The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
Connecticut Men
 Head New Taxi
 Company In N. Y.
Their Service Promises to Revs OIutionize the Service in
 The Metropolis.
WORDSWORTH AND
 HOLDEN IN CHARGE
New Service to Be Much Cheap CT and Is Outgrowth of Study of European
 Conditions.

Connecticut brains and Connecticut capital is about to revolutionize the taxi transportation facilities of New York city. With the announcement of the organization of the Interna- tional Taxica;b Service coming into the city with 200 Ford cars of special type, new taximeters, and rates of betwen 20 and 30 cents per mile, Nac- cording to the length of the journey, it was learned that nonet other than P. J. Holdsworth, formerly of Water bury, Conn, and Benedict M Holden, the well known attorney both prom inent in this state are the prime nov CTS of the enterprise which will have its cars in operation by October 1.
 Both Holdsworth, who will be gen eral manager of the new company and Holden, who will be general counsel and assistant manager of the Ipternas- tiona1 Taxicab company, are among the pioneers of the New York taxicab services. Both until very recently have been active in the managements of the so-called Taxicab monopoly in New York, which included a cornbina.- ton of the Yellow taxi-service with the Mason Seaman interests. Holdsworth, who was until recently manager of the Yellow Taxicab service was so popular with the employees of that company that when he SC in his res ignatfon from office, 600 drivers went 
 Holden until the resignation of Holds worth. was general counsel of the Yell low Taxicab service. They both en- tered the staS1is field in executive ca pacity during the year 1907.
 The new plan. devised by these as tutefe Connecticut men. after a close study of European methods in London and Paris. as compared with the more or less unsatisfactory service in New York and other American cities. em- bodies the use of light cabs equipped with modern registers with an indica- tor which travels over an inch of the circle for every mile travelled, and which can be read as the customer stands on the sidewalk beside the driver ready to make payment It also includes the reduction of fares now permissible under the new ordi- nances to about one-half what has heretofore been charged, and the edu- cation of the New York public towards riding in tasxicaibs rather than in other vehicles. The new car will be specially adapted to New York conditions, will be handled by competent, conservative, safe and sober drivers, who will carry passengers with safety and certainty to their destination, at a rate but four cents in excess of that now charged in London The car will be of a special color. easily discernfble by the public from the other cabs and it is proposed that the European system of cab stands, free from hotel or station priv ileges will be adopted.
 In order to populariez the taxicaib in New York and wean the prospective patrons from their former prejudice, it is proposed to charge 25 cents for the first mile travelled and 5 cents for each additional quarter of a. mile. This will approximate but little over 20 cents when several miles are to be traveled.
 The new company has ample capital and have already placed their orders for a large number of the. new cars, 200 of which will be delivered and in operation by October 1. The sanitary conditions of the cars is to be a special feature and it Is believed that the London system of inspection and public caEb-stands open to all will be inaue7urated in New York as soon as the benefits to accrue from the price reduction are observed by the patrons.
 General Manager Holdsworth, after a careful study of European conditions stated recently that he believed that the London and Paris conditions could be greatly improved upon in this country and that while the project has long been in his mind. the city reguIa- tions were not such that he could put it into effect.
 With the announcement of the new company, it was stated that the rates Of the older companies would be re- duced to meet them, in which event the city of New York is to be greatly benefited and the taxicab problem in New York most probably solved.