The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-17
The PEOPLES FIGHT.
Still the Struggle Against Over
crowded Cars Progresses.
The Public Demands Ordinary Com
forts for the Fares 1t Pays.
Several Pat Suggestions by "Even-
ing World" Readers.

During the damp, muggy weather of
the past few days the dscomforts of
travelling on the street car lines has
been greatly aggravated. Nothing Is
more vexatious than to be crowded up
Into corner, squeezed and tramplcd
upon, unable to get breath of fresh
air, or even to move in any direction, on
! one of those hot, sweltering days
This has been the fate, however, Of
hundreds of passengers in the over
crowded cars They have paid their
fares and secured their seats. yet they
have actually been rendered more UNI
! comfortable and wretched than those
who have been obliged to stand during
the entire trip.
What the public demand Is that laws
should be passed prohibiting the street
railway companies from carrying more
than a certain number of passengers on
their cars. The limit should be fixed
by the seating capacity of each car
and the rule should be rigidly enforced
by the police. who could very well see
when any attempt IVES being made to
overcrowd a car.
Trailers, relays and extra cars are all
panies should be compelled to operate
them during the busy hours of the day.
at morning and evening when the de-
mand for accommodations Is most ur-
gent. Yet the present evil Will never
be remedied so long as conductors are
compelled to take on board every person
who halls the car. no matter how crowd
ed 1t may be-
On every one Of the lines spies are
employed to watch the conductors and
pie who hail the car and do not make
every effort to squeeze them aboard
they are reported at headquarters as
delinquents, and soon find that their
services can be dispensed with unless
they carry out the policy of the corpora.
ton to squeeze every cent of profit out
of the public they possibly can.
are nc elamor grs for the he adoption by the
railroad companies OF some OF the sug-
gestions that have been made for the
relief Of the strain.
Give us more cars. trailers, relays,
anything to increase facilities they
say, land we will be satisfied"
Within the last week the Third ave-
nue. cable line has taken on the traiiers
which It formerly experimental with;
II Is said that the cable has been found
too weak to stand the strain, which, II
true. Is another Illustration OF the man
impose upon the public by constructing
their roads of poor material. with cheap
equipments.
In several of the large Western cities,
notably in Chicago and st. Louis, II Is
the exception to see car running SIN
gle. One, two, and sometimes three ad-
ditional cars are attached, and the num-
Der OF accidents and delays Is very much
less than in New York.
Here are some selections from this
mornings mail bag:
Some Good Suggestions.
r., IN. rd,,or.
Your practical work for all classes Of the com.
munity to obtain that convenience and comtor,
the great metropolis. is also appreciated by the
people OF the Hudson River towns VINO CON
sn d" an you not What one pays for
enjoying. neither would It be tolerated In any
European city. 1t Is shocking from a sanitary n,y
point; Ia an invitation to pickpockets to ply
The n1snns Worid viii soon be abolished
to license every car or vehicle which carries pas
sengers within the city limits and heavy pen
atty should be imposed upon the Company ,, iSr
licensed This would yield handsome revenue
to your city as we'll give needed rest In transit
Germs the people-it Is their fight for Justice
against the graSping avHrice of monopoly; New
fer. MATTEAwAN.
Put On the TraiIern Again.
Keep up your noble fight for the people
against the street car corporations and you VIII
oaicials Of the ThIrd avenue line know that they
are losing patronage by their hoggishness. Make
JOHN RoDERICK.
II would Make Managers Sick.
To the Editor; a.,
| question raised last week In The Evening
World about passengers recovering the amount Of