New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
BIG RUSH TO THE COUNTRY
Railroads Report Largest Labor
Day Crowds Handled Yet.
NOT ENOUGH PARL0R CARS
From Tacking On Extra Coaches,
Lines End by Adding Whole
Trains to Service.

If you should happen to stroll into the
Grand Central Station this morning, or into
any of the stations along the JerseF water
front, don't be surprised IL The men gen
orally have a sort of after-the-stOTm ap-
pearance for they have just finished the
JOB Of packing away 10 a hundred different
resorts the largest Labor Day crowd OF
country seeking New Workers ever enccun-
tered.
1t started on Friday night, when the
crowd that the railroad men call the long
haul crowd began to get away, having
fixed things in advance so that the bust
ness Of the city could worry along through
Saturday morning without their presence,
and il kept Up In an ever increasing rush
all day yesterday and we'll up to midnight.
This morning the last of the short haul
crowd-the HarIemites who take to West
chester and near New Jersey over Labor
Day-will depart, and then the railroad
men will take a breathing spell 10 get In
shape for the grandest rush of the season
the after Labor Day return crowd
This return crowd is even more than the
total Of the different crowds which left the
city since Friday night. because 1t includes
also the thousands who have been away
anywhere from two weeks 70 the same
num5er of months, but who always seem
to figure vacation time over after the
Labor Day celebration.
The railroad men are thanking their
stars that the school rush doesn't come at
the same time as it has N some years
past. This time most of the school open
ings are set for a week from Tuesday, 50
the thrush Of students Of all ages won
have to be handled at the same time as the
Labor Day return crowd
Parlor Car Service Swamped.
Just as a sample of yesterdays outgoing
traffic, the Atlantic City crowd, over one
road, the Pennsylvania, apprOXirnated three
thousand Early in the day they sWamped
the available parlor car service. so tnat
afternoon passengers had to be content
with their chance at a regular passenger
coach seat.
1t was case of the early passenger get
ting a seat but when the traffic managers
began to appreciate how many Of that
I, ,766, $50 with which the Genius man credits
New York were trying TO get out or town
over the holiday, they began by adding
coaches and ended by adding whole trains
TO the equipment ani schedules.
, The Adirondack special OF the New York
Central for instance was made UP in five
sections. That carried the Friday night
crowd the long-hauI people. and as each
section meant the addition OF twelve
coaches to that service It took quite a
little crowd on that one route alone
The Bar Harbor special was another
train from the Grand Central that had TO
have several sections added 10 it, and
when the last left the road had carried
four times the ordinary crowd out OF town
on that train.
L. Y. Vosburgh, general passenger agent
of the New York Central, said that every
one of his through trains called for the
addition of two or three extra cars, but
the travellers were not New Workers off
for Labor Day so much as residents OF
other cities trying TO get away from New
York and back to their homes before the
holiday.
No Baggage Problem Vet
Baggage troubles didn't enter into the
situation because the Labor Day traveller
| carries only hand baggage as rule. but
/ the baggage agents and the transfer com
/ panies are preparing now for the thrush
of trunks which they know from past ex-
I perience rises 10 high tide just after the
holiday.
II is then that the resort lines, carrying
I extra passengers returning from vacations
are swamped with trunks
AT the Grand Central Station the Off
ciaIs say they are in better shape 10 handle
/ this phase of the annual return rush than
/ they have ever been before. The Lexing-
I ton avenue terminal baggage facilities are
running smoothly now, which is more than
could be said q year ago, AT the time OF
I the Labor Day rush.
| In company with all the other roads en-
tering the city, too. the Central has an
aid 10 the baggage handling problem in the
new manner OF checking trunks direct to
residence OF hotel in New York by means
of the two big local transfer express COM
panieS.