New-York tribune., 1904-10-26
SAY SUBWAY AIR Is PURE.
Tgemf5ugTlsngs Because Of Failure to
Get Limitations to Celebration.

rTearahuruinEs and rauftsrnss were rife ysstsr-
dav arnonx those VINO found that they had not
hen invited 70 the subway opening ceremonies To-
morrow, ans no protested that wanton discri1ni-
nation had been shown IN the distribution OF
ffrirets on and OF throughout the day. by tele-
,,hone telegraph or enissary. the Offices Of the
Eap,d Transit Commission were kept busy oy
Tlsinor civil and municipal officials. who demanded
oxplarations fcr the failure 20 ask them 70 the
ceremonies II every case applicants were told
thar tho Aldernlanic Chamber would accommodate
oufv limited number OF persons ana that the
Invitations we're exhausted The invitations had to
La i.rpitsa 70 seven hundred. certain percentage
roirz abroad IN many cases only the heads or
important departments could be Invited and even
10 such bodies ae the Municipal Civil Service Com
mission only one Invitation has been SEM Each
card however. admits three. OF the InterboTough
Rand Transit Company's engineers only those
raakinE as high As division engineers were IN
vifed. causing considerable bitterness among as
Eistant engineers who had Iabored the subway
for nearly fve years and felt that they surely
should have been Included in the list
Seven o'clock tomorrow evening has been hXed
SIS the hour for the opening Of the subway TO the
general public. Agents at al stations from Clg
Han 10 ne-hundrsd-and-forty-afth-s viii then
be prepared 70 sell tickets az FIVE cents apiece
The timetable for the hrst few days. which how
ever. s. subject TO alteration at any time foAo"s'
LOCAL TRAINS. FIVE CARS EACH
$50 a n 70 u midnight thrso-Tninute headway. =,
Z Tdnisht 70 b:so a. from minute head
ExPEEss TRAINS. EIGHT CARS EACH
ESQ % a n avs-Hinuts hesduay.
. $50 a NJ foaT-n.tEute neaa|ay: A. .. tan min
heaeEsg trains running most iHfroou'ntH so0o'
S:s6 70 $50 ?. n hve-nsnuts headTay.
5 n % IL midnight aTe and six In.ng.s hsa6TsS
y Eniaaisht $50 m. express trains Al al
Airzanae- z, Orr president OF the Rapid Transit
Commission. announced yesterday TIE ptos sio1ii1'
sor the opening ceremonies II the AIdeFmahc
Charnber AT D n. tomorrow Charles y : ornes,
the President OF the Board Of Aldermen, wll can
the meeting 70 order and present Mayor AcClellan
C. Chairman The Mayor viii state me 0OJsG' q
tie meeting and call Bishop CoadJutor Greer
IN Bishop Porfers absence, 20 ofter tne opening
praver. The chairman viii then ask "llA.I
Barclay Parsons TO announce that me SUBWAY -
n a gufcjenty n condition 70 authorize its opera
ton. President Orr viii next speak and WAl De
followed BY Commissioner 6tartn- Then, despi'e
bfs re,pctance 10 open his mouth. John b. Nc
Donald. the contractor viii bs asked 70 say few
words. 4 only 10 declare thst the olrt Is OH Ms
Brlef remarks by August Belmont and Mayor
McClelan viii ciose tae N s+lo
q dare esy the entire ceremony. Mr. orr told
Tribune reD0I sr yesterday, viii noL esl more man
hour. The invited guests van taeA pt91e5o Ts, -
tie subway loop station. under City Ian Farh-
where Mayor Mcclellan VIII start me @ nIEI IHln I'm
train seating $50 passengers, VIII make return tap
% Clne-hunered- -forty-hfth-st. ana Broadway
pass holders viii be under way. Until 2. m. IRE
rass holders the trains running on regular sched-
ule according 10 the table given above Between
fhe cornpary's officials viii make hnal inspection
nf sSi2S s5PSay y5TTaissio6e- S arIngtons adTsory
board which reported that the tunnel had IaF
soTitIo1 ~ ne ain exoeIlsnf and The lack OF dust
lenarkab BE II was enthusiastic about the c.eanI-
5St also al the stations and ihe approaches to
them. Il was also noted ana reported 5y the 40
the tTip.