The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15

AVOIDED EVEN MORE IN STORMY WEATHER.
thing to be seen from these figures Mr..
Little added, " is that tho subway, although 1t
runs past a number of the principal theatres.
does not get any nppreciable quantity of that
strictly fancy riding, the people going homo
from the theatres. any more than it gets the
shoppers;
than in fine weather; but this is not true. I
met Mr.. Dalton. one Of tho Transit Commission,
trance to the Park street station.
Isn't this charming!' he exclaimed as he
Il admitted that 1t was; but when I came to
look over tho tables Of daily receipts and COM
pare them with the total traffic | found that
than 6per cent. because OF the rainy day. tho
subway trafic had lost 80 per cent. This is the
half the former number of cars are now of the
streets above"
the a t Tsisse M the to s shS daily ioI t"S biz ,n sh nDDfs,i hCT
trafie was $4,000 or $1,000 persons, only
the number fell to Is, 900. while the next day It
rose to $4,000; On Sundays. when tho traffic
ON eIp all parts fS. OF n the sSsste oq is nos ssnsy riding Mbd Pri go
through the subway falls as low as {. 1000.
FACTS FOR NEW YORK TO PONDER.
These are the facts. II 1t, were possible to
make make ' hi i1 paEt su of e. p as nsrsao Tor 81 sh rs. city Hos and
subway. which is at least doubtful. what would
be the effect of an equal, indisposition Of New
ing The proposed road Would have enough 10
contend with through the location of its main
i business a%. OF out 'n Of wa" Witch Oh t aion sno pToft is i9e to
be made; but Il the fancy traffic avoided 1t, as
It avoids the Boston subway. the result would
be ruinous. The contractors would find them
who wanted to ride to Harlem and far above
ever forfeit they had to make. they would soon
abandon the line for the city to operate at q loss.
CAUSES OF PUBLIC PREJUDICE.
Why the people avoid the subway is a ques-
PLANTATION rs any is to DO found in a CONVERSE
ton which took place between THE SUN re-
porter, who gathered these facts and the pretty
girl who owns the newsstand at one of Boston's
best hotels.
Have you been through tho subway yet r.
she asked enthusiastically.
Yes" the reporter answered.
,"1haye just been through II. Isn't 1t grandf'
"po you go through it often r. asked the re-
p""oh. nor she answered. 81 think it's beau.
walk up the stairs. although i am not lazy. I
every day. and have lost sixteen pounds by
doing SO. but, somehow. l don't like to go up and
It is probably something moro than his that
detcrs people from going unde or ground even In a
tunnel SO well lighted. 1t is well known that
and this is due largely to the lack OF tho fancy
traffic, such as oyeriows surface lines and ele:
vated ROADS IN new fork. ASK q IOndOner II
he uses the underground roads in his own city
much, and his answer is almost sure to be:
"0h, yes, but only when l have to-"
NOW BOSTON WANTS AN ELEVATED ROAD.
That Boston has awakened to the fact that
subways are not n good thing where they can be
avoided. is clear from tho character of the very
latest move now on foot there, This is to build
elevated railroads from the ends of the subway,
and thus. in the open air, carry the cars out be.
yond the thickly %built-up sections to Rox-
bury, Cambridge. Charlestown, and be-
You'd. This plan Is to be carried out as
soon as the State Railroad Commission agrees
TO n lease of the West End roads lines to the
new elevated railroad company.