The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-11
MORE CARS IN USE.
The Broadway Line Heeds 1.-THE
Evening Worlds" Protest
Time Schedule Also Altered to
Thirty Seconds Headway.
This Affords Relief, hut Does Not
Entirely Remedy the Evil.

| The nght which "rhe Evening World"
has begun in behalf of the long-sufterins
traN elling public Of New York to secure
more comfort and better acCOmmoda ions
on the street cars OF the city. and put
! an end to the shameful overcrowding
| which has been so systematically prac-
| tiGed by the various railway lines, IL be-
ginning to show good results.
The first Company TO recognize the jus
| ticc Of the claims which "The Evening
| world" has put forward Is the Broadway
able line. against which the complaints
| have been most frequent and bitter.
| Beginning yesterday afternoon this line
| increased the number of Its cars during
the rush hours by twenty, and from 4
o'clock to $50 the cars were run on
| thirty seconds Roadway. The result was
very appre ciable relief from the pres
| SIRE which IL ordinarily felt during that
part Of the day, although 1t cannot be
said that even under these circumstances
the cars were free from overcrowdng.
As "A matter OF fact such a result
can never be accomplished until there is
| some law in operation which Will pro-
| hihit the street lines from carrying a
greater number OF passengers than the
| seating capacity Will allow.
1T shows, however, very clearly what
may be done to bring about an i'm
provement in the present condition of af-
| fairs by the pressure of public senti-
| ment.
It is. at least encouraging to know
| that even one company has been induced
| to try and better its facilities without
| the compusion of law, and If every line
in the city would do as much there
| would certainly be less cause for COM
| plant than Mt present.
The trouble IL. however, that the street
railway officials of New York have for
so long time been accustomed to i'm
pose upon their patrons. and, In fact
to ignore their comfort altogether that
| right to intlict such treatment, especial
| ~ when they find that no measures
have ever been taken to put an end to
' That the ctzens sS of New pr York are be-
coming aroused to n realizing sense of
their -, wrongs since The Evening
S WGrd took up the be- cudges in their
| letters which have been received.
thanking 1.-The Peoples Champion" for
the efforts which 1t is making and urg-
Here Is a letter which was received
this morning:
To tho Editor:
want to thank YOU for having taken up
Chicago and other Western cities traiiers are
Attached 10 every cable car why cannot the
same be done on the broadway and Third ave-
nue. roads also? | hope you will bring this to
| the attention OF the broadway and Third avenue
officials CHARLES f. IANDMANN
The suggestion contained in the above
communication Is one which certain
ly ought to commend itself to the two
companies which are referred to. 1t is
true that some attempt has been made
| In this direction by the Third avenue
| line. but 1t Is evident from the manner
| In which all it's cars are packed dur
| Ing the rush hours that there is room
| for great Improvement in this respect.
or course. such Il means of increasin. q,
| accommodation is not possible on the
horse car lines, and the latter are just
| as crowded as the cable cars at night
and morning. SO long as conductors are
| compelled to stop at every crossing and
| take on passengers after the car Is filled
| the running of any number of additional
cars would hardly serve TO give the nee
| essary relief.
| What is needed is a radical change In
| the present system, and the enactment
of IA law which viii compel every street
car line In the city which accepts Il
fare from a passenger to provide hin
or her with seat.
Until II has such law and the regu
lation Is vigorously enforced, New York
cannot claim to be mp to date as q mod
ern civilized community. Now Is th'
time for its people to come out ant
make n combined kick against the pres
ent system, and let the railroad official!
understand that they do not propose
to he treated any longer as a drove o.
cattle.