. The street railway review . ways six tickets are given for 25 cents, making the regularfare practically 4 1-6 cents. But there are special tickets, all roadsissuing workmens tickets limited to certain hours morning andevening at eight for 25 cents, or yA cents per fare. Tickets forchildren arc issued at 2A cents by most roads, and some roadsgive Sunday tickets good all day at eight for cents. AboiM20 per cent ol the passengers use workmens tickets, and s piTcent the childrens. Thirly-five per cent of the passengers onCanadian lines—over one-third—used transfers during the past year. Exce
. The street railway review . ways six tickets are given for 25 cents, making the regularfare practically 4 1-6 cents. But there are special tickets, all roadsissuing workmens tickets limited to certain hours morning andevening at eight for 25 cents, or yA cents per fare. Tickets forchildren arc issued at 2A cents by most roads, and some roadsgive Sunday tickets good all day at eight for cents. AboiM20 per cent ol the passengers use workmens tickets, and s piTcent the childrens. Thirly-five per cent of the passengers onCanadian lines—over one-third—used transfers during the past year. Excellent service, handsome open cars in summer, thoroughlyheated ones in winter, liberal concessions in fares and transfers,testify to the conviction of the companies that it pays to be inadvance of the requirements of the public. Little is left undoneto meet the wishes and comforts of passengers. It is fitting thatmust of the companies should enjoy, as they umiuestionably do, notonly great financial success, but WINTER SCENE IN MONTREAL. Comparative Slatistics. That (leniand creates supply is a popular axiom. Thai supplycreates demand is proved by electric car service if by nothingelse, and proved particularly in the Dominion. The supply offirst-class street car service has brought out a patronage whichis unquestionably remarkable. While it is difficult to give actual statistics of the development nlthe street railway systems of Canada, so far as the statistics pre-vious to the introduction of electricity go, the following interestingcomparison will tend to show the great development that has takenplace between the years iSyj and i8yy, ihr slatistics being for eightof the principal roads: Ier cent1892. 1899. Increase. Gross earnings $1,702, $,5,797, Operating $1,299, $2,o88,,! 61 Net earnings $40,5, $1,708, 424 , number ,V.,P3.^it go,.362,ig8 142 Track mileage 156 3,55 115 M iles run 9,662,. 23,224,
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