The evening world., 1903-01-27
The Promise to Extend the
"Rush Hour" Service Is Still
UnfulfilIed, but No ExpIana-
ton Is Offered.
OFFICIALS REFUSE TO TALK.
mot In," Is the Reply Given Inquir.
ers at the Office OF Vlce-Presldent
skltt and supt. Smith and other
Officials.

Those who pinned their faith IN the
promise OF the Manhattan Railway
Company to put into working order a
new rush schedule providing for a con-
tinuous Roadway of three minutes over
the L tracks were sorely disappointed
yesterday and to-day, for the old ar
rangement prevails and there seems to
be no chance that there will be any i'm
mediate change.
It is not made apparent either what
the company intends to do, for none Of
the officers who are in n position to
tell will talk with any one who seeks
news on the subject.
When the company begged the Rail
way Commission on jan. IL for two
more weeks in which to comply with
the order for additional trains 1t was
thought that the implied pledge for re-
form would be carried out. To all ap-
~pearances. however. nothing has been
done. The crowded A. stations bear
evidence OF the fact IA the miserable
service Is being continued.
Yesterday being the time limit for
cation the stations were more than
damned but there was a feeling OF an
dignatlon when 1t was found that the
Roadway was still five minutes.
With the thought that the rush hour
schedule would be extended thousands
who ordinarily %pntronize h surface
lines went TO the elevated road only to
be disappointed.
After every five minutes a train would
pull up and those in tho crowd leaped
| over each other like porpo!ses to get
into the cars. which were quickly filled
and crowds OF ticket spectators were
left standing on the station platform
sa ying ungracefur things about the COM
pany.
It was then hoped that the promise
would be carried otrt to-day. put tnere
was no pretense at Improvement n all
trains leaving South Ferry were the
usual time apart.
On Five Minutes Hendway.
when will the next rain leayefr was
asked of an employee nj. South FERRY
by a man who had missed q sixth ave-
nue. train by. several seconds,
In five minutes" was the a answer n
give Us the throe-manut scheme. ,...
az don't know anything ABOUT H.
Nor does any one else know anythins
about 4, or II any one Iss uoe Tirst Vice
President Skit was said to be ONT OF
his Office all day yesterday except TOT
three minutes. His thrce-minute nead-
way in his office In the western ocnlfrred al
n time when IL was evident ina nno
reporters were about. He could not pe
seen to-day. for to all inquiries the UNI.
form answer was given mat MT DIN
was out for an indefinite time
MIR. Crepe silent. too.
His assistant, Mr.. Grape. asserted
that ne had nothing TO say re8arunns
the company's failure to put on "o''
TT is needless to question me on the
"Where Is MFR. Skftt?'
ryyIIH1 me talk II he Is asked1" =.
81 can give you the best reason u
believe that he will not talk. 80, IN a,
Superintendent Smith was nos nest eraav
the Office lads said to-day ana yShS W ttSes
important officers were not to be fonnu
IN fact when asked the reason the!
declared that they dld nov ,anis' Asso
o%,aiion. started for Albany TO-DAY =
o.snartaIp II posslble, wnat the action Q
NE railroad COMMISSION WoutW Az
since snsvsd dpS Mr.. Meade viii probably sta
n Sfbany until the matter " settlen,
". +. King, President or the a tor ~
ton, says that q is I nc faE Ftm action hSs G"
h.svWe nave been taking an entireii
new methSd to nave this thing settled :
:, said Mir. King to-day, our oplec. m
/ been to bring the Manhattan ana IN
Railroad Commission together Si1 ar
C S : a useful or a useless body. II mus
t now back UP the order. and u II AL
I TO do 50, we win find some other wa
to give the public what II aemanu,
e even II we have to go over n ne@u
l. cn-nnnIaalnn 10 do L."