Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-29
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Camden and the Baltimore and Ohio
station for interchange of travel be-
tween them, and people will be enabled
to travel from any one of these impor-
tant railroad stations to their destina-
tion in practically any part of the city
for one five-cent fare by the hgh-speoE
system and free transfers on surface
lines.
The North Broad street line will serve
the northern district. which is divided
into three sections. The first is the dis
trict between Callowhil street and Allie
gheny avenue The second is the area
served by the western branch of the
line. comprising Germantown and Chest
nut HILL Nicetown and North Philadel-
phia proper. The third is the district
served by the northeastern branch OF the
line, comprising Fox Chase, Oak Lane,
Olney and other settlements lying west
Of Broad street.
At the present time in the district be-
tween Callowhill street and Allegheny
avenue, the traffic count shows that the
time saving per individual is not large,
but the large number OF people served
will make the aggregate time saving very
important.
In the other districts, lying farther
north, the number served is much smaller.
but the time saving to each is much
larger,
Furthermore, the trafHc survey shows
that many Of the passengers in the dis
trict between Callowhill street and Alle-
gheny avenue ride to points outside the
delivery district, and to such passengers
the high-speed facilities which will be
afforded will be OF Increased benefit,
Furthermore, the surface car speed in
the district between Callowhill street and
Allegheny avenue is slower, owing %
the cars being more crowded and the
street congestion being more severe than
in the portion OF the district farther out.
and in this section also the cars are
more crowded than in the outlying dis
tricts, so that the new high-speed facl.i-
ties will furnish a greatly needed relief
and permit travelling 10 be done with
much greater comfort than on the exist
ing street cars.
WANT BROAD STREET LINE START
ED NOW
The operation Of the Broad street line
will remove sufficient travel from the ex-
istlng surface lines 10 make travelling on
the surface lines more comfortable for
the loca! or short distance riders
The 23l 1OJ persons who travel daily
between the northern section and the
central business district vigorously de-
mand the construction Of this Broad
street line at once. which will cut down
the time required TO travel from the
northern termini Of the line 10 City Hall
from 43 minutes to 22 minutes. a saving
OF q minutes each way, or 42 minutes a
day.
The 6l"o persons who travel daily be-
tween the northern section and South
Philadelphia viii save still more time by
being enabled to travel southwurd ON the
Broad street subway as far as League
Island without transfer. or, on the other
hand they will be enabled to save both
time and money in travelling southward
from the delivery loop by free transfers
on the surface lines
OF the tooOo Who travel daily between
the northern section and West Phuadel-
phla, those making the entire trip VIII
not only save p minutes each way. but
will also be carried 70 any point on the
Market street su0way-eIevated line by a
free transfer and without the payment Of
an additional fare.
The $500 persons who travel daily be-
tween the northern section and the north
eastern section viii be snEbled to use