Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
SCENT FARES SCORED
BY TAYLOR In REPORT
ON TRANSIT SITUATION
Annual Booklet Contains Series
of 72 Maps Showing Injus-
tice of Present Discrimi-
natory System
FAVORS LOOP AND TUBE

The annual report of the Department of
City Transit for the year 1914 has just
been issued I'm book form by Transit Di-
rector A. Merritt Taylor. The report
which is the most elaborate prepared by
Director Taylor since his original recon-
mendations were submitted in July, 1913
reviews every phase of the proposed rapid
transit facilities i'm Philadelphia and deals
with each Independently. Two thousand
copies of the book have been printed.
The report particularly scores the dis
criminatory Scent exchange tickets. BY
a series of ~ maps the injustice of the
present system and the need of universal
free transfers from all sections Of the
city are set forth. Reports of various
Investigations of this question carried on
by the Department of Transit the last
year are given i'm detail.
In a series Of colored maps the range
of travel throughout the city for the
various rates of fare is shown for each
traffic section or group of sections. These
maps, enlarged, were used by Director
Taylor and his department experts in
their city-wide campaign to awaken pub
lie sentiment i'm favor of the transit plan.
LOOP AND TUBE NEEDED.
Both the subway delivery loop and the
Delaware tube are favored in the report.
The loop, Director Taylor holds, will be
necessary TO the commercial success of
the Broad street subway because the
north and south lines will collect traffic
from q stations outside of the business
district. Without the loop virtually all
OF this traffic would have to be handled
at two stations.
In discussing the tunnel under the Della
ware River. the report says:
In any arrangement made by the city
with a private corporation for operating
the city-built rapid transit lines it should
be required that such corporation secure
the construction of and the equipment Of
a tube under the Delaware River to Cam
den connecting with either or both the
existing Market street subway and the
recommended Chestnut street subway"
Copies OF the report will be distributed
TO the officials of Philadelphia, members
OF Councils. universities. colleges and
technical institutions, engineering socie-
ties and others interested in the solution
of the problems Of efficient and economi-
cal rapid transit in large cities. The
great expense of publishing the report has
limited the number issued.
TAYLOR'S LETTER TO MAYOR.
In a letter to the Mayor accompanying
the report, Director Taylor reviews his
recommendations and the work accom-
plished by his department, with partic-
ular attention to the relocation of sewers
He also gives a thorough description OF
the methods employed in the inVestiga-
tions of transit problems.
He goes at considerable length into the
legislative and legal features of transit
work All the aspects of the transit
plans, constructive, legal and financial,
are explained in minute detail. The re-
port contains exhaustive tables giving
the expense OF the proposed undertakings
and the estimated returns to the city and
the operator.
The entire transit program as outlined
at the conferences between Director Tay-
ior and the officials of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company is included, to-
gether with comments upon that program.
setting forth its most salient features.