Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-20

way In the morning. which is now prac-
tcally Idle, will furnish capacity for the
delivery of Frankford passengers and
the eastbound side OF the subway, which
ls now practically idle In the evening, will
furnish adequate capacity for the collec-
tion Of Frankford passengers.
| In other words, both sides of the sub
| way will he loaded In the morning and
IN the evening. and will thus be enabled
TO perform double duty, without any addi-
facilities
IAN the legal difficulties which Mr..
! Belmont encountered in building the
| Frankford elevated railway have now
| been cleared away by legislation, and
there is no legal or financial obstacle
whatever to prevent the city from pro-
ceedlng with its construction.
The Importance OF the traffic In your
| part OF the city Is demonstrated by the
| figures obtained by the traffic survey.
| This showed that on an average 125,OOO
passengers travel out Of into and within
the northeast section OF Philadelphia
every day on the street cars.
"Of these passengers 10000 ride between
the northeast section and the central
business district.
Seven thousand between the northeast
section and South Philadelphia.
Three thousand between the northeast
section and West Philadelphia.
Forty-eight thousand between the north
east section and North Philadelphia
Ten thousand between the northeast
section and the northern and north
suburban districts.
''Twenty-seven thousand ride locally in
northeast Philadelphia.
Every resident of the northeast sec-
tion and every one travelling to or from
the northeast section OF the city should
know the personal advantages which
will result to him or to her. as the case
may be, by the adoption of the transit
program:
First. The discriminatory Scent ex-
change ticket will be eliminated as ar
ranged in the transit program or other
wise.
Second. The residents of Frankford
who live off the line of the Frankford
elevated railway will be enabled to take
surface cars to the high-speed line, there
transfer to the hlgh-speed line and Jour-
ney either directly or by another trans
fer. II necessary, to any other section of
the city, and upon leaving the high-speed |
system, take an additional surface car
ride from the station in a forward direc- |
tion to point of destination, all for one
scent fare.
HOW TIME CAN BE SAVED.
"The time required to travel from
Frankford to City Hall. which at present
is 40 minutes. will be reduced to 25 min
utes-a saving of 4s minutes on the round
trip.
The time required to travel from
Frankford to League Island. which at
present is 75 minutes, will be reduced TO
Is minutes, a saving OF one hour on the
round tIip.
THE time required to travel from
Frankford to Goth and Woodland avenue,
which at present is 7s minutes, will be
reduced to 43 mlnutes-a saving OF 70
minutes on the round trip.
You are now able to reach Market
street In less than 30 minutes by steam
ailroad, but this costs you from to
g cents, and you have only about 35
rains each way per diem. A consld-
'rable walk or a surfaCe-car journey at
additional cost Is necessary to and from
he station at each end of the ride.
When the advantages of rapid transit
ire recited in comparison with steam or
Iurface service. they seem too good TO
'e possible. Here are fast, frequent
chedules that are unaffected by street I
congestion or weather, with comfortable
Waiting stations, /
Although the Frankford elevated rail-
Eay viii only cost $500. 900, and. under |
Xisting legislation, will impose an !
ually on the city ixed charge Of only
i42, 500 to pay the interest and to pay
ack the principal In 30 years, this an ,
ual payment will be Offset;
by the net earnings of the Frankford
levated railway In excess OF the reason ,
BILE payments allowed the operator.
by the saving of more than 1900, 900 !
ours a year to the travelling public, the
alus Of which at IS cents per hour would
mount TO $4,000 a year
by increase in tax returns TO the city y
ssultihg from the increase In taxable
alues, and Z
"9y the saving OF ist, 900 a year, which
III result to people travelling within and
} and from the northeast section OF the
Ity by the elimination OF the exchange :
ckets. :
EFFECT ON PROPERTY.
The 2sd Ward has population Of
200 and an area of eO51 acres. This
a density OF III people an acre.
In the 18th Ward, which lies west
, 18th street and south OF Market street 1
nd which Is served by the Market street
evated railway, the population Is a.
0. The area Of the 18th Ward is 17s2