The evening world., 1908-02-15
WeSt-Siders Can Change Cars
at the Forty-Second Street
Crossing.
BUT PLAN MAY NOTLAST
Transfer War Between the
Old Street Car Systems
Is Now Expected.

Free transfers will be given tor the
present from the Broadway trolley cars
owned by the Third avenue line TO the
New York City Railway Company's cars
running south Of Forty second street on
Broadway Beginning NJ 70 O'Clock to-
night the old Boulevard cars will turn
east at Forty second street instead of
| continuing downtown to Houston or
Murray street. and will run to First
avenue and then to the East Thirty
| fourth street ferry.
Frederick W Whitrfdro receiver for
the Third Avenue Railroad COMPANY
who was named al the instance OF tn"
bondholders notified the Public Ser
vice Commission that that line had ar
insufficient number Of cars to handle
their East Side business. and that I,
was necessary for him 10 change the
Broadway cars running below Forty.
/ second stre& to the crosstown and
Long Island City ferry service
Agree on Transfers.
For time transfers were not thought
Of. and shoppers and the hig thea'g"
crowds would have been forced 70 pay
an extra nickel to ride below Times
Square. The Public Service Commits
sioners received hundreds ot letters pro-
testing against the change After
conference between Chairman WillcoX
General Manager oren Root. OF the
New York City Railway Company, and
u AI. - = frl ty.a
nue. Railroad Company the transit
managers agreed TO issle transfers and
Mr. Root promised that he would put on
extra cars on Broadway below Forty
second street to handle the business
formerly carried by the Third avenue
line cars.
II don't know how long free trans
fers will be given at this point" said
Chairman Wilcox. but we are making
a special investigation into the matter,
and hope 1t will be made permanent"
The change will cause annoyance TO
thousands of people living or the upper
west side who happen to board
Broadway car owned by the Third ave
nue. line at points where each line runs
cars over the same TRACKS. Each com
pany's cars are painted yellow and are
the same size. 1t would be we'll for
passengers to pay attention to the
signs on the front IL they wish TO r'de
down Broadway below Times Square
without changing cars.
Looks Like Transfer War.
The management of the Third Avenue
- re,,,, &. no,ducte, sena-
rately and although 1t has connect on
with the New York City Railway Com
pany. the present move is regarded by
many as the beginning of transfer
,y,r The Third Avenue COMPANY con-
trolls the Dry Dock, East Broadway ana
Battery Railroad. whica Includes the
Grand street Crosstoyn line. the For
"ranh ''
st. Nicholas Avenue Railway COMPANY
which takes in the old Boulevard ana
pr,adway routr, the one Hundred and
.r,,n,,y-nf,, street crosstown ana the
=. "a avnni,, iina
....r ,ar.fsr n,,5s,inn is U4aIv to
becnn. serious al 4ny time. iIiZins
rom conditions 90 explained Chairman
ing the matter. II the transfer. system
is abolished ny. "een companies lHe
Commission Will he up ai.;aiAst the
hardest propoN'''"' s''i'e US lorihA-
ugm. on rav York civ Railway q M
,,, ,me controIs the Following lines.
paiE GU''L' - - atiroad R,eecker Siroa, ma
Al Alenue 80, - afirnad Rroaduay and
uiIon srrra Raiiwsy CoSnsnv
seventh Anenue ha'!m "'baiS.
Centra! fark HUr!H cLn 1nu Eas' hneI
Ra lroad CVthpahI n'q,tUe's IN street.
and Grand siet' rerTE E d aGti'S @ aa pm ON
pany, Columbus Avenue and Ninth Ave-
nue. Railroad Company, Forty,, second
and Grand Street Ferry railroad Com
pany Houston, West Street and Pa
vonia Ral.soaP COinlpa!N ON r hexinstoa eaiila
COMPANY, Second, Sixth. Eighth and
Ninth Avenue Railroad Companies:
Metropolitan Grosstown Railway Com
twenty third Thrty- fourth and Cen
trail or sstown Railroad COMPANIES.