The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-29
COMMUTERS RATE
HIGHER BY TROLLEY
SURPRISE AND DIsCoNTENT ARE
EvINCED AT EXCELSIOR.
Rates Over the Electric Line Will Be-
$40 for Fifty Rides, Whereas the
Steam Road Rate Is So official Says
Transfer Privilege Will Equalize the
Rate.

The fares to Excelsior over. thesnew
Minnetonka line Of the Minneapolis &
St. Paul Suburban Railway company,
tomorrow, will be 25 cents each way, or
50 cents for the round trip. This T b 9
J ourn has already announced. The
fare charged for round trips on the
steam roads is so cents. The formal
and official announcement of the open
ing and the rates was made today.
occasions the most surprise is the rate
Of $40 for ffty-ride Communication
tickets. This is 81 more than is charged
by the steam roads, and amounts to a
difference Of 2 cents on each ride:
When tickets were placed on sale in
Excelsior at the announced rate today,
some Indignation was expressed at the
increase over the rate at present
charged by the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad. r." 49, - as,aa s
AS "F'ree' Lane Puts It.
cit is safe to assume said Free
man P. Lane, purchaser of the second
ticket sold today, "that the business
men of Minneapolis who reside in Elk
celsior and vicinity will be surprised
and indignant when they learn that tht
company is going to charge them, $1l
for ffty-ride tickets. When, the iran
chise was granted in Excelsior 1t was
understood, and it has been repeatedly
reiterated by representatives OF t. tn,
street railway company, that the tar'
over that line would not exceed tina
charged by the St. Louis road. The rat
now announced is quite an annual tai
to impose upon business men who I'M
it necessary to make the round trl]
daily, It is claimed on behalf of tn
company that the extra charge is be
cause Of transfer facilities at this en-
of the line; but of what use transfer
will be to the average business man !
beyond my comprehension. 1t IS tru
that if we do not like it we need no
patronize that line; but it does not seer
antagonaize every one residing Their
right at the opening Of the road to busl
ness. It is to be hoped that the man
agement' will see the error of its way
and put the fare down at least to tn
same figure charged by the railway CON
pany." ...
Why It Was Done.
General Manager w. J.Hield, of tn
street railway company stated toda.
that when the service offered togethe
with the transfer privilege was consid
cred, the trolley fare, was as low or 10"
"Our lines,' said Mr.. Held, Evil
reach the center of the city and busi
ness men may transfer to the line
nearest their offices. There are many
Of course, who are in walking distanc
of their places Of business, but Their
are many who are not, and the same
to great extent true Of the other pa
irons of the lake lines. Experience i
the east has shown that high-speed elet
trio interurban service cannot be SUI
cessfully maintained at less than cen
and a half a mile, at WHICH rate tie En-
celsior fare would be 80 cents or more
ditions here and have been able to max
a lower rate. Transfers from city line
will be good for scent fare on te lax
line, and transfers will be given frol
the lake line. This makes the fare 2
cents from any part Of the city. Th
steam roads accept and give no tram
fers. - ID
"For the present we will have, a
hourly service, which will be mali
tanned thru the winter This will q
, low the cars an hour for the trip eac
way and temporarily contemplates
somewhat slow schedule. The line
: tunity to become settled from trave
and the entire project is new. For the
reason no attempt will be made to sc
how fast the cars can be operated unit
{ the track and roadbed have settle,
Beginning next spring our regular ser,
ice will be increased and the runnin
time reduced. Another thing whic
, Z will hold us to slow time for the pre-
ent is the unfinished condition Of til
Excelsior distributing station. The cit
. and Harriet part Of the line is care
for by our Eleventh street station. TT
! rest of the road is carried by the st;
ton at Hopkins. But in few weel
at most the Excelsior station will
in operation also. The machinery
here and we only waited an opport7
i nifty to get it out over our ines.'
Details ALI Arranged.
! Pending the completion of q speci
t Minnetonka loop on Hennepin avenu
2 Sixth street, First avenue N, Sevent
n street, the lake line will loop as fo