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SFSDMASSTONIGHT STARTS DETERMINED HIGHSPEEDLINE FIGHT
MAMFORD AREAS
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HIGH SPEED LINES
WOULD INCREASE '
BUSINESS AT NIGHT.
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Modern Transit Facilities
Will Eliminate L o n g
Waits for Residents of ;
Many Sections.
RAPID TRANSIT THE FERTILIZER WHICH MAKES BUILDINGS SPRING FROM VACANT LOTS
"BARREN BECAUSE
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-OF TRANSIT NEEDS
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rf'Vasl Stretches of Swamps
t
Cauc Citizens to Bancll
Together to Demand High
s&eed System.
li is centrally admitted In Frankford
yMttWte. chief cause df Its undeveloped
jana la Innueuuate trnnanorlntlon fnclll-
3 4(a. 1 !... .1.. .,- A. I- !-.. III
r . uu miuus.u uns Becuon win
snow the casual observer many bare
spotstlO'to apeak, and while the people
there are progressive and desirous of bet
ter conditions, there are comparatively
few houses going up. Bullittrs naturally
look at conditions from a business stand
point. They" know that tho car service
does not meet tho demands and also
thai tho people are generally' dlssattslled.
.-. Tfee,. accompanying Illustration gives an
, ldia- of some or the wasto land In the
'. neighborhood of Frankford avenue and
Wheatsheaf lane. This tract of dumps
and miniature swamps Is, In places, half a
mite In length. It Is only a sample of
the chaotic cpndltlons due to tho jack,
of high speed lines.
Many 1ro'itlnont manufacturers and'
those -.who work lnFrankford do not live j
mere, ana tnis in itseir tells a long story.
, At Various times during the last few
years, there ha,o been spasmodic at
tempts to obtain better transit condi
tions. But these uprisings have been
quelled by gtlb-tongued politicians, who,
on .account of their Influence, overawed
tho peoplo and ended' their demonstra
tion by promises which were quickly
xorgottcn.
OPEN CAMPAIO.-. IN FltANKFOIlD.
But the situation now Is decidedly dif
ferent The cause of tho people Is being
espoused by Director Taylor, of. the De
partment of City Transit. Ho has been
urged to address business men's organiza
tions '.In al parts cf tho city, and tonight
at ft- mass-meeting In the Free I,lbrnry of
Frankfdrd, ho will tell tho people of that
section how the proposed rapid transit
: system will change conditions,
The assurance that they wilt have his'
support and the great results brought to
West Philadelphia, through tho Market
street 'V have aroused tho people of
the northeast. They realize the possi
bilities now within their grasp. nd, If.
enthusiasm' is any criterion, they are
going to get them.
In tho Sth, 23d. 33th and list Wards
there was a population of 4,491 In 1910,
and this has increased' despite trans
portation, obstacles slnco then.
The. story of Frankford Is tho. story of
other outlying sections.
Tho fact thdt the high-speed agitation
has now reached .very deflnlto form Is
causing many In the suburbs to get the
"back-to-Phlladelphla" Idea.' And now
they -have .the best of reasons In view
of the proposed Increase In railroad fares
which goes Into effect on December 35.
RAILROADS HELP CAUSE. '
This subject is dealt with elsewhere In
the' Evening Ledciei, but It Is relevant
hero to ay "that In "juany ot'the suburbs
n large percentage, -Rf the people have.
already declared they ,.would make their
homes . n this city when assured the
proposed, high-speed .lines are under way.
It was pointed out by many that tho
Increase in fares Svould add a heavy
"burden to the . family's weekly expenses.
In several specific cases It Is shown that
the Increase" would bo from $2 to $4 per
wonth. Where there are three members
of a. family raveling to the city dally
this means a serious financial burden.
As in olV 'movements for tho general
betterment of communities there nro a
few here and there who endeavor to
show that tho proposed rapid transit
lines would not Improve their conditions.
Luckily, however, these opponents of
progress are decidedly In tho minority,
and, In some Instances, It has been found
there was a political tlngo to their opposition.
T
QUICKLY SENT
VALUES SOARING AT
52D AND MARKET
Many Examples of Advan
tage to Property Owners in
High-speed Line in Realty
History.
Tho transformation brought about In
the neighborhood of C2d and Market
streets during tho last soven years Is
the talk of real estate dealers through
out the city. It Is the consensus of opin
ion nmdng'them that the great change
Is duo to one' thing and one thing only
the subway-elevated line.
As In the case of COth and Market
streeto, reality values climbed by thous-
Transit Program in Brief
The transit program provides for the
operation of all high-speed lines In
conjunction with tho surfaco system,
which will serve as the agent for the
gathering and distributing of passen
gers using the high-speed lines with
out extra charge.
Thus the advantages of rapid transit
wlll.'bk extended as equally ns prac
ticable' to every front door In Phila
delphia; Passenger's will' be enabled to travel
In a forward direction between every
Important scc.Uon of tho city and
every other important section of tho
city quickly, conveniently and com
fortably by way of the combined sur
faco and high-speed lines, regardless
of tho number of transfers required
In so doing, for ono 3-ccnt fare.
Eight-cent exchunge tickets are to
be abolished.
iTiS- PPifr P rUrC sh0WJf thc as pi Is and ,ots at Fnkford avenue and Wheatsheaf lane, which
mA ,S.UrfaCVuar ines t0 sFra"Word. There has been no development on account of the laVk of
K.PCC.dJine!- The 'TO JpictJur,e. 8 ,ows thc bank of " Marke Street Title and Trust Company
hf.iu e,MUtuWeSt COrner of 5,Znd S Market 8trects' Before the Market street elevated-subway line was
t.i?infitewaM.vaci,nt,ofc Jhe contrast tells better than many words the value of Teal rarid
transit in the growth and prosperity of a community. 9 ' apia
ands and tens of thousands until con
ditions have reached such a stage that
a very largo number of property owners
will not sell under any consideration.
"Only yesterday," business men say,
"ono could buy a small store building or
housa along 62d street for the modest
price of JlOCO. Should any one offer such
a figure now for property In this neigh
borhood, he wtfiifd'. bo laughed at."
A few specific cuses of profit and de
velopment given here show tho trend of
the ' neighborhood.
The properties from 5215 to 5231 Market
street were bought for J24.000 before the
elevated road was built. They are val
ued now nt JJ1.000, nnd are owned by
Harrison N. Diesel, vice president of the
Market Street Title and Trust Company.
This increase In value of nearly 400per
cent, gives an Idea of tho neighborhood's
advance.
At the southeast corner of B2d and Mar-
kot BtrCots. a slta now orctlnlrrl hv n. nn-
loon, the property was bought In 1303 for
$10,500 by Frederick Rapp. Just before
tho "L" was built he sold It for $20,000.
It is now owned by Timothy J. Wholey.
Including tho license, the property 'is now
valued at $125,000 and can easily bring
f.0.000 without tho Ilccnso.
Adjoining this property Is- Benham'
reai estate pqico, which was bought In
1M7 for $7000. Since the high-speed lino
has been completed, $23,000 has been
offered for this property and -refused.
Tho same firm bought 9 South 52d street
in 1U02 for $3000. It was sold shortly
after the clevnted lino Started for $7000,
and at a subsequent sale a year ago
brought $11,000, at which figure It was
bought by James F. Murray. Real estate
men say the property Is now worth
115,000.
Properly -Shocked
Little Wendeil Holmes Emerson, of
Boston; was resting sedately with his
book i shortly after a picnic dinner. He
had eaten tod much. He knew perfectly
wU he had eaten too much and was
very much surprised and shocked at him
self. He prayed ferVently that no one
-would notice hla condition.
Just then a kindly old lady appeared
and sat down beside him. "Ah," thought
Wendell. "I have sadly Injured her es
thetic sensibilities."
By th'la' time the kind old lady was
llrroly settled. "My little boy." said she.
"arp.you.over.8T"
If was wonderful to see how .the young
air, Emerson recovered his dignity. That
wuman.wun. pucu. outlandish grammar
should dare to criticise him was unbe
lievable. "No. Madam." said he proudly.
I havrt nnn.it.nl" ' '
One of the record-breaking leaps in
value was made by a. plot of ground at
the southeast corner of B2d and LUdlow
streets. This site, 16x67 feet, forms a
part of tho lot on which tho eight-story
Park Office Building stands, The portion
mentioned was bought before tho "L"
road was built for $4500. Beforo tho prop
erty boom got properly started 'itsold ifor
$SM0: It Is -now valued at $23,000. '.
An Illustration of how property Jumps
In value nlmost over night Is- shown1' In
tho case of Felt Brothers.- Five years
ago a lot at tho northwest corner of 62d
and Locust streets, with a frontage of
70 feet on Locust street and .90 feet on
52d street, sold for $33,000. Last April
the lot was bought by tho firm mentioned
for $15,000, nnd less than a week after they
were offered $50,000.
On South 52d street places picked out
at random show In every Instance great
Increases In realty values as a result of
the high-speed servlcr. Tho Schuhnlz
Chocolate Company bought South 62d
Public mass-meetings aro being
called by the leading business and
civic organizations In the various sec
tions of Philadelphia,
Such meetings will be held In every
section o'f Philadelphia for tho purposo
of familiarizing the residents of overy
district with tho advantages which
the recommended rapid transit sys
tem will bring to them, as well as to
the city as a whole.
It Is my purposo to attend nil of
theso meetings and to fully Inform the
people of Philadelphia personally with
relation to the plans of tho Depart
ment of City Transit which will bring
to Philadelphia the best local transpor
tation system In existence.
I hope and confidently expect that
the peoplo of Philadelphia will for
themselves take up the transit plan,
which has been devised for their bene
fit, get behind It as a unit, and put It
through without delay,
I shall lay bofore tho people the va
rious steps necessary to accomplish
this result and clearly demonstrate
that the way Is entirely clear for tho
municipality to proceed forthwith.
At theso meetings the peoplo will bo
given nn opportunity to show their
final determination with relation to
tho transit development, and after tho
meetings havo been held, I believe
there will be no room for doubt In the
mind of nny one as to the overwhelm
ing and practically unanimous public
sentiment in Philadelphia which will
Impel tho prompt construction of tho
recommended lines rogardlcss of any
obstacles.
The peoplo are taking tho transit
matter In hand for themselves with
splendid enthusiasm. They havo tho
courage, the power und tho ability to
force tho development through. In my
opinion, tho peoplo are going to display
their courage and exercise their power
and ability In this matter.
Tho people must and will have the
high-speed lines.
A. MERRITT TATLOR,
Director, Department of Transit.
Novcmbor 18, 19H.
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sijXMW ' '4Vf Transit Director Taylor
;:V' ' - ' arlrW Lrfi'-V'8 to Speak (o Public
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street for $14,500 tt fe.W"-yfars ago The
firm, has since refused 'SSttlm CnV i,
proporty. Only yesterday the "northwest
corner of 62d and Ludlow streets, a half
block below Bl'arket, was Bold for $12,000.
It was bought seven years ago for $XX.
Properties have frequently doubled In
value. H. P. Gallagher bought 12 and
1 South 62d street, before the boom
started, for $10,000 each. These places
are now each worth doublo that figure.
The adjoining buildings, 33 to 43 South 52d
street, were bought for $3S0O each sev
eral years ago. Today two of these prop
erties have been valued nt $35,000.
Business of the city nt night is seriously '
affected by the lack of high-speed lines
to outlying sections. Managers of the
atres declare many remain away from
the best attractions becauso there is no
certainty as to tho time patrons wilt reach
home after the performance.
Proprietors of restaurants and cafea
also contend that improved transportation
facilities would help their business. There .
is a general exodus from the central part)
of tho city, they assart, before 11 o clpck.
They claim mat tnose wno wmwu in.
this hour may be divided into thrco class-
thoso who have automobiles, thosa
who llvo in the central part of the city t
and thoso who live in West Philadelphia., t
Those living in tho sections reached only a
by surface lines rush from the theatres
to the street, and crowd on comers and
finally Into tho cars, which seem to bc-,..
come scarce for some unknown reason, t
about 11 o'clock. ' "
ESCAPE LONO WATTS,
Few living In the surface car section i
care to take chances on getting homei p
after a supper In the theatre district.
They know It means very long waits
on corners and a ride from tho end of a '
strap perhaps when the car arrives.
AVhllo It is difficult to please nearly
2,000,000 peoplo and all sections at one
time, nevertheless tho residents of tho
northeast, northwest and southern parts
of the city feel they have been dis
criminated against. This is especially
so In regard to Frankford and Kenslng-
ton. "J
According to tho present schedule, cars ,
for Frankford should leave Third and .
Chestnut streets after midnight overy 28
minutes, and Frankford cars on 13tli j
street aro scheduled to run on .the same,
time. This running time Is adhered to
ns nearly as can bo expected. Very often,
however, the cars are a half hour apart.
If tho Union Tractlon-Councllmanlc-po-lltical
red tapo could be unwound there ,
would be an early start on the proposed -,i
high-speed lines to Kensington and, H
Frankford. As this system would rellove
the uncertainty about reaching home at
definite time, moro people would vlsltf
the central section of the city and cnjdy'jjj
themselves contentedly while they were'
here. f
SUBWAY SERVICE GOOD. ' (
Tho "West Philadelphia suwaj'-elevated
lino runs overy 15 minutes after mid
night Whllo' waiting for theso cars
tho peoplo arc protected from wind and
storm and aro assured o'f a speedy trip
-homo nftcr they start.
. Tho experience of other cities has beonr
UinUrapId transit has brought the peoplaC
together, both In a business and social
way. In this, tho city of homes, there
should be no exception when the tracks
of the high-speed lines Join the communities.
On Saturday the Evening Ledocr
will publish additional facta concern
ing real estate values in West Phila
delphia and how they increased with
the coming of real rapid transit.
"I have overeaten I"
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i 'ha ii Jhat haughy,looking dark
lady on the rlghtT"
"That is Blgnora Juares-Torreon-Varan-sa-qulUa
of Mexico."
"And what "are ail those badges, but
tons and -medals with which she Is almost
covered '.'
"Why. she Is a Daughter of Three
Hundred and' Twenty-nine Revolutions!"
Judge.
Mbt6r Melodrama
"t have written a motor melodrama."
"A motPr melodrama?"
'Tsj the heroine is a poor girl with
.JU mods! car. The villain pursues
,hrwlth' a big limousine." Puck,
" ' ' '! ' I 'M'ni.
"Wanted a Square- Seal
Doctoml have, to j-eport, sir. that you
are the father of triplets
.psiuteian-lmposslblel I'll demand
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Pre.emlBMit Gladiator
Netr YsrkArI tlMt tttc A!H have
nicknamed a type of (kmaa eige sua
"Jack iH'ftfn "
Her Only Blval
"Da you think ocl of me murmured
the brut i?n me that you tmiik only
I of me '
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A Co-ed's Idea
A city girl was taking a course in asri
cukurat touese Afier a lecture tn
ow to Increase the Milk yiuw, she
row for a qusUn.
"How Uf." se Moslilasly iaauirad
&Mi!jK&ir m
Currency in the family
A youag wfe, bete? twopence hort Irv
paviog a bill, tolled danrmtnlr tn ih
I cook.
"llargaret, have you got a oauBle of
cuaaarj daaWiialraT" W w
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ITrom the London 13ytatt4r.
WAR FEVER
- Wot tha Bams Thing
"A grejt deal of what we, call pleas.
" Umly Imaginary," ,af (he
ready-made philosopher. '
"I suppose so," replied the maH who
was working, pn the autorrtobjle.
"Now. wouldn't you Mke to be able
to take a long ride without having to
worry about eed limits, or- wark.pfug,
or tires, pr anything at kuK
"I should ay 0j
V "TVeli. her,', 4
wasniogton Star.
street car ticket."
When tha Goat Spoke
"Why." asked the weary-Joekiag wom
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Beforo tho Heart Speaks
Up to pate
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"rypt? Urt ld over
Reddy BaokrorTiM.j t... .
uppose. Puak. w oomo.
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