Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-18
1000 IN LOGAN GIVE
SUPPORT TO TRANSIT
PLANS OF TAYLOR
Common Councilman Seigert
Announces Purpose to
Vote for Program-Mass
Meeting Cheers Director.

Two thousand persons pledged their
support to Director Taylor for high-speeu
transit last night at mass-meeting held
in the Headquarters Of the Improvement
League at Logan. The Director declared
that no obstructlonsts would be able 10
trick the people Of this city in the mat
ter. and the audience echoed this opin-
ion with cheers and applause.
Resolutions were adopted by the meet
ing promising support to the Directors
plans. with the provlso that the northern
subway be continued to olney avenue.
Common Councilman William p Sell
CERT, of the 42d Ward, said he would sup
port Director Taylors project when It
appeared before Councils. Addresses
were also made by Common Councilman
George Cooke, State senator-elect VILE
liam W. Smith, Thomas Bluitt and Rich
ard N. Kelley. Jr., who presided
When Director Taylor was introduced
he was given cordial greeting. He
said
MR.. TAYLoRS ADDRESS
"Fellow citizens come before you to-
night with deep feeling Of gratitude to
thank you for your most able co-opera-
ton during the last session Of the Legis-
lature and to make personal appeal to
you to get together with the citizens OF
the entire city and to insist upon the
Immediate construction Of the high
system which will adequately serve all OF
the various districts OF the city and the
people resident therein.
Prompt, aggressive and united action
on the part of the people will lead City
Councils to take the only remaining steps
which are necessary to promptly establish
the high-speed lines and enable the con-
struction thereof to be commenced early
in 1916"
The Director then explained that Coun-
ellis should call special election enabling
the people to authorize an increase in the
city's Indebtedness to provide money for
transit development and told how the pro-
posed lines would benefit the people Con-
tinuing, he said:
"The Employees Association OF the
Philadelphia Navy Yard has arranged for
a great public demonstration to be held
in Broad street between the City Hall
and Spruce street on Thursday evening,
January IA, 1915, at 1880 o clock, and pub
lie mass meeting to be held in the Acad-
this demonstration is to give the people
Of Philadelphia an opportunity OF display
Ing the overwhelming public sentiment
which exists in favor Of immediate coun-
cilmanic action which will establish the
high-speed system.
81 most earnestly appeal to YOU to YOUR
friends and your neighbors to be present
at the demonstration and mass meeting
for 1t is of the utmost Importance that a
great display of public demand and power
shall be made.
"The terms Of the cooperative program,
as arranged, place the city OF Philadel-
Ihia In a position to require the existing
system to extend its surface lines when
and as it is reasonably required to do so
by the city. This provision will place
the city In a position TO enforce Your
rights with relation to much needed sur
face line service in your district on North
9th street,
who should put up the money for
these extensions Is question between tho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and
the Union Traction Company"
on an average, 1900 passengers travel
daily within, out Of and into your trahie
section on the street cals.
THE passengers pay $500 per year for
the discriminatory exchange tickets.
THE passengers who travel into and
out of your traffic section will be saved
$4,000 hours per year in time which,
valued at 10 cents per hour would equal
$4,000 per year Mr.. Taylor then ex-
planned the time saving which would re-
suit in the district from the recom-
mended high-speed system In conclusion
he added:
This public undertaking Is quite differ
ent from private undertaking for 1t Is
public money that is being expended. and
the public should have the last say as TO
how Il shall be expended.
Before the route of the North Broad
street line is finally determined every
opportunity will be afforded your COM
mittees for consideration and discussion
of the subject.
What we want Is immediate progress
'Will YOU help me secure II by turning
out in force and demanding your rights
on Thursday evening, January a. 1915?
"United we staid, divided we fall
''rhe public Is united In its demand for
immediate action by Councils, which will
result in the immediate construction OF
the high-speed lines
"Obstructionists are not going to sue
ceed in tripping or in tricking the 100000
people Of Philadelphia IN this matter, ana
the public is not going TO fall-neither
am t.
Tonight Director Taylor will address
mass meeting at St James Methodist
Episcopal Church, Tabor road and Water
street, under the auspices OF the Wyom-
ing Citizens Association and Tabor ana
Olney Improvement Associations.