Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-07
new YORK STRAPHANGERS
NO INTER-MET. TRAIN FILLED
UNLESS PASSENGERS STAND.
Hedley Testifies That Revenue and
Not Public Convenience Governs
Transfer Methods.

NEW YORK. August General Man
ager Frank Hedey of the marlborough
company, testifyng yesterday at the tran
sit investigation by the public service com
mission made the frank admission that his
company did not consider train filled I'M
less there was certain number Of strap
hangers in the cars. This assertion, COM
Ing after another equally surprising init
nation earlier in the session that the COM
pany continued the cumbersome transfer
methods between the elevated and subway
lines at 10th street because It thought
more Of the protection of its revenue than
the accommodation and convenience of the
public. made the lawyers for the Inter Net
get busy, and just before the adjournment
Paul d. Cravath sought to make state
ment which was intended to Offset the eff
feet of the evidence given by Mr.. Hedey.
Mr.. Cravath, however. was shut off by
Commissioner Wilcox. who said that the
Witness after reading his testimony. would
have an opportunity to make any correc
tons in the record that he desired.
More Trains Could Be Run.
Mr.. Hedley had acknowledged that more
trains could be put on the elevated lines
provided they are needed" when William
NJ. WINS, special counsel to the commission
asked:
"ouiu sou CoHsiucI tidl lHey were
needed If they ran only three-quarters
full?"
mo. SIR" replied Mr.. Hedley.
Now that is very frank answer" Mr.
WINS continued. Then it is part of your
scheme in running your trains to run them
on a schedule which will require part Of
the passengers to be standing on every
train?"
Mr.. Cravath jumped to the assistance Of
Mr.. Hedley by suggesting that the witness
had misunderstood the question, whereupon
Mr.. WINS reframed the question in this
way:
What do you mean when you say If
neededT Do you mean that all seats shall
be filled and that there shall be some
| standing as well?"
YES, sir" Mr.. Hedley answered.
Takes the Back Track.
A few moments later Mr. Hedey took
| an opportunity to make qualification OF
| this statement by remarkng:
What l meant was that II trains are
leaving 155th street or 135th street going
| down to South ferry, when those trains
| get down to 104th street there are five or
| six passengers standing in each of the cars.
When that same train gets down to Goth
street enough passengers have got off SO
that there are some vacant seats. and we
| do not think it necessary to have additional
| cars attached to that particular train"
But you do admit that it is possible to
run more trains curing certain hours OF the
day If traffic requires it? asked Mr.
WINS.
Yes Mr.. Hedley replied
Early In the session Mr.. Hedley readily
agreed that congestion was caused at the
149th street station because of the trans
| ferring methods in force there. 1t seems
that passengers wishing to transfer from
| the elevated to the subway get a slip at
| the gate as they go out and then this slip
has to be exchanged at the ticket office for
train ticket. Mr.. Hedley admitted that 1t
would be more convenient for the passen-
| gers to get transfer ticket in the first in
stance and drop 1t IN the box, but he added
| I'VE don't consider that we have as much
protection for our revenue in that way of
| handling the transfer tickets as we do in
| the method we now have in vogue
Mr.. Hedley explained that the reason for
| this method was to prevent the sale Of un-
| used transfer tickets on the streets and at
! newspaper stands.