. Electric railway journal . the central point, butrides from one extremity of the area through the centerand out toward the other extremity are not generallyavailable for one fare. On the Hudson & Manhattanrailroad system fares from uptown points to New Jer-sey are 7 cents. The populations of the several cities are given on themaps, the figures being taken from the federal censusof 1910. These census figures are only approximatelyindicative of the populations actually served by theurban traction systems, since the single-fare areasshown in the maps do not always correspond with thepolitical b
. Electric railway journal . the central point, butrides from one extremity of the area through the centerand out toward the other extremity are not generallyavailable for one fare. On the Hudson & Manhattanrailroad system fares from uptown points to New Jer-sey are 7 cents. The populations of the several cities are given on themaps, the figures being taken from the federal censusof 1910. These census figures are only approximatelyindicative of the populations actually served by theurban traction systems, since the single-fare areasshown in the maps do not always correspond with thepolitical boundaries of the municipalities. In prac-tically all the cases shown, however, the city populationscited are sufficiently correct to give a reasonable idea ofthe number of people served. One peculiar exception isin the case of Boston. The traction company operatingin that city includes within its single-fare area a largenumber of politically independent suburban cities and 224 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVIII, No. 6. Cleveland, Ohio Population (1910), 560,663. Lightly shaded area has 3-eent fares,with 1-cent extra charge for trans-fers. Heavily shaded area has 5-cent farefrom center of city, , 2 cents inaddition to the regular urban fare. Area (3-cent fare territory), 46square miles. Average radius, miles.
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