The evening world., 1912-08-26

''Taxioabs should b . comfort and
tire TO say twice a. many people use
proportion 20 the population. But. ma,
operate taxicabs In New York at a. low
I'm New York conditions are different'
but certainly tax!s oan be much cheaper
than 20 cents for the hrst mile and "
cents for every quarter mile additional.
We would bs very happy to get half
that sum here. A. II 10. We get IL cents
for the first mile and Z cents for eAch
additional quarter mile. Even at this
rate the approximate pront Of the COM
psnies 10 about 10 per cent.
"Whsn you eonslAsr Inst cut OF
me sum Appearing upon the taxa-
meter ths driver gets - Per osns.
aAA tie seapaAAss eaa operate
hseo WITH . profit, II would Ger
tsaxsy sssa ssasonabls tAat no
NasdsAips could present thsmsslvss
n youY country that would justafy
saoh AagA rate - yea now have.
'Out Of his . per cant. however. tho
driver In London pays for the gAsolins.
and easoians = much higher in this
country than u b In the United States.
IL lowest he pays 10 about 10 cents
0aAson. which amounts 70 10 cents for
Svory = worth Of travel. Out Of . worth
q travel shs driver makes about u-A
Deduenng 20 oents for Sasoiins II leaves
I'm u cents ON every Is worth"
TiPs OWEN DRIVERS IN LONDON
ARE VERY eMALL.
'sDut Of oourss. ~ gets tipA" sus-
gsstsd.
Tea" answered Mr.. Daisisl. 'but they
- quite small. ranging from oents up.
81 you cannot hurt the London driver
WIN . small tip a. you could In New
yeek Thsy aEe willing 20 take small.
Ouisk ana steady proAta
VAsa there = considerable money
snads IN the carrying Of bassass. which
= mere iargsiy done than In America
u Paris ana Vienna the rates are vsry
reasonablA In Brussels they are . MHls
higAsg. Sst I don't think anywbsrs an
tho - high - In New York"
I remarked to Mr.. Dalxisi that ON
eaximstsrs are at present running Against
- erAinanos, the companies srranginG
ohsls own prices aooordinsly. and thai
- oeo>antion Of ths taxtmstsr eompAn.
- have been that . taximstss ooult
ne1 - eonstr,sotsd within the limits a
- ordinance. and therefore the ordi
Aaaos had 70 b oonstruoeod In o'coord
anss With the tAximetsr."
Il cannot see why . taxamstsr coult
not be constructed 20 inset any dsnand
prescribed by your laws" said Mr.. Dial
siei. your decimal arrangements o
money are much more simple than ours
and Il would seem 10 me . vsry sas.
matter to DO this.
II also pgsaiss Shas n you vsss
70 iovss your RACES yo~x general
yablie woalA isasu 70 use ths tex3-
cab. especially among euanses
people, moro oftsA thAA ths SUB
ways OF the slsgts4e oass, 70 tAs
resulting GooA Of Ill concerned.
FOR example. II you were 20 make
rate OF 30 or rs cents. say. for the mrs
mile and about fve cents for zach I'd
ditional quarter Of a mile. with . nvs
cent rate for every four minutes q
wait. you would strike . very goo
average and not cripple thu oompan!
But unquestionably ] would say yo
could not run taxicabs In the Unite
States quite ~ low ~ they are ~
here.
WHOLE TAXI System uNpsl
CONTROL or THE POLICE.
''Yos Instance. two persons here CO
ride Ne Same a. ono. and for sAa
additional person above two for n
whole journey Just II cents 10 added tof
or two children under ton years count q
oas person). Our waiting time IL vsi
low. For example, II would cost 70
- cents for . twenty minute wait
New York. In London Il would cost yo
70 cents. which v osrtAl.s y = big diffsi
eoce.
20: COURSE" continued Nr. Daiz,s