New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-26
TEN CENTS TO CONEY ISLAND
RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY SAYS THE
PRESENT FARE DOES NOT PAY

Ten cents to Coney Island by any of the lines
OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, with the
exception of the routes from the Thirty-ninth-st
and Hamilton-ave. ferries. the announce
ment made yesterday afternoon by the officials
of the company. who declare that hve-cent fare
is not profitable This decision, affecting as 1t
does. large number Of people who accustomed
to go to the seashore Sundays and In the
evenings has caused considerable adverse criti-
cism 1t Is said that an effort will be made 20
force the company give continuous passage
for single hve-cent fare. according to law now
declared to be In force
Another change announced by the Rapid
Trs nst Company II to the effect that all
transfers which have heretofore been discontinued
on Sundays and holidays will be restored through
out the entire city. Much Inconvenience AID an
noyance has been occasioned by the refusal of
transfer privileges Sundays and holidays
These changes. we'll the following. an
nounced yesterday. will go into effect Tuesday
May %:
The privilege of optional transfers to surface
elevated cars will be established at East New-York
and Ridgewood At East New-York all westbound
cars of the Jamaica and Cypress Hills lines will
transfer TO either surface or elevated westbound
cars in Fulton-st. and Broadway and vice versa
The Cypress Hills cars at the same time will have
their western terminus in the union depot
which IL being established at Vesta-ave, Fulton-st-
and Broadway. At Ridgewood transfers will be
stored from the Gates, Myrtle, Bushwtck and
Union ave. zines to Richmond Hill, Cypress Hills
and Fresh Pond-Flushing lines, and passengers on
these suburban lines arriving at Ridgewood depot
will have the optional privilege of transferring to
either the westbound elevated surface lines.
A transfer will also be established at Mas
peth depot, permitting passengers from northbound
Flushing transfer to no-thbOund Corona,
Newtown, North Beach and Flushing cars. and
vice
The residents along the Brighton Beach line
south of Newkirk-aVe., who have heretofore Deen
compelled pay ten cents for passage on that
road. will have the privilege of paying nVe
cents by providing themselves with communication
tickets to be had at the office of the company -
be collected at Twenty-second-ave. on the Sea
Beach and Culver lines. The new rule Will not,
HOY, ,ver apply persons who live south or IWen-
ty-second-ave. the Kings Highway. because IL is
the policy Of the company to maintain nVe-cthl
fare for suburban residents in order 10 encouIaSS
the building of homes in those localities. All
such residents will be able secure 1ve-cent
fare by obtaining Communication tickets WHICH VIII
be sold the cOmpanyS ofnceS
The following explanation is given for IMPOSE
ton of a ten-cent fare to Coney Island: -,
Every which runs from Newly ork or Broau-
way Ferry to Coney Island and return has 70 carry
at least 100 passengers the round trip IN ofue
to pay expenses and before any proht IS obtained
by the company The seating capacity or our
longest cars is sxty-ive five persons 70 oencn-
Inasmuch as the travel is practically one W.
this means that every which runs to or IRON
Coney Island must carry a standing Ioau at NE
cents a passenger in order to pay expenses va
prefer 70 do less business and get some PIVIss
than TO do more business at loss. IL is eXPecteu
that this increase in fare will naole the company
to provide seats for every passenger