New-York tribune., 1920-08-31

neither as numerous nor ss eager SIS
they had been in the morning
This fact began 10 dawn ON The in
dependent praprieiors Of the I'm
prcmptu transportation system and
prices fell so rapidly that by o'clock
the passage from PARK Row 10 Ceney
Island YVES quoted at Is cen4s- The
price demanded for the same ride at
s:30 o'clock in the afternoon WAS amy
where from rs cents 10 $3.50.
Bicycle Once More Popular
The vehicles that conveyed Brooklyn
ties 10 their home .own were by no
variety. Horse-drawn carts of every
description WERE in evidence as were
"opcn-faced' hacks. ancient cabs, sur
reys. faded old buggles and every other
type OF contraption that could be per
suhded 70 hold together. Every sort Of
conveyance seemed 10 be ii evidence
sxceP. sedan chair.
The bicycle proved TO be particularly
popular, and e veteran traffic officer On
the Brooklyn Bridge SAID he hadn't
seen so many wheels since 1873. Some
Of them locked as though they had
been slowed away in the garre. fer q
generation.
lndependen. .axicab drivers swooved
- - 4-4t ~ SrG=@GS il lEES -IEe-E
early IL the afternoon and. disconaec7-
ing thear clocks" proceeded 20 90
what they could 70 boost the prevailing
rates, Which were then mueh more shzn
woulc have been recorded on any taly-
- regulated tay5Elefer Seven and
eight persons were frequently cranraed
into A'rwsrs designed TO carry orlv
four, while in several cases passengers
were seen riding ast-1de .ha hoods ot
auionoh ohlies
One man who straddled tn hooa Of
1lTve- from Borough Hall % Per-rs
o-lg store found. when he s.-ernp-s6
70 o1s-n on-., Iha. The seat Of his t-ows-
ers and TIE top ot the hood had become
one and llseparable during the rlde.
:ze 1lshed ar1o telephone booth IL :
orig store and, after calling NJ his wj.e.
remained there until she appeared
hours later with new pair of irou sers.
-Icks bound across the bridges w..,.
leads Of merchandise 65d rot hesitate
70 tzke on hoard : FEW dozen passen-
gers. ana Haay persons carried = ,hls
Way found thai the altr1is.ic dr.ve.
would .aks nothing for the lift
tTs-y type Of motor .rucs zznufac-
t1red took par. IN The g-ea. mobs.sza-
.ion Z. the New York ends q .as
b-icges las. zigh,~ Among these we-s
-ew thai hac recently been engaged
IA transporting garbage, aa3 .1e pas
se1gers they carried could hs saen
nQ-o1ng rae.r -osss zs the veh.c!es
7una a-eo IT toward The ci.y ot churches
Employees Ride Free
Many large concerns furnished free
trans Po-.a.3oa 70 those u their Err
ployess living IN Brooklyn. The New
YORK Telephone Company carried IN
both directions more than 5000 of rs
workers II the morning ano afternoon
rush hours, zu1 announced thai -ne
se-r!ca would 1e @sjn.aiasd u-.il the
s--lss Is ended Ihe Standard Oh Con-
pany also provided motorized trans
po--at.o- tor is employees
Eighteen large rao.or --ue4s d .he
aeTal .+lcleucy Trucking Comc41y
bore dowa on the t-idgehea6s early in
the afternoon. carrying signs reading
Free Trans spo-.a1io- to- Ladies O-.y."
They were quickly 1l.ed WITH women
ana g2-!s. VINO were carried 70 Brooklyn
without cost
The decrease in tn bridge .-s=ic
also vas reflected II rhe Thorough
subway, where the sa- had been ter
-.ac. Frank aedley. p-es.ce-. and gen
ga manager u The sys-+ua. said
raxiuu-a service 70 Brooklyn wss t.
'ag operated and -aat 10 trains we-e
being -1-1ed E! South Fe--T