The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
TIE roo CROWDED CARS.
Remedies for the Worries That Now Am,ct
Our CttizeUs,


Our Cftizeus.
change T. ,nn Don o., Ss HE s. IN M Inc
tan system suggested below will go a great
way In Improving the time schedule and ac-
commodatins the public. Study II.
why should the Lexington avenue cars be
turned into crowded Twenty-third street
and then into Broadway Why not rrn them
down TO Fourteenth street and then into and
turned ;ntn nous, avenue ven cars Dc
RrnsSx.ws wv M, s,ree, ana snen ln.o
Ninth avenue?
Why should the Amsterdam avenue cars
be turned into overcro wded Fifty-ninth
street and then dovn airrh avenna5 wv
not continue down Tenth aven,,es This 4.
Tia shortxst Vsv downtown, from ton ~
ssssne GERS by this route W '''Ns"
Why should there be any cars on Broad way
but the broad Tay line and why should they
not continue up Broad vsv tn" whoie disiancs
The present trouble oan no almost entire,v
obviatsd BY an intelligent system OF operating
put the mana cement will not make change
sno:t a. s mS., I xs SoInpemeo sp oo 20 Al
Ing and re-crossing OF the various lines and
the running Of several lines on TO the Broad
W. uack suppose the iour elevated lines
Eiftv'rintS ond Twsnts sacH o.ner nei ween
run ei,to one track On BroadWay."w Vel Il
would be NO different from what we now have
on the surface except that there would be
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ToTHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Siv. II app.ars
to the that at least Temporary relief for the
crowded condition of the cars In this CITY
might be obta ined by a very simple DEVICE
The difficulty arises chiefly from n :. IA ct that
20 many wish to ride IN the Al me direction
At exactly the same time. thus producing
rnat orr called the rush hours. believe
vsri.h srawa gS"ntoWb are Almost ~
pose tSst hslf Of the es,a h,,.bmen ts s S,ay
those occupying the odd nnmbered nremis es !,
make their work hour s.ss ~ a.M AND sbo
other hi. ha n, th:s ems 70 ss Th. would
person or esta blishment concerned: but il
would give the rosda a n extra bsif bnur twice
a day 10 which to transport those who ira vel
and sheir homes uptown or IN sb ao s~h,pS.
II ought not 10 be dii1cult tn make such an
Nrw Yomx. Dec 90 hoSsirkh JOHNSON
To TEE EpIroR or THE SuH-Sir. The
pyesen, NOV. ~ tha u.,oh,n,.. ,..a.,..i.
s..,n.. ~. 80 w HsSocIa',oh
asainm the Transportation companies of the
city seems directed more toward injuring the
oy attacks tack on the
Ing the improved facilities for TRANSPORTATION ""
make the co mpanies wary Of making further
in yestments IN a nronsr,v s,,hiao, 60 srah
sociaI,st,c s,,.ots "''e'" ''0'e'' 10 such
'ocu"S'ic atthchs'
The elevated trains can now carry about
sixty persons per car without serious delay.
but ten or fifteen additional persons cause a
loss Of from one TO three minutes nj eacb
station mos, n, witch A. a.. a., 80 Ii.
1890" "oo' VI ""'o" 10 uue W cro"uihe OF
Az ,r.in ,oo,';,.s ,.,, ,.
80" 'oe'"'" o"e anu nan minutes
or less TO stop at station and get away again.
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The csrrvn oanaci,v n, ,h. 80 .n 80 a,,,
=" s"pa'"' VI tue 'oau =" per cent
u TINS loss could be prevented the present
] offer the following suggestions, some of
which may be practica BILE:
First-At Intermediates stations all passen-
sers should sntar nv tho front ~ a. go
,.;a oy .ne refI ,or vice versa sun1clent
~ suarus oeihR proVioeu 10 ENFORCE
the rule,
cars instead Of hinge gates, which might be
operated by compressed air.
on Ninth avenue. from Cortjandt street nm
and ali esnress trains sbouId he given ~,
cent r. trsc ne .on,, .s ALL u" sNe" VIC
Enurtb" Snsc,ai orrross .r.in. .h.,,a ,.o,.
rouI!uuSpeTai eNpreSs tI1Ins should leave
trom stauohs peiween Cortiahdt street ana
flve-All traina reaching 11oth street and
isosh stIesa shouid take the uptown platform.
no,,,T ~ NJ, ~. - y- ILL., .nc =, ,ra.n
the saIns t;ms '' WV o''''' '''" ~
Sixth-As more trains must leave down.
town than ran possibly arrive additional
tracks should be ranged to store them
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