The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31


w,suvsroS. itiy D-fa bfa~. 100.
nruvisiun sas nnszis ~ sut q Consr~-.
~ th- o'ii.-rtirn ~v-ry lv- y--srs ~ ssr..-s
railway sfatiatis-s rha drss r-y,ort i..tssi
unii-r thst 49, ~ ,hs Btr~sa q chs
,.s-'i- rpv~rs igst IN his sitter - srsn--
INITIAL tho pir-ctsr ~ th- Csnz,Is ~sys
. ne laivsrssi aispsh,a % s,-y'si-tsy - . No
I've nuwrf 30 stfr~f rausaFa sol - sss-usioa
10 fnes- rHUaaTs fnra rfrai dtsfrirts vase n
irrrartirah'- a~usrste ~ sssitstirs - strs-t
-ansaTr rvu hass TO- isi-rurbss rsnssYs
FOR thts ruts1n ths r~yort tnchrsles in q
sinsis group hll railways Using sI~csrical
energy ~ uotivs power In iDT &c
rusnpan'..- with ItaIt miles q track. ~
purfs'i electrical pt-rntion by line trans
mission. ~ that time animal power was
u-s-si ~ twenty -~ish, companies, with
- milr- 20 track: cables were u.-t by
twentv companies. With eli mites. and
snsnlens motors wers u-ed by Ave com
ptni--. With fprty-ons mills
The csbl" system was introduced In
ivil and Tor time was rsxaryis.i ~ tho
~oi'itiun q IN. transportation question In
c"ntros q dstass population aud congsstsd
traffic. The electrio system besan about
i~>i and has nov practically crowded out
ell other systems. The pre--nt electric
line trarkase IN probably % per cent
greater than 70 was In 1877. and about
Stooo. noo oso has been spent in ths corr
str'ictinn and squipnent &C tho lines.
The developments u trafic il shown by
the fact that tho n'tmhs.r of fare paassn-
gers carried ~ the reporting companies
In isOo vas 2. n,3 Oio. ,l,: in 1901. 4.TTA2ii. .
-. and In 1877. 7,tGi .iiLyos. One-hAlf u
tho 70 0n cars In Operation in 1871 belonged
o. lines operating In the north Atlantic
States and one-ha!f u the total number
II Passengers carried wers carried by
thu-s lines. The number Of passengers
travelling on all lines IN 1917 was asa. OsO,-
80, with ;IsI.IILSOs paving original
fares. lgsS as IOi using transfers. and
~ Sls.tiI travelling free.
\ table m the census report deals with
the relation q traitc ~ population
By dividing tho total number % fare
pa~S-ngcrs by total population 10 l. shown
that m i>aJ the average number Of rides
per inhahitInt' was Sc. In IsOe. a. aud in
1917, y The average for the people of
the north Atlantic states in 1901 was l5S,
an increase from IS in lsaSl. On tbs, basi-
of a i've cent carfare ~ therefore appears
that IN" average per capita expenditure
eNc',rSis ., year, a. compared with o. -
IN i>9o. This il doubtless in many cases
an actual economy. and IA others an ex-
travagancr Many reduce tho sXpendi-
ture for rent 10y increasing the expenditure
Tor Cartare.
In miles - track New York state led
by fraction IN 1901. with Pennsylvania
and Ohio 80 near the front that a little
special activity might put either ahead.
Zach u these states then had about q go
nils u line. Massachusetts, and Illinois.
y III nearly S.CoO miles each. wer,, COM
petitors for the lead in a second group.
and Indiana and California. with about
> on miles each. IN third class. Mich,
miles each. formed fourth class, and
Missouri and Conn.sctiCut. with $40 To eO0
miles each. a fifth South Dakota stood
az the foot q the list with only Eve milss
Of trAck and Nevada next 10 u With a
little over seven miles In the matter Of
cars the Increase IN the number uaed
has not kept pace with the increas. in
the number % ussrs This - accounted
fpT by the increase in size and capacity
q cars. Between 1877 and 1907 there /
- a. an actual decrease 81 nearly 1850 in |
IN. number 81 open cars New York |
bad the largest number 81 car~, about /
Is.UO0. II which iI2SO we're passenger
rars Massachusetts, and PennsylvAniA
follo~ ID Win nearly 5000 passenger cars 4
zach. and Ohio had 7.?sO About q per
vent. 20 the total mileage WAS operated /
by tine OVERHEAD trolley system.