. The street railway review . ts if paid upon the car, or 50 cents if a ticket is bought atthe office before .starting. Mileage books are sold for miles atthe rate of one cent a mile. The schedule time for the journey of40 miles is 2% hours. The ordinary train on the steam railroadoccupies I ,^ min. between Detroit and .n Arbor, the farelieiiig $ A very interesting calculation was made regarding the amount oflocal traffic upon the railroad between Ann .\rbor and Detroit, which is paralleled by the electric traction lines, it being found thatiinmcdiately iirior lo the opening of t
. The street railway review . ts if paid upon the car, or 50 cents if a ticket is bought atthe office before .starting. Mileage books are sold for miles atthe rate of one cent a mile. The schedule time for the journey of40 miles is 2% hours. The ordinary train on the steam railroadoccupies I ,^ min. between Detroit and .n Arbor, the farelieiiig $ A very interesting calculation was made regarding the amount oflocal traffic upon the railroad between Ann .\rbor and Detroit, which is paralleled by the electric traction lines, it being found thatiinmcdiately iirior lo the opening of the electric railway the localIraffic averaged 200 passengers a day. The figures of the Detroit,^I)silanti & .Ann .\rbor Railway Co. show that during the past yearthey have averaged 4,000 passengers a day and during the monthof September the average fare per passenger was 15 g-io cents, ftis thus clearly shown that when the public is given facilities tortravel at an ecoufimical rair a valuable IraOic ran be developed. It. Flli. (..-YPSII,.\NTI IOWEK UOISK ON KIVER. must be borne in mind that the railway system under review hasbut just completed its first financial year. These excellent returnshave enabled the company to earn a substantial dividend for thestockholders. Fourteen cars have run 120,000 miles during one month. Forsuch a service only the best materials, the strongest cars, the latestmechanical and electrical machinery and apparatus could makesuch continual strain possible. The advent of the electric road has been of untold value to thecountry through which it passes. Building operations have had amarked stimulus along the route. In Wayne, hitherto a small vil-lage, 50 houses have sprung up, and a similar impetus has beengiven to other places. A considerable tract of land is now devotedto market gardening, since the way is opened for a frequent andrapid delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables to Detroit and to othermarkets. Various industries have been initiated
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