very good suggestions have been Of
lsre! ~ remedy tho evil. They the running
OF double cars IN the Broadway and Third Avenue
CANE roads, and the giving Of relays the Third
avenue road at Cooper Union, in the evening
IRON 10 Z WIN you please urge these points
yeti n X ANNsTATT
Keep In the Fight.
To tho Editor:
iHe broadway cars crowded as ever to-
|. day. Nothing short Of a i0ptng the good sugges-
utun8 printed In 90 The Evening World" can relieve
nv, Nv rush Please keep on printing them until
~ ar" carried oct. There trailers on tho
nIualnaI and Third Avenue roads during the