Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
THE INEVITABLE LOGIC
OF MUNICIPAL CAR LINES
The crty.Run Frankford Elevated viii
Be the Forerunner Of Demand
That the Whole City Be Served
In the Same Way

-b., ... vuhoi. ci,v q. s.rv.d
IN 'he same way
/ TNilE transit mix up is SO scriolS that the
l. untansling Of Il seems impossible
Bat tArn. things are not always what
/ they seem.
/ II may be Tint although unified system
! ot operation seems prcirrab,r. Mayor Moor"
has started - TIE r.ght end of Tho tango
! Iy deciding 10 oprrat" the Fr@nkt2rd elevated
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lhe people voted that "a" line NN"H'd D"
built. aS III" Mayor reminded the guests Ht
the luncheon III FranNto"d the other day
They expected 1t to be operated They have
waited with III-diSguiScd imratienre for the
appearanre ol cars upon II. And they
halied with hop"iu! "nthhHInsm the car
which ran over Il .aSt Wednesday "a the
beginning OF the lU!nIm'nt OF long overdue
promises OF early operation II II can De
operated in no o'h": way they expect tue
!!ty 20 run the cars
What the Mayor expects 10 be the ultimate
outcome OF municipal operation OF this line
does not yet appear. 1t MAJ b" mat he
thinks that the income OF TIC i. II. I. viii
be so seriously affected that K Will make
more favornbI" offer :" connect It with the
MarNet street line nnd operate i NJ an
considerable percentage o' the passengers
landed at Front anI Mar%'t streets use the
t&rrare cars on Market Arrh or Walnut
street TO get TO their business places further
uptown the =. Il. i. viii not suffer SerioHs
loss. 1t WILL lose the long g'diStanr" riders
fronl FRANKFORT 0ut It VIII gP' lot "t
short distance rid"rs in n" center Of the
city to MI the cars which now nre not
crowded in the morning and ut night.
But the question Of municipal operation
does not stop with the Franktord line. II
Is important that the L. Il. r. managers
and the public at large should consider the
implications involved
The Frsnkford line will give TO the people
served by it real rapid transit. But line
without feeders will not serve all those who
the rapid transit program was adopted few
years nSo.
1t is inevitable that there will speedily be
demand that some way be provided 70 do
liver at the stations Of the elevated line the
people who live hve and ten or moro squares
away from it. They will object 10 paying
a faro TO the 2. Il. T.. and they will insist
that bus lines with free transfers 70 and from
the elevated line be operated.
And as soon as it is realized in other
rapid transit relief, delegations will crowd
the City Hall insisting that tho Broad street
subway be built, that tho RoIborough line
be constructed and TINT the line to DARBY
down Woodland avenue be- delayed no longer.
Tn" completion Of the high speed system
will become an issue. Ambitious politicians
will commit themselves 10 81. and they will
! insist that the people have the same right 70
rapid transit provided at public expense that
! they have 70 water pourlng through m,i,s
laid by the taxpayers money.
And no one can deny that they have this
right. And when the p. K. T. system fails
to provide the transit and has no resources
70 draw upon TO enable It 70 provide the
! service il will be e1ceodinoIy djA;cml, for
any one to argue that the City itself our}t
not to step into the breach.
Such Drogram. however connot ho cor-
ricd out without bankrlptinv the p n r.
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