. Electric railway journal . minimum for 1 mile or lesswas applied to this case, the total fare possible would be November 8, li)l<J Electric Eailway Journal 869 only 9 cents; but there would be far less boycotting oflines by prospects for two or more laps, so that the netresult would be at least as good as getting two 5-cent faresfrom a smaller number of riders. No allowance is madehere for the traffic that would be created by inaugurating alower minimum fare in this densely-populated portion ofthe Borough of Manhattan. The second case, w^hieh was in Brooklyn, illustrates astill more painf
. Electric railway journal . minimum for 1 mile or lesswas applied to this case, the total fare possible would be November 8, li)l<J Electric Eailway Journal 869 only 9 cents; but there would be far less boycotting oflines by prospects for two or more laps, so that the netresult would be at least as good as getting two 5-cent faresfrom a smaller number of riders. No allowance is madehere for the traffic that would be created by inaugurating alower minimum fare in this densely-populated portion ofthe Borough of Manhattan. The second case, w^hieh was in Brooklyn, illustrates astill more painful result of the break up of the holdingcompany there. In that case, too, a three-lap Journey wasimdertaken. The first stretch was mile long, the second3 miles long, the third, mile long. An interestingcomplication was that the intermediate stretch is a double-fare line, a second fare being charged at the old cityboundary. At first, even, it was necessary for passengers Case nBrooklyn. Second FareSection f ■. Total Distance Miles:Total Distance 2J5 Possible Fare 20 Cents Mlles; Possible Fare15 Cents SAMPLE RIDES AND FARES IN NEW YORK to pay this second fare on a second car, but now a throughservice is given and the second nickel is collected en former fare for the entire journey was 5 cents, butthe present fare for the entire distance would have been20 cents. As a matter of fact, it proved faster to walkthe and laps than to wait for a car, nordid it seem good sense to pay 5 cents to ride over section. Hence, the actual ride was over section and the fare spent was 5 cents. Witha base zone of 3 cents a mile thereafter, the cost of theride actually taken ( miles) would have been 9 centsand of the whole ride would have been 15 cents, againstthe illogical and actually non-collectible multiple fare of20 cents. In making these comparisons, of course, the writer isoffering no criticism of any of the operatin
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