The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-18
THE WINCHESTER AVE. ROAD
PROBABILITY or THE ERECTION
OF Il THEATER AT S4TIN ROCK.

Many Other improvements CoMtempla-
disappointment Pond Tells OF
the Success of the Past Season and
the Plans for Noxt-Sale of the Road
| Never Contemplated New Attractions
mt savin Rock Faster Time to Wood
! mont.
Inc amusement season at SaVin Rock
has ended. Saturday of a week ago
: practically saw it's close, as most of the
up their stakes and made tracks for
nome, The open car has pra ctically de-
parted and the closed ones have come
back. A change was also recently
made IN the running schedule, and the
five minute trips will no longer con-
tinue. The ten minute schedule is now
in force and will continue during the
fall and winter.
That it has been prosperous season
for the Winchester avenue company
goes without saying. The five cent
fare to the Rock proved popular beyond
expectation, and instead of having a
smaller net profit than last season on
account of the reduction, the companys
profits are well up to, if not ahead of,
those of last season. This fact has
rather surprised the officials of the road.
Superintendent Pond said yesterday
that he was surprised at the way in
which the net receipts for the season
had figured up. In making a reduc-
ton like that said Mr.. Pond, a railroad
company cannot expect to have the re-
ceipts the same as before, because it
takes very nearly three times the
amount of traffic during the season to
compensate for the extra service neces-
sary aud the loss in fares. II, IS well
as the officials of the road, was both
surprised and gratifed at the unexpect-
ed popularity of the half-fare,'
Then there is not likely to be any
further talk in regard to the disposal of
the road to the Fair Haven and West
VILE people, Mr. Pond?' was asked.
Disposal! No, sir We have brought
our road to condition where we are
likely to make dollar now, and 1t is
not likely that we will let other parties
do it for US President Turner has
stated emphatically that the road is not
for sale and never was. We have had
no talk of any kind in regard to the
matter with the Fair Haven and West
vile company in over two years"
Superintendent Pond was asked about
changes at the Rock next season. He
stated that quite a number have been
talked of and will probably be decided
upon at the next directors meeting.
which takes place october l. one of
them, he said, will probably be the cree
ton of a new theater, Whether this
will be an omen or closed structure Mr.,
Pond did not know, although he himself
is inclined towards the latter. Other at
fractions that have been spoken of are
shoot the-chutes and q swinging merry
go-round.
One improvement in the road that
has been decided upon is the straghten-
ing of the road from Savin Rock to
Woodmont This is now very crooked,
and it is the desire of the company to
shortening the time of the trip from the
Green to Woodmont from one hour to
three-quarters of an hour
Mr.. Pond was asked about the fare to
whether there would be
any reduction in that or not. Quite a
number of people, who have had occa-
sion to visit Woodmont during the sum
mer have wondered at the fare being
only five cents to the Rock and ten
cents from thence to Woodmont. SUI
perintendent Pond SAYS that the COM
pany has given that matter some con-
sideration and he does not think that
any reduction will be made, He says
that he has spoken to number of cot
tager9 at Woodmont in regard to the
matter and it seems to be the unani-
nous wish that it be left as it is as
they fear that should a reduction be
made, Woodmont would become too
closely associated with Savin Rock.