Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
CITIZENS WARMLY
WELCOME TAYLOR
HIGH SPEED PLAN
Director Receives Promise of
Support at Meeting of
West Philadelphians in
Kingsessing Auditorium.

west Philadelphia citlsens will join Di-
sector Tayior in any demonstration nee
essary to obtain a high-speed elevated
system for Philadelphia.
Following the action taken by those
IN neighborinF wards, residents Of the
neirhborhood OF 5Oth street and Chester
avenue adopted resolutions last night
at q mass-meeting in Kingsessing Rec
reation Auditorium. demanding prompt
action BY Councils, so that the construc-
zion OF the proposed high-speed system
a. recommended by Director Taylor
could begin.
Advantages which would be brought
% the community and the convenience
afforded by the proposed transit system
were pointed out by Mr. Taylor in the
course OF his address. When. at its con-
cIusion, he asked the people II they
would support him in the effort to OBJ
tain a high-speed system for the whole
city there was hearty response in the
Affirmative.
DIRECTOR TAYLoR's ADDRESS.
The Director spoke in part as follows:
Il shall speak with particular refer
snce to your traffic section, which is
designated as No 12e by the Depart
ment Of City Transit. It is one mile
square and is bounded by Warrington
avenue on the northwest, the Schuyl-
XIII River on the southeast 4sd street on
the northeast and 54th street on the
southwest. The population thereof in
1912 was 1900.
"Thc daily street passenger railway
travel between your traffic section and
the various districts OF the city is as
follows:
Central business district ..........,.... 10000
Sors sgg,ss PhSdasIPRI PsaasIPphIa bciwcen Allegheny
avenue. callowhlli street ana the two
The northeast section iK;cnisingion.. -'-OO
Richmond. yranklord. Bridesburg. etc.l 100
sTlesa 6iHsy' Fog ehase, CI,nSSstnuut!
5Hiisi, Hiii, PSS,,haim: kGx9}oro9sR' rams OF ,oo
Wet philadelphia ioutside OF your trafic -,
Ioeaiiy y" "Cwiihin your tirariic secitonj 200
ION an average OF 22,sOO passengers
travel daily within. out of and into YOUR
trahlc section on the street cars. These
passengers pay s1l,5OO per year for the
discriminatory exchange tickets, which |
must be abolished
Passengers who travel into and out
OF your traffic section will be saved $4,000 |
hours per year in time by the recon- |
mended high-speed system under the |
terms OF the transit program. which |
time valued at 10 cents per hour would |
equal s1s,6OO per year"
P. r. T. A MONOPOLY.
"A street railway company which con-
trolls all of the available avenues for
passenger transportation through the city |
IL. in fact monopoly and cannot sue
csssfully decline to extend its surface
railways when and as reasonably re-
quired to do so by public necessity.
You must remember that large part /
Of the travel into and out of your district /
Is to and from other sections of the city |
far beyond the central business district. |
Thus great number OF the residents of |
your district viii be enabled to save from
one-quarter of an hour TO over an hour |
per day. which they now waste in travel
ing by facilities which are obsolete for
proper service Of long-distance travel.
In arranging the cooperative pro-
gram with the, Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company. I had in mind the dis
crinination existing against your section
and other sections of the city. That pro-
gram provides that they shall be elimi-
mated
Inc DittAoA Alitii bahNS a Aiu4llpNi u
amples to show that West Philadelphia
had been Disseminated against.
Work must be started. on the con-
struction OF the high-speed system by
the close of the winter unless your in
terests are to be jeopardized and inn
paired by unnecessary delay. Until a
special election is held for the purpose
Of authorizing an Increase In the city's
indebtedness 10 pay the cost OF transit
development, no contracts can be let.
Il strongly urge you and all Of the
people OF West Philadelphia and of the
entire scity to participate in the public
demonstration to be held on Broad street
Thursday January IA. at 1880 p. m; and
also TO participate in the mass meeting
which viii follow in the Academy OF
Muslc at p. m.