The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
TWO FARES OR WALK.
No Remedy for Passengers When
the Gable Breaks
Another GIaring Evil Added to the
0yercrowding.
Evening World" Readers Unite for
Better TRANSFORMATIONS,

According to some of the readers OF
THE Evening World" the street rail-
roads of this city are imposing on their
ratrons in more ways than one. Their
chief offense, of course, is that they over
crowd their cars during the rush hours,
and make every one on board uncom-
Portable. especially those who are sitting
down.
But when they collect n fare from the
tired worker who Is on his way to his
home and then refuse to transport him
he certainly has crying grievance.
Here Is letter from "A workingman
on this subject:
To the Editor:
Having read your articles about the street rail
to which you have not yet called attention. 1t
10 this when worknginan has finished his day y
labor and Is anxious to reach his home he
boards cable car, pays hi. fare, rides about
two blocks when the cable goes wrong. the car
stops and he is obliged to make the rest OF his
Journey on foot or pay another fare on some
other line. What do you think OF THAR call 1t
highway robbery. IN.
A Kick from YorkviIIe.
l am one Of those who help to nil the Golfers
Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company. This
Company instead Of needing The Evening
worlds' advice to put more cars. has taken
on it's trallers entirely. 1t runs its cars in
niShed the motive power. A special grievance,
and one Of which passengers have made general
compliant Is that tho cars are run about Ave
hours. when they ought TO be run minute
headway We the people who reside up here,
seat on the ~ rr on these cars Please keep
up the fight Poke II into their heads that more
cars and relays are needed during the morning
aud evening rush hours, and not In the middle
OF the day and at night. which lis the time when
the most cars are run on the road. II we are
not to get mole cars and better accommodations,
what was the cable road built for, anyhow :
Rub It into them. that we are entitled to seat
for our fare, and that more cars are cessary
to furnish us with those seats. and you will
have tho thanks Of the tired.out worklngmen
and women OF this city who are compelled to use
them In going TO and from their employment.
Al present they must stand up and hang onto
straps from the time they board a car III they
reach their destination. YORkVlLLE.
Would Not lie Tolerated Elsewhere.
To the Editor:
The patience and long suffering disposition Of
Rev York people Ia prOverbial but the time
always comes when they will draw the line at i'm.
position and assert their rights. Now that The
Evening WORLD has thrown down the gauntlet,
the whitest ever dropped. II Ia time for them to
rise up. for The Evening World challenges on
behalf OF the citizens OF New York. the right OF
the railroads, street, elevated or otherwise. to
treat those who supply these corporations with
their enormous profits as cattle or SO much refuse
TO be transported from one part OF the city to
another ! have travelled In some Of the larges,
cities. both In Europe and In this country, and
grossly brutal treatment OF passengers on the
public railway lines. do not think such abuse
would be tolerated In any other city In the world
But the people have their champion In THE
Evening World" and they have their representa-
tlves In the Legislature. Let them not forget
this. but Insist that their rights to decent ac-
eommodations In these public conyeyances shall
be respected. The Evening World" has set the
ball In motion. Keep 1t up and the people will
surely win ANTHONY GIL DE TEJADA.
A large number of correspondents
whose letters have not been published
have written to approve the suggestion
OF starting relay cars down In the
morning and up In the afternoon at
Sixty-fifth street and Cooper Union. re-
spectively. and to urge its adoption by
the Third avenue line. At these points It
is almost impossible to secure a place
on the cars during the rush hours
Here Is another view OF the situation:
To the Editor:
Why do not the municipal authorities take hold
OF the mAtter7 Take the city OF Glasgow. for
instance. They have city ordinance there for
regulating the number OF passengers each car
shall carry. A notice to that effect Is placed con-
splCuuusly each car. such rs outside 20
inside" and any policeman along the route may
stop a that he believes to be oyercrowded. and
compel the extra passengers to get on. lie may
also arrest the conductor II the care Ia very
fragrant one. Conductors know what to expect IL
pens that the law Is violated. II. A.