The sun., 1919-01-14
P.S.C.REPORT SHOWS
CORPORATION GAINS|
Transit Traffic Bigger and
Gas and Electric Companies
Receipts Increase.
975,482,316 RIDES IN 1918
Dual Subway SO Miles Longer
and S64,22O,5OO Securities
. Are Authorized.

Theoretically every man. woman and
child In New York city took s5s rides
upon the street railroads of the city In
1878, according to figures appearing In
the annual report OF the Public Service
Commission OF the First district pre-
scented to the Legislature IN Albany last
night. This was an increase over 1917.
There was a drop in the percentage OF
passengers carried on tho elevated and
subway lines of the marlborough as
compared with other lines in the city
and an increase In the passengers car
ried on the elevated and subway lines
OF the Brooklyn Rap id Transit Company.
In regard to traflc for the year the
report said:
includes rapid transit as well as trolley
lineS Increased 10 very considerable
extent during 1918. tho gross increase
for the year being 5s.s7o.os7. which
represents per capita riding by New
Workers of 35s. or five moro rides per
pc rson than in 1917. The increase FOR
1917 was about &c. o0o. 900 passengers.
The total number OF fares collected
upon tho street railroads for the year
1913. which do not include the steam
transportation Limos. was 1.9,5,4so.3ls
as against l9IS.sl22 ?6 for 1917. The
daily average OF rides was 5.kl22s0
while tho amount paid 20 the several
companies in passenger fares was
ss7,3s4. :25, AN Increase OF s2.s43.30e. or
8 per cent. The payment for street rail-
road transportation. including about
$3.50 900 for mail. freight and express IN
N,ft alav
passenger car miles .ncrea sed during the
year. AZ per cent. showing the extent
OF Increase In service. The .hlrty-six
operating companies had n total track
age OF 1855 miles and 1916 cars. an
Increase OF nearly 200 over the previous
year.
Rapid Transit Lines Gain.
Elevated railroads. and subway. had
much greater traffic than trolley lines
during 1918. the total for the rapid
transit lines being LOS s00.s50. an IN
crease OF 1852 054 over 1917. while
the trolley or surface railroads carried
S1o.l73s66. an increase o. in.0os .o33
A great increase IN she number Of pas
senge-s using the elevated ard subway
lines in Brooklyn. a remarkable drop IN
the percentage OF passengers riding or
the elevated and subway lines of the
lnterborough In Manhattan and Thl
Bronx. with big decreases In number OF
passengers carried OF surface cars IN
Brooklyn and Queens are some OF the
outstanding features in the traffic stats
tics FOR 1918.
The largest single Increase for the
year was upon the II. Il r. elevated and
subway lines. with a total traf'c o'
257.s6i.S11. or an increase OF 3l.445.SO5
The Hudson and Manhattan under
ground lines carried a total OF .s.34s. 9aS
passengers. a growth for the year Of
7.1al,aaa The total traffic on the Inter
borough l.. lines waS3j2. 66O.66q an In
crease Of 3.2SO.675. while the total traffic
on marlborough subways was 4ls.3S7.-
!ss. the largest showing for any single
system, but an Increase Of only 4.143.-
67i. Surface railroad lines in Brooklyn
and Queens showed decrease OF
90 100000 passengers during 1918. but
this was offset by increa SEES on surface
roads In Manhattan and The Bronx
amounting to more than 10000. 900
Surface lines in Richmond barely held
their own.