The evening world., 1912-11-25
LET FACTS TALK.

LET FACTS TALK.
EXT January great double Automobile SHOW held stimuli
taneousy in the Central Palace aud in Madison
Square Garden will give this city it's annual chance 10 note
the progress of American automobile industry
Never automobiles in this country been cheaper Never
have they been better made they widely and
generally owned by private individuals and business corporations
Why not the automobile do for the public?
The Evening World suggests to those charge Of The coming
exhibition that they could devote part OF their better
popular end than that of showing concrete form what
the xcab regulated and to date is actually at this moment
giving other cities in the way Of cheap sae comfortable service to
millions dream OF regarding the taxcb
luxury
This newspaper pointed out again and again that not only
New York axcab charges five and six times high a those OF
other capitals but cabs themselves inferior safety comfort
and convenience
Let the Automobile Show bring to New York two three
typical sxicabs taken from the thousands that roll through the
streets Of London and Berlin
Let the New York public with it's the sort Of taxi
cab-reguaed, Inspected rgdy kept up to standard by city
authory-that serving millions to-day at sixteen cents mile
Let New York taxcab sody built smooth running noise
es-at sixteen cents per mile!
Let New York see a taxicab with specified wheebase and
mounting allowing to around in street without
backng-at sixteen cents per milel
Let New York our-seat taxcab with the upholstery fit
tngs and finish Of wekept private carat
sixteen cents per mile!
Let New York see ta1cab fitted only with speaking tube
but also with shutter in the glass behind the canheus head to
and safeat sixteen cents mile
York taxcab provided with foot warmers, and
required by law to cold weather for the knees OF tho
passengcr-at sixteen cents per mile!
Let York taxicab bearing aximeter adjusted
inspected and controlled that the passenger ride for
hours with perfect confidence the business Of the chsrgat
sixteen cents per mIel
We quite touch these low rates But does anybody
believe make such taxcabs in AmeAnd cheapy
they be made abroad Already European automobile
fearing the competition Of their ground
Nearly year ago. in denouncng the taxb charge OF 81 mile
pTeposerous when e charge for the distance in London
sixteen cent the Fifth Avenue Commission declared that n
London the original cost Of building axcsb not much less than
here"
Let the American public see for itself
Mayor Gsyno high city officials and several Of the Aldermen
have openly declared themselves convinced that the present New
taxcab standards and scandsous charges must Co.
It be believed that the Aldermen who viii frame The
ordinances will dare deliberately range themselves the
side Of the few axab magnas and afseekng hotel propeors
who the only people New York DESTROYS Of seeing the taxab
maintained . hgh.priced luxury for the few
Intelligent rules regulation and inspection for taxcabs will
open Of popular cab service in New York Once these
rules essbshed fortune awaits the automobile
with foresight and patience enough to introduce to this great city
has yet hadcheap SAFE upodae cabs for
everybody to ride in.
Now the critical moment New York needs to to hc
convinced
the Automobile Show wants to make big popular hit and
At the time perform public service let It get ready
Ohject-Leason in Taxicabs