New-York tribune., 1897-12-19
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whom tho faG trade began in the retail district,
causing the increased total fares % the road. tho
subway should show smaller receipts
Wniic it would be almost impossihl" to mak"
Ncw-Yorkers understand tho tremendous siz" y
the crowds at the opening of the subwty and t."
rush which continued for TWO or three weeks Il i+
sufficient for The purposes Of this Illustration to say
that hundreds Iu,d up az the entrances all night
before the cycntful morning. nnd that all day long
thousands swarmed over IA" cnrs hk" flies. Will"
during the next f"w days all the Inhabitants ot
the city and suburbs made frequent special trirf
back and forth IN ~" tunnel Add to this the
TACT that thousands from the more remote rural
districts came In to see the novel engineering enter
prise and thnt every stranger who WIS guest
visited ~ one Of the sights. and You have NE
way failed by paltry $3.50 or 50 OF coming up to
the proportonate Increase OF the eniIr" road the
The above argument applies equally TO the state
mont OF Mr. Little that while tn" proporuoUate -
II was only II per cent In November, when tho
Trs,nont'sf and Shawmut-ave loop was added To
the norton already open. The new loop dii not
attract any curious sghtseer7. II was nlrf'N
iitIn more Of the same thing. pre- 'ise'y Ike the
Gus. Consequently there was no increase from
In a word to say that Bostors subway is un.
used" that it is unpopular. that 1t l. 'failurt
and that the people refuse TO use it., Is gross
mlsreprrsentation Of the facts, and Is patent as
such TO any intelligent person upon Inc scene
Prcsidcnt Little to the contrary notwithstandine
IL" onlv other argument advanced 10y Mr. Little
,s t%.t ;Ie subway il Stunned by the profitable
fncv tratI,c as he chooses 10 designate IN" class
~ ncoplc who ride for pleasure This Is perfectly
true but II is no curious than ms oin'r
argument and can be just as easily explained Inc
",ancy trad.' those people who ride for pleasure"
naturally choose the long rides thr ErokSIoWn s
trips the cars which. starting from their homes:
~ thnn, across the city and into some pretty
suburb on the other side OF the city, an for one
fare None Of these ears 20 through the SUBWAY
s"r,iout that are already open for travel ana as
there are no free transfers, ana me p1sS,hsSI ,
would have 20 get out or the cars ana cHhlp tne
wcn' ,cns and walk some blocks II he took subway
car it perfectly natural [hat ne Snon'd
u,hor -, last section of the subway is finished
| and onened to the public the fancy trade" viii
,,Le subway ears and pass through the crowded
Noisy thoroughfares TN the heart OF the business
district I'm the quiet spacious tunnel clean HSht
and uncrow ded avoiding all the dangers ana delays
NJ the surface with the certainty OF reaching ther
| destinations speedily and safely. Thus IS Mr Lit
| ,lc's pessimistic grow explained and answered.
The following editorial in Thursdays 'Bostoh
TRANSCRIPT" Expresses forcibly ana iedriess'S ''e
| true public sentiment the attitude Of President
! Lit;l, regarding the subway. There are reasons 10
| believe that f. emanatcs from no less source
| than the Transit Commission ltset
| Thu, situation with regard to the subway up TO
the pre,@nt time seems to De d caSc ol .nf WrSs @
won a few points and gained some concessions. nut
by pressure and not hrousn ShG n nrasdcnt Of
| the road has gone into the columns OF 'lhe New
York sun to discuss BostGn ntetes h H eu 10
L
! important and valuable tnterpri ises. He has made
an anpropriate selection for such II purpose choos-
ing paper that is accustomed TO uphold corporate
obstIaacy In its conflict with popular demands: A.,
President f.lttle's main proposition ~ ina, the
| subway does not attract the "prontape CLASS,
that IT IL used 10 any great extent M uuit m u,i,
hours that the business which Is OF most VaIue 10
! the road does not come from those "no Use III .te
| cara because they have to. but from those VINO
ride principally FOR pleasure, and that class WnTm
| -. ,erms fancy riders the surface tracks.
| ..rhese are the people who jump on car ana rlde
downtown osensbly TO buy a spooi OF thread OF I, d
C;m ~ siIk or warn but really because the car Is
handy and the ride pleasant. These people won won
80 ITO the subway II for no other reason than
~ soamso @ they won't walk down the stairs. more
I comnIete Misunderstanding OF his public by an
oo9ntai expected TO to, or at least consider
| iTarra classes OF people. was never seen Ladies
nsnecialy do like the subway, because II Is CREAM
| light and quick. , ,o. o, ,a, tho m.
| IRONS ~ the theatres any more than II gets the
shoppers II this il rue. there Is good reason m ior
! /, In the manner In which the company mas uaK.l
| hold Of this enterprise The people may not IKE ,e
! walk downstairs for the same reason tn9. tae the, ny
| hesitated about walking into the SPIDER y Parioi
that they cannot get out again Weens NJ, "rre IT,
| The subway was opened about hair OF the olu re-
J mont House cars run above ana ABOUT ha