The sun., 1910-12-12
INIERBOROUGH WORKING HARD
TO RELIEVE ST BwAf TRANSIT.
MANAGER MEDLEY SAYS
II Pustinw on New Cars. FIXING sp 0s,
Ones. Installing New Drakinx .,S'rm
and l.euxtheninx raatf"rrus Nrr,
soen Hopes to Have ThiRSs ln,pro, ri.

Soon Hopes TO Have ThinS~ snproNeu'
Frank Hedley. vice praSicn' and gen
eral manager Of the ln'erborough Rapid
Transit Company, said yesterday that
the company is doing all In its power 10
relieve the congestion in the subway.
He regretted what he characterized "a
the indecent crowding Of cars" and
announced that by the end OF January
express trains Of ten cars will be IN opera
,ion lie thought that ought TO help
/ 10 lot
Their. were 900 extra cars used III
! the subway trains yesterday. MIR. He'd
Icy said. 81 that 5O.O0O extra passengers
could be accommodated Mr. Medley
explained that The company was unfor-
tnnate OH November -, the Sunday on
which tn. Public Servic" Commission
declared there were 1880 passengers
left standing. The Public Service Com
mission has signitied its intention Of
, entering into litigation because OF the
congestion Mr. Hedlcy gave out fig
ures Yesterday TO show that tho company
was better provided for on that Sunday
than il was a year ago at the same time.
Within the last nineteeu months, Mr..
Hedley said. 3,5 new steel cars with centre
doors have been ordered and iss OF the
old cars have hesn RECONSTRUCTED with
f,a-hlg ght signals and side doors. Mr.
H.silay said that With the new electro
pueunatic brake the ten car trains going
AZ forty miles an hour can be stopped on
a level track IN distance OF ssa feet, half
the length OF the tram This Is the frat
train rrtarCling system any~f~re IN the
world to accomplish those results for
heavy tram rnov sment. he t3s'laresl
Dn" II IN" reasons Tor congestion at
th.- present 'lnc Mr. li"dlev attributed
Ia ne work thai H. being done on the
Ian ~ heninG of the station platforms. This
ma r-~=Ys ~ p. Sirs ~rsi,ts 'gnSsS ~ s>ss.Sy>
While tbs blasting Is going on the trains
must stop
An ,has. improvements will cost
nearly $40 on 90 said III" manager.
'Shi,h il a substantial sum and n direct
indIcsion ~ III" railroad Companys
cnsir. - relieve u possible the indecent
congestion ot passengers IN the subway
during hr rIsh hour
~Durimg h- nOu-rI-h hours and on
sundays Rrd holidays ~i~r"T"r ~ -
,.u--ibl. y" ra'lro~l "o'np"nv is making
.y",-y raasnrchlr cForr =" have u sufficient
number { 's.r- IN IN" I'n'' =, 'h.-' AL l,a~-
s.ng,.--. viii ~" furnished with " sea'. but
even during IN. non rush hours rain
,v'll b.. al tiIn.-, d.lav..i and some 80. sen
gers aiIl he found standing IN IN" ar'
Mr H.<!l-y ~nll th.,' 'he. sunday bus-
ness in IN. s,,IhwR" " Ificll' fn Rrrang"
for hecaIIsc i's impossible" 80 anticipate
j., II" didn't think thar IN" I'"oI,ie 81
Nn-r York as u whole AZ. dissatiS'i"d with
tho subway. AT least those who understand
III" difficulties OF operating ~. IL" attrIn-
uf.-l a good deal Of kicklng 10 real "stat"
horsi.r-s who want NOR" trains 60 run ip
broadway NJ IA" "NI'.'nS" nf f"I-N VINO
liv" On IN" 'Ipp"r Fast SIDE
""rh" nv"rcrowhing during IN" rish
hours still contin,I.-~ admitted Manager
H"CIev and heli"v" that quit" larG"
nnrnb"r of pAopl" Ia N"w York rcilIle
that the subway management l. hoihS
All that human ingenuity oan do to in
cr.a.. tho cnIaciI,. nf tn" rity'- subway
for handl!n. passengers and invites IN"
assistance aud suggestions or r"a-nEhoi"
orders ~ tine Public S"rvic" commission
or ia. suggestions of citizens regarding
the up.ritIrn pr Improvement "f the
s'IhVlv
-rhr rlii~,ai company fully rslilZes
and think ih.' Puhl'C Service. COMMISSION
~ Of -trnilnr -ntnh thl' 80 long a. the
nr,.yaid:Sl" ny.r,rpuding - subway
rush ho.irs continue. 'h"r. will he Il NUN
hcr ot complaints There - r". -on Tor com.
miami with such tremendous numbers oi
uIs-.nE.r- and ih"S'. reasons Will con
tinu.. until th. indecent overlooking al
subway cars IL ohy ia''t
MIR He,il.v said that the ma ylrnm
pD.,eihls tr-nsir facility can only h- got
an, Of the subway bv the UNANIMOUS CO.
oDeration of the ITIblic. tn" Public Service
COMMISSION and th" operating company
Tn. n.w signal system the ten car eN-
nr.ss..s and tn" long platforms will re-
Ii,v. tn. situation considerably. ne
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