Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
cities, such plan, though the idea
was at first secuted by many lead
ing engineers, was adopted.
The Ordinary Trolley.


~ Southern cities, but the cars are c
Grated ut closer intervals and a
: therefore able to handle a great
. number of people. Surface ca
IL IL run north from the Battery or Ci
~ Hall along every avenue exec
I Fifth. At intervals of half mile
less down town-there are eros
> town lines from river to river th
= connect all ferries and steamshi
| landings. The belt line follow
! the water front on both sides as fl
) as 59th street where it then crosse
the city.
The Elevated Railroad.
The elevated trains are operate
upon steel structure or trestle O
varying height, say 1s or 90 fee
above the street. The tracks rul
four abreast, being arranged to &C
comodate a local and express trair
each way. In some streets the stee
support is erected in the center O
the street, while in others, NOTABLY
In Bowery street, there are two sep
arate structures, one on each side
arranged to supporttwo tracks each
instead of four. Tie cars on the
elevated road are heavier than the
surface cars and are operated al
closer intervals and at a much high
er rate of speed. No fares are col
lected on the cars. Tickets must be
purchased at the booth and deposit
ed with the gate keeper before ad-
mission to waiting platform is al
lowed. There are two elevated lines
on the eastern and two on the west
ern side of the city.
The Underground Railroad.
Something entirely new under
the sun"-rather under the ground
to the sightseer on his initial
visit to New York is the subway or
andeggEqasnaa under gas CONSTRUCTED s e,
novelty, such as some speeGiaf esasi1f rifles
1t Coney Island may be called, but
L is real standard-gauge road run
ming under the city of New York
iour tracks abreast, being construct
od at a cost of over S50,000,OOO.
Not only is it operated under ground
for the full length of the city, dis
tance of nearly 20 miles, but there
are tunnels leading under North and
East rivers through which cars pass
to Brooklyn and Jersey City. AT
regular intervals, of say from six to
eight blocks apart, there are stairs
leading down from the street to the
subway stations. On these lines, as
on the elevated roads, two trains
are operated each way, one being
designated as local" stopping at
all stations, and the other as the
express, which travels faster and
makes fewer stops than the local" "
The subway seems to be the favor
ite means of travel, presumably be-
cause trains travel faster and are
operated at closer intervals than on
the surface or elevated lines.
cheapness of Transportation.
There are but few cheap things
in Gotham, among the few being
newspapers and car fares. A big
metropolitan daily can be purchased
for one cent and ride upon ca
from the Bronx to the Battery,
distance of Is or more miles can b.
had for five cents. In fact that il
not the maximum distance that cal
be covered for nickel. An elevat
ed train can be boardedup on l55tf
street and after reaching the Bat
terv transfer can be made, with
out additional fare, to a car tina
runs up on the opposite side of tn
city, covering altogether a distanc
of 30 or more miles for cents.
, At certain hours of the day, frol
6 to 8 am. from 4 to 6 pm. the Ca
E fare from New York to Brookly
is reduced to three cents or tw
fares for 5 cents. This is due
i, the competition between the railroa
,, and the ferries, there being two fe
q ries IN operation-one from Fulto
street and another from the Batter
Old-Time Horse Cars.
# The greatest misft to be seen
y New York is the occasional ol
:. time, dingy, dirty, germ-lad'
v street car that is drawn by horse
They fortunately are only run
some short, unimportant down-toV
=, streets. These streets are too n'
y. row for the operation of electl
# cars, and under the term Of its fra
.. chfse the railway company is co
10 pelled to operate cars on the
II streets, hence the continued use
i horse cars. On one street it is Sc
~ that only one trip is made a day
Nc no the horse car, and it would rea
ia be doing the public favor We
at al, the company to limit all horse CT
he to one trip day. The conduct
10 are seldom disturbed by passenge
NJ occasionally one sees aboard tn