Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-04
TTOGA RESPONDS
WITH ENTHUSIASM
TO TAYLOR'S PLEA
Transit Director Assured of
Jealous Support in His
Campaign for High-speed
Lines.

Lines.
Determination to stand by Director
Taylor in his efforts to give this city
real rapid transit was expressed in en-
phatic terms last night at a high speed
mass meeting under the auspices of the
Tloga Business Mems Association at its
headquarters, 3543 Germantown avenue.
Prolonged applause greeted the state
ment of the Director that the city would
go ahead with the new transit system II
the people said so. regardless OF the
attitude of the present company. 1t was
evident, too. by the spirit of the meeting
that the people of Tioga prefer the tran
sit plans as they are.
Director Taylor did not comment on
the Costello bill before the meeting.
When pressed for a statement concern
ing 1t, he said that he had not been
consulted in the drafting of the ordi-
nance but that he was opposed to any
patchwork system OF rapid transit.
There should be- he said, zone great
machine with perfect and cooperating
units linking every section of Phlladel-
phia."
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
at the meeting pledging active support
and agreeing to attend the big mass
meeting in the Academy OF MUSIC on
January Ia.
With last nights reinforcements, Di-
rector Taylor Is assured already of the
support of at least 100000 persons. He
has already received the support of many
thousands in other sections, and with the
meetings stiI to come it is doubtful II
any Obstructionlsts can stem the tide
of public sentiment.
DIRECTOR TAYLOR'S ADDRESS.
Director Taylor said;
81 shall speak to you particularly with
relation to the requirements of the peo-
pie who reside in traffic sections Nos. 20,
30 and 31-the three square miles bounded
by Hunting Park avenue. Front street,
Allegheny avenue and 32d street.
Bread street and Erie avenue is the
centre of traffic section No. 80.
Sixty thousand and nine hundred peo-
pie reside in your district, which is In
cluded in these three traffic sections.
THE daily street passenger railway
travel between your district and various
sections of the city is as follows:
Central business district. 1900
West Philadelphia ......,.,..,......,.. 800
Northsrn ana north suburban districts. l2,S00
North Philadelphia district, between Al
legheny avenue. Callowhill street and OK soo
Loeslly. within your district 200
"Thus on an average e5.4OO passen-
gers travel daily within. out of and into
your district on the street cars,
THE program for rapid transit devel-
opment with free transfers, arranged be-
tween the Department Of City Transit
and the officials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company, provides for the hand
ling OF these passengers in way that
will greatly benefit each and every one
OF them.
REACHES EVERY SECTION.
1.-THE Broad street subway leading from
your district to League Island, with the
delivery loop under Arch, sth and Locust
streets, and the northwest elevated line,
together with the other recommended
high-speed lines, will connect you up
with every section Of the city by the high
speed system, either directly or By trans
fer.
Under the terms Of the program you
will be enabled to travel, IL necessary, on
surface line leading to the station on
the hlgh-speed line, there transfer free,
to the high-speed system, travel on the
high-speed system in a forward diree-
tiOn. directly or by transfer, TO any
oAIltI Poillt on lA1 Alsu-speeu system,
and, on leaving the high-speed system
at the end OF the high-spesd Journey, YOU
will be conveyed without extra charge
in a forward direction on any surface
line which interseets the high-speed sys-
tenn at the station to point OF destination.
VAST SAVING OF TIME.
The passengers who travel into and
out OF your district viii be saved $50 600
hours per year, which time saved, valued
at IS cents per hour will equal a money
saving or $l2s.ooO per year.
The abolition OF the discriminatory
exchange tickets Will save passengers
10 and from your section s3i 900 per wear.
The operation OF the Broad street sub
way and the northwest elevated viii elim-
mate the existing congestion on the sur
face lines leading to your district ana
make travel thereon for the short-dlstancs
riders comfortable and satisfactory.
These are the advantages which 1 am
endeavoring 70 secure for you. but 70 win
out 4 must have your earnest co-opsra-
ton"