New-York tribune., 1907-12-27
SUBWAY IMPROVEMENT.
RRYlN REPLIES TO p s. L.
In.erboroagh President Points Oui
.Adoption of Recommendations.

U-,,a Inferborough Rapid Transit COMPANY
made pubIic yesterday letter sent py T. =
Bryan its president, 20 the PUBIC service .0iif
mission ON December 16. telling that body OF
.be urogcess made in following out the chaiiseS
and improvements in subway service recon-
.,endea bv Bion J. Arnold, who investigated
.ba- sub,ect for the commission. According 20
.rr rrvan's communication, most OF the recon-
,nendations have been adopted or had anedoF
formed q part Of the Company's working system
and the adoption Of the new ideas mas "orheo
ont considerable improvement in tram service.
Mr. Arnold's recommendations are taken up
seriatirn in the Bryan letter and answered. ibe
railroad man declares that regulation OF Tram
loading at the Bridge and 18th street stations
is being accomplished so far as possible py TIE
speciai policemen. Train starters at l4th street
and the Grand Central Station have been pro-
.f6ed with stop watches, and owing TO increased
ef9rfs at promptitude in loading and unloading
Of trains stops of less than forty-fve seconds
the time Gxed by Mr. Arnold-sometimes are
obtained 1t * not practicable always, though
90 maintain the foTty-fve second interval ac-
cording to Mr. Bryan. especially at I9th street,
where at times, he says. it would cause so great
congestion that the sale OF tickets would nave
to be stopped
II is the constant effort Of the management
the Bryan letter says. TO have the train crews
and unloading. AS to electric signal sys-
fem which Mr.. Arnold suggested. but did not
recommend the railroad man says that e&-
,,eriments with many systems have been nlaoe
hut that nothing has been discovered ~hfch
would increase the ability to move trains, while
the installation would create difficulties WHICH
do not now exist
The prevention by station attendants OF iaie
passengers blocking train doors can be done
n.
special officers have uniforms and police powers
Under Commissioner McAdoo. he goes on, the
s,omrar.v had special men the elevated plat
forms. When Commissioner Bingham went into
Office he says he not only refused TO grant TINS
permission to the company for subway ofncers
but cancelled the permits OF the officers on the
elevated stations.
-'I'his company has succeeded. however WITH
out the aid of the commission in obtaining au-
fhority from the Police Commissioner TO put on
special officers. which has been DONE" goes on
the letter.
Regarding the f05-second schedule on the
express tracks Mr.. Bryan is pessnlisuc II
would be useless 10 prepare schedule, ne says
''as il is impossible to operate trains on such
headsxay until some changes and additions are
made to the signalling and blocking system
This question of the changing Of block signals
for some system which would permit speedier
signals on the local tracks has been under Sc
rious consideration by the commission. On this
point Mr. Bryan says:
Our general manager held conferences with
engineers Of the Public Service Commission anc
with George s Rice, then chief engineer, ano
formally presented TO Mr.. Rice on November )
blue prints. together with complete explanation
regarding changes and additions above referred
10 at Grand Central Station on No track and
at seth street No. i track requesting him TO
approve the plans presented, which would re-
lieve the situation considerably, and the same
method shown on these plans could be made
effective at all the express stations Our gen
erai manager advises thai he has had
number of conferences with Mr.. Arnold and his
several assistants and has furnished them with
copies of drawings which this company has pre-
Dared showing what could be done, several of
which he states win very materially relieve the
situation and enable Us TO operate more trains
than are doing the express tracks.
If approved by lthe commission.
Mr.. Arnold states that he is prepared to for
ward one more plans which seem to him 20
meet the needs Of the situation. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Arnold and the engineers Of the Public Ser
vice Commission have already received this
companys plans and we have received any
plans or suggestions in regard to bettering the
signal situation from the engineers Of the Pub
lie Service Commission We would suggest that
Mr. Arnold submit such plans he