. Electric railway journal . 2 University 4-25 to 4-30 10 362 Sixth Ave 2- I to 2- 2 5 219 Sixth Ave 3-28 to 4- 1 8 388 Sixth Ave 5- 9 to 5-14 8 357 Clark 2-16 to 2-18 2 78 Clark 4-1! to 4-16 5 162 , 5- 2 to 5- 7 5 196 Valley Junction* 4- 4 to 4- 9 4 104 Valley Junction* 4-25 to 4-30 4 108 * Charge 10-cent cash fare with reduced ticket rate, making average fare 7^cents. BUS LINES IN DES MOINES Total Number Passengers Earnings Earnings Bus- of per Bus Total per BuS per Miles Passengers per Day Earnings per Day ■ Bus-Mile 1,074 331 $ $ 1,735 347
. Electric railway journal . 2 University 4-25 to 4-30 10 362 Sixth Ave 2- I to 2- 2 5 219 Sixth Ave 3-28 to 4- 1 8 388 Sixth Ave 5- 9 to 5-14 8 357 Clark 2-16 to 2-18 2 78 Clark 4-1! to 4-16 5 162 , 5- 2 to 5- 7 5 196 Valley Junction* 4- 4 to 4- 9 4 104 Valley Junction* 4-25 to 4-30 4 108 * Charge 10-cent cash fare with reduced ticket rate, making average fare 7^cents. BUS LINES IN DES MOINES Total Number Passengers Earnings Earnings Bus- of per Bus Total per BuS per Miles Passengers per Day Earnings per Day ■ Bus-Mile 1,074 331 $ $ 1,735 347 1,310 04 4,836 487 249 55 1, 4,123 412 206, 15 742 36 2,600 532 26 00 1,336 09 5,051 635 31 56 17 Ic. 1,228 65 4,327 624 1,071 536 53 57 500 6 2,096 465 23 26 607 1 2,397 497 24 83 19 7c. 1,664 459 34 61 625 2 1,637 609 30 70 284 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 8. A Grocery Store on Wheels Converted into a More ProfitableForty-Seat Bus and Named by Patrons Saint VitasBecause of Its Riding Qualities vided sixty cars to serve the State Fair, giving a forty-second headway all day up to 7 and hauling asmany as 75,000 people in one day. One evening aftera show at the fair grounds two full round trips of thesixty cars were required to haul a\ the people manager of Riverview Park has announced that hewill close the park on Sunday, Aug. 14, because of thefalling off in admissions. At least 80 per cent of the25,000 a week who patronize this park are car attend the park now, unless they live directly on theline of buses which is trying to serve the park, patronsmust pay one fare to get into a jammed bus to ridedowntown and then fight to get into another and payanother fare to proceed to the park. Naturally theystay at home rather than suffer this experience. Extent of Bus Service Prior to the shutting
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