. The street railway review . t. High class vaude-ville entertainments are provided at both resorts, the company con-ducting the various privileges, refreshment and otherwise, in con-nection therewith By courtesy of Mr. J. P. E. Clark, general manager of the Bing-hamton Railroad Co., we arc enabled to show here a number ofviews taken in these parks, and those of our readers who are in-terested in the details of the street railway park business cannotdo better than refer to the Review for April. 1809. page we published an article on Parks and Free Amusements asa Means of Stimulating S
. The street railway review . t. High class vaude-ville entertainments are provided at both resorts, the company con-ducting the various privileges, refreshment and otherwise, in con-nection therewith By courtesy of Mr. J. P. E. Clark, general manager of the Bing-hamton Railroad Co., we arc enabled to show here a number ofviews taken in these parks, and those of our readers who are in-terested in the details of the street railway park business cannotdo better than refer to the Review for April. 1809. page we published an article on Parks and Free Amusements asa Means of Stimulating Street Railway Traffic. by Mr. has been most successful in making parks profitable for hiscompany. Among the principles for the conduct of such parks laid downin that article, are the following: No liquor must be sold. Keepyour resort clean, wholesome and respectable. Use care in se-lecting entertainments. Keep within bounds as to expense SOUTH BEND. INF).Mr. J. McM. Smith, general manager of the Indiana Railway Co.,. CHILDRENS CORNER AT ROSS PARK—BINGHAMTON R. R. of South Bend. Ind., in response to an inquiry advises us thatthe company is undecided as to the operation of its park duringthe coming season. The city has annexed part of the park andthe companys track running to the park, so that it now becomes Mar. is, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 159 necessary, in accordance with the terms of the franchise, to issuetransfers to passengers returning from the park, which the com-pany claims it cannot do because the distance is so short that con-ductors barely have time to collect fares. The company has beforethe council a proposition, which if adopted, will relieve it of they of furnishing transfers, and in that case it will go aheadwith its amusements: otherwise it will be obliged to close the parkfor the season. NEW BEDFORD. MASS. The Union Street Railway Co., of New Bedford, Mass., is op-crating one park, known as Lincoln Park, located about seven milesfrom the cente
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