The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-18

time, corresponding line in Detroit runs
cars every minute and a half.
Ihe Bryn Mawr and Eighth street Sc
and the Oak street and Kenwood lines
have fifteen minute service until {
O'Clock, after which cars run every TWEEN :
ty minutes.
The service on the Interurban line is
ing rush, when 1t is four minutes. Detroit
has no line that can be Justly compared
| to this
The woodward avenue schedule is only
that IN vogue on other residential lines
IN the Michigan city 1t is fair aver
age for the schedules in force on other
streets of its class
On WOrkingmen's Lines.
In Detroit, on the workingmen's lines
the time is as follows:
o:1z TO 6:S a. M, three minute service
o:I6 10 u TWO and one minute service; to
80, three- minute service; 1880 to g. four
minute service; a. N. to 4. D. m, six-min-
! Ute service; to 1920, four-minute service;
4;zo TO o, three minute service; to 6:fS
minute-and- a half service; 6:18 to $3.50. three
minute service $3.50 to II, six-mnute service
II to y, ten-minute services; midnight to
a. m, forty minute service
On corresponding lines in MINNEAPOLIS
the Western avenue and Second street Sc
line has twelve minute service through
out the day. Minnehaha cars are fifteen
minutes apart until p. m. when the time
is increased to half an hour
The Riverside line has a 71b-minute
| service between and s a. m. During this
time the Detroit lines, similarly situated
ana accommodating the same class OF
patrons, provide one two, three and
four- minute service. but cars are never
more than four minutes apart The
same service schedule is in force between
and p. M, with the addition of three
| extras"
The Cedar and Emerson line has a
hTteen- minute schedule before o'clock in
the morning, and twenty minute sched-
ule thereafter until 4:50 The Cedar
avenue short line gives 71h minute serv-
ice between 6 and Z 80 a. m and 4:5O and
| $40 D. M
bloomington avenue cars are never run
closer than Y minutes apart according to
| the schedule. One minute and half is
the best service provided by similar De-
| troit line.
Plymouth avenue has a fifteen minute
! service with no extras. Between 8 a. m
| and p. m. Bloomington cars are twenty
| minutes apart
Lyndale line is 71a minutes, while during
| the day cars are run twenty minutes
| apart
Eight Rides for a Quarter.
On the lines formerly operated by tn,
Detroit Railway company" working
mems tickets are sold at eight for quar-.
ter, but are good only between $50 anC
| Z a. m. and 5:15. and 6:15 D. m. After
in the evening tickets may be used tina
are sold at the rate of six for a quarter
Single fares are cents at all times ant
! on all lines
What are termed universal" transfer,
| are issued on all lines on payment of {
scent fare; but the company will no
issue transfers on workingmen's ticket!
except on Detroit lines
Generally speaking, the equipment O
the Minneapolis lines is superior to tha
Of the Detroit company. The cars are
| larger and more comfortable. In Detroit
the 3-cent lines are not so we'll equipped
! as are the others nor is the service 81
good. In fact, the company gives the
! least service its franchise will allow, pre-.
sumably to increase the patronage O
| parallel 5-cent lines.
On the so-called "Citizens lines the
time between cars is less in every cast
than that called for by the franchise. Fo1
| instance, the franchise compels at leas
| an eight-minute service on Woodward
avenue and the slowest service given, ex-
cept in the early morning hours, is foul
| minutes.
Detroit has many suburban lines, run.
ming to neighboring cities and villages
but the service on these lines has no
been reckoned in connection with the city
schedules. They run into the city, but
are simply extra cars and do not inter
fere with the regular schedule The serv-
| ice ranges from twenty minutse to ar
hour