New-York tribune., 1907-08-07
NEED STRAPHANGERS.' y
MEDLEY ON THE STAND.
"Cars Not Packed Not Neccssary,'
UroRg Impression, Says Crarath.


made I'D its elevated road schedules from the
roirr of view of profit. rather than that of meet
ing all reasonable requirements of the public
was brought out al the third hearing OF
,he Public Service Commission merger inquiry
Yesterday II was also brought out that the
company did not consider "a train needed"
unless there were more than enough passengers
10 fiji al its seats.
These facts came out during the examination
of Frank Hedley. general manager of the In
terborough Rapid Transit Company, who has
charge Of preparing the schedules for the sub
way and L" lines. Mr.. Twins. special counsel.
gave the whole afternoon TO the examination
and had not finished with him when he asked
tor an adjournment until this afternoon Mr.
He5leH also said that in his opinion strap
hanging would never be rendered unnecessary
IN New York.
The hearing was devoted entirely TO the trans
-,o--a-ior features Of the company With great
z.-au Nj WINS went into the platform crowd
;-- ~ The station at T4!Ith street on the LenoN
s,snue line: the capacity 81 tho elevator ser
,,ce at 1Slst street station, on the Broadway
-, and the complaints Of Bronx citizens who
,,,,rt+ they were being discrimipated against
: the matter Of transfers MI WINS asked
-,s-ous questions about the transfer arrange
-,snts Of the system. especially in regard TO
the necessity for issuing idenu1catlon SnPS aI
-be 1S1st street station.
~exr he took up the schedules Gf L and
x,,bv-av trains and went into them with great
.bornughneSs. His questions along thls line ieu
% the suprostion that he intended getuns eNl-
s.rce that would enable the commission 20 issue
o-sers increasing the number of trains during
,er-ain hours and diminishing the headway-
C-ber questions indicated that there might ne
orders issued for remedying physical defects on
elevated tracks enabling the road to run more
.rains than il can now even by operating 'h@
lines 70 their maximum capacity
.-hair777an Wilcox who presided. took A prom
fnent parr in the examination Of Mr. Hedley-
Tjr1e after time ne interrupted the counSel I"
esk questions Throughout the afternoon ne 1"I-
Iov-ed the hearing with great attention, ana
arterward expressed himself as being wei sadS-
Hed with the days Developments
Commissioners Eustis and McCarron were also
ef the hearing. and the former, who Is from Inc
Rronx. caused some amusement by rather heat
edly asking Mr.. Hedley if he had ever had To
stand in line before an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
polfran ticket Office waiting his turn TO purchase
ticket while the train he was waiting for
whizzed by.
Tomorrow Nj Wins will take up more in de-
tail the schedule OF subway trains. and viii re-
call NJ Hedley 10 the stand his first witness.
He wil also call members Of che City Club, E
P Bryan. president Of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. and Oren Root, general man
ager of he New York City Railway Company, If
there is lime.
ovERCROwDED l49TH STREET STATION.
NJ Fiedley was called TO the stand at the
~--e~.~e .IlN hearingz--a{r Wins irtE-rnEated
him IN detail in regard To the situation at the
station al 1851 stree Ir. Hedley explained
what the conlgany had done 10 remedy the over
orowding there and what Il further intended 10
DO Then the congestion at the l'1>tn street
station on the Lenox avenue line was gone into.
The con-osnr Nfr Hedley said, was preparing
plans Tor relieving this also.
The complaint Of residents south Of 149th
street that they were being Disseminated
against b. the company IN that they could not
Tide north On the L" from 13Sth and l43d
street stations and then get a transfer TO lhe
subway line Il li9th street. whereas persons
leaving 2 station North Of l49th street could
90 So VAS then taken Up. Mr.. Hedley eX-
planned that the company had no intention OF
allowing passengers TO ride both norm anu
sourh for \ fare Of five cents. that transfers
vera ISSUED in one direction only He main
tanned throughout the long cross examination
that ne was put through on this point tha'
there was no basis for the charge OF dlscrln1ira-
tion Nr Hedley said :hat as q matter OF tact
1ne transfers given at that point were used oy
passengers either way. but such usage was never
Intended by the company and that the trans
fers were stamped with the direction for wmch
their Use was intended
AT the lS1st street station, sald MI lNlh7'
'It is complained that passengers hand IN liieil
transfers and have 10 get ticket IN eNcIlaIie
and tnat this necessltates much delay Is uitIe
any necessity for this arrangement me VII
ness explained that this system was ID use i'I
The protection II the revenues Of the company
Then you care more about protecting 'ie
revenues than You do for accommodating uie
public. Is that your answer demanded COM
missioner Eustis
'-No, A. all replied Nr. Hedley-
Mr Eedlev said that Identification slips were
frequently sold on the streets and that as there
vas no statute against this practice II WAS I'M
possible 70 stop IL. although the company Jos
heavily Mr Twins wanted 20 know WHAT IN
loss to the corlrany would he if direct transfers
were issued instead Of Identification slips there
by saving passengers the necessity of taking
the time "a pass by ticket window and have
the slips exchanged for tickets The witness
could not answer.
The complaint that the metropolitan stree
Railroad would not Issue transfers to surface
lines II. The BronA was taken up. Mr.. Hedle,
said that an eight-.ent ticket Was sold on th'
elevated that was good for both elevated an'
surface lines This was done under contrac
between the lines before he was connected viii
them
SUBWAY AND Il SEPARATE
Further testimony showed that the subwa!
and elevated lines had no common charges ina
they divided. and did not receive power from III
same power house except in the case OF "breai
down service"
Counsel then took UP the question OF sched
oies. In answer 10 questions, Mr. HedIey reple
that the theory upon which he made them ou
vas to enable the road to carry as many peopi
as possible and not TO make each trip oi eac
train pay. although he said that the schedule
we're arranged that only small percentas
o. the trips did not pay profits on thls pom
We examination ran:
o-Do you not make your largest profit durin
your rush hours when you are carrying mos
Standing passengers A.-Yes-
Mr. Millcox-When you speak OF pronts' "ha
do yos mean h, rro6t7 Al would mean by tha