The evening world., 1919-08-27
11TTEN 5-CENT FARE NAN SAID TO Be TSHONTS1SE ESUCl


1flcrs a. least ave per cent. dlvl.
dtI.l on their stock
ne can YOU do itY" asked mem-
ct 6f the Pblladelphia Chamber Of
utblnerce.
I3'y practising economies and maxi
~ eyory employee a salesman Of the
eAllt seats on our oars"
INIT how can they sell empty
rsalbY'
Si3treot car riding is a habit which
cah b. encouraged" answered Mr..
Ntien. "co-operation IN this as In
III othsr matters win work wonders'
m management must provide the
bet car service for the greatest num-
het OF people at the lowest possible
90 Conductors by alertness and
ooSlFtesy must eudeavor TO make the
stftat car ride an agreeable experi-
enrh % the passenger A smile al
wha holps. Motormen must watch
oi for passengers and space the cars
90 batoh the short distance riders.
Pfs up all the nickels.
SlDmployees generally must never
miss a chance TO help win the pub
ID they must tell everybody what
- are now doing and what nine
ytrs of cooperative effort has ac-.
eotIpllahed in building wages up and
kdlping fares down.
Eniladelphia up to 1911 was al
wAvs In trouble with Its street car
s,1tom-strikes every little while.
men underpald. and the worst ser
vico imaginable. Doep-seated praj-
udlcoa were established in tho mind
OF ne public and the employees were
ondniy hostile TO the management
rPhiladelphia since 1911 has suf-
fefad less from labor disturbance on
its street railways than any other
large city. Philadelphia's street car
service h supplied to-day by a loyal
ana satisfied body OF men who are a
oreAit TO the company and Of whom
~ city may Justly DO proud. Phua-
delphia is to-day the only large city
IN this country where street car
1Arta nave uON eeoA A"S'N =
a1nla method.
foE iiuh fares make Riders walk.
- Low fares mako Walkers ride.
ryNore fares mako low taroa
-Aift costs ttmt A. much 70 run q
fHr7 with thirty pnssengorH as II does
s6A with eighty. What l plan 20 do
M 70 mako the service 10 attractive
that walking will 80 out Of fashion.
want motoring 70 business 70 ~
less comfortable than riding "a our
cara 1 want commuters 70 preieE
our cara 70 railroad trains -,
"a low fare viii do this. a nlcNei
a enough 10 charge the people for a
ride in philadelphia despite the fact
that II "A possible 20 ride u l-2 miles
for lvo cents. IL l keep the fare ~
Ave cents my motormen and conduc-
tors can fill the empty seats Ia wnnt
Is uaually tho dull part OF the day
That will solve the problem OF IN
oronsed payrolis, that and other econ-
Nmies such as the skip stop ana
scientifc uao OF time. materials, cars
ma mon 70 that there ls no waste.
KEHe EFFICIENCY IN OPERA
TON or SYSTEM.
Ali the energies OF Mr.. Mitten Cor
Nme time hack have been directed to
SbfaininR real efficiency In the opera
iloAfof the philadelphia rapid transit
byutcm. He has had the nremen IN
ttructed 70 burn coal scientifically,
with tho result that he IL now saving
loo tons Of coal a week. He ls em-
ploying more than 1000 men less and
flvlnk greater service than when he
took hold OF the system. rF r
Accordlng 20 the official records of
the company the average speed OF the
cars In 1910, before he took conlrol,
Vaaa 6.OS miles an hour and the re-
colpts were e2tS per car hour. or 2l.z
cents per car mile. Last year the
average speed OF cars was S.06 miles
an hour, the earninEs eg.O6 an hour,
b. aSA cents a car mile.
Mr.. Mltten reduced the cost OF
transportation IN Philadelphia from
f.1S cents per passenger In 1910 10
a.ae cents In 1918. and at the Same
titno building up a surplus OF fT6i2,-
$3.50. In this period the fixed
clEarges Increased but 12.42 per cent
whlle the net earnings were Increased
JsaS per cent. until last year the
eross earnings were ti.7Ot.4 .4fTb5
aEeater than the s3O,O0O,0oO capital
, Acting upon the theory that a
Hfatri. service anu one that Is at