. Electric railway journal . n, riding habit, topography, living costs and thenumerous other items which the industry has oftentalked of must be taken into consideration, and thepublic knows this. It is therefore very doubtful if anygiven fare, such as the former five cents, ever becomesso universally applicable as was that charge. Whetherzone systems will prove practicable in the United Statesis not yet known. It is certain, however, that the finalstandardization of fare system for any community canbe arrived at only after an intermediate period, duringwhich the rate of fare shall be high eno
. Electric railway journal . n, riding habit, topography, living costs and thenumerous other items which the industry has oftentalked of must be taken into consideration, and thepublic knows this. It is therefore very doubtful if anygiven fare, such as the former five cents, ever becomesso universally applicable as was that charge. Whetherzone systems will prove practicable in the United Statesis not yet known. It is certain, however, that the finalstandardization of fare system for any community canbe arrived at only after an intermediate period, duringwhich the rate of fare shall be high enough to absorbthe accumulated deficits of the past few years. One conclusion which can be drawn from the experi-ment seems to be that the railways are in the habit ofstudying the matter in detail and that there is hopeof arriving at a system of fares in America which willultimately pay for the service, prove satisfactory to theriding public and allow the properties to grow to supplythe transportation needs of the THE IRONJHORSE Yes, JoKn, but think u/hat a lot hecostslo jecd !! DEARER BOOKING.
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