. The Street railway journal . en July 25,76 August 24,926, September 24,643 October 25,813 November 24,980. December 26,096. 1901 January 23,415, February 21,344, March 24,287, April 25,104, May 27,338, June 28,512, ,924 gers786,742, 757 453373329220049184 302,225, 1901 Passen July 27,197, August 27,007, September 26,313, October 27,443, November 26,338, December 27,573, 1902 January 25,512, February 21,906. March 27,303, April 27,753 May 31,000 June 30,452 ,500,226 117 , 325,801,963 January, 1903 Saturday 1,101,125 Sunday 721,519 Monday 938,69
. The Street railway journal . en July 25,76 August 24,926, September 24,643 October 25,813 November 24,980. December 26,096. 1901 January 23,415, February 21,344, March 24,287, April 25,104, May 27,338, June 28,512, ,924 gers786,742, 757 453373329220049184 302,225, 1901 Passen July 27,197, August 27,007, September 26,313, October 27,443, November 26,338, December 27,573, 1902 January 25,512, February 21,906. March 27,303, April 27,753 May 31,000 June 30,452 ,500,226 117 , 325,801,963 January, 1903 Saturday 1,101,125 Sunday 721,519 Monday 938,697 Tuesday 928,904 Wednesday 937,913 Thursday 949,044 Friday 923,640 Sunday travel averages only about 700,000 it indicates that theweek-day travel in winter averages about 968,000 per day. Inthe summer season the average is about 1,000,000 passengersper day, Sunday included. The map accompanying this articleshowing the shape of Philadelphia, with its greatest area to-wards the north, offers the explanation of the preponderance. NARROW BUSINESS STREET of travel in that direction. The preponderance of travel is alsoreflected in the number of trips operated in each direction, asgiven in Table No. XIII. One of the distinguishing features in Philadelphia is thetransfer system. Many years ago, when there were a largenumber of independent operating companies, they commenced,by joint agreement, issuing exchange tickets between con-necting lines for which a charge of 3 cents was made. Thisplan was hailed with delight by the public, for it enabled pas-sengers to ride through over connecting lines for 8 cents, in-
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