. The street railway review . railway ticket old and caah received by carl which efore 1 ntering MM way, and fin ni I Ian additional chi Hlcrs rep I he boainCM of liithiiiig he ground* wai handled the M the regular business of the company, the exhibitors being regardedas now customers. For the six months of the show most of the car routes were changedto meet the temporary conditions, and to permit all lines to connect,either directly or by transfer, with the Exposition grounds. Thefinal adjustment of the routes gave universal satisfaction, and soment the principles followed in planning the arr
. The street railway review . railway ticket old and caah received by carl which efore 1 ntering MM way, and fin ni I Ian additional chi Hlcrs rep I he boainCM of liithiiiig he ground* wai handled the M the regular business of the company, the exhibitors being regardedas now customers. For the six months of the show most of the car routes were changedto meet the temporary conditions, and to permit all lines to connect,either directly or by transfer, with the Exposition grounds. Thefinal adjustment of the routes gave universal satisfaction, and soment the principles followed in planning the arrangement would seemto be applicable to almost any average city under similar conditions. Briefly described, the routes included an outer and an inner beltline, one direct line from the hotel and depot district to the Exposi-tion grounds, a line serving .1 portion of the hotel and depot sectionand transferring to the main Exposition line, and a suburban parkInii carrying visitors to the cemeteries and parks. In addition there. TRACK LAID IN sANIi SULLIVANS ISLAND. was the Sea Shore line, running on some of the islands in the har-bor, and connecting with the city lines by ferries owned by the Con-solidated company. The different routes were designated as follows: The Belt Line making the circuit of the city, taking in some of thebetter residential streets, a portion of Meeting St. (a leading busi-ness street i passing the Post Office and City Hall, and lower part ofBroad St. (the money center), East Bay (headquarters of thewholesalers) and the docks and shipping. The Broad St. Line, making an inner circuit, covering anothergood residential section, and many important business streets. The King St. Exposition Line, running on the central street ofthe business section, covering especially the retail district, andwithin 1 1. nli of the hotels and depots, and making the most direct route to the Exposition grounds. I In Meeting St. Line, traversing one of Ihe more important busi-ness
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