Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1936, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1936. This is Tough on us Both- ITS WORTH IT ! TtRANSIT RADES P rans as the hxrgesz Ca ital T ansit Company h numb(’r nf pmplqyes and the largest pa roll P Y n the Distr ict, other than the GOl)ellll’lwllL 3 14th and New York Avenue. This track change alone costs more than $80,000 into or out rsons who step The number of pe 2] i cars and buses average Washington s street e = :3f54 for every minute of the day @ full yea? round. T'S COSTING US $7,445,000 on our Improvement Program, to give Wash- ington one of the country’s finest transit systems. : people; making major repairs and improve- In sc hooltime. 1,.)()0 Wu.shmgum schoo >, 1 ; dren ride the streel cars and buses for 3¢ per rid l.lh all the transfer privileges ofl e ide, WU h l0¢ ments; putting new equipment into service; hiring and training new men; devising new schedules. Maybe it’s costing you a few moments’ delay occasionally, And in the face of all this extra work, we have : i managed not only to maintain but to improve cash fare. But the whole job is almost done— and it’s going to be worth it. two abrea materially our regular service. int. fwenty minutes 10 pass o giver poi For nearly three years now we’ve been laying new tracks; switching some track from one That’s an accomplishment of which we are street to another where it will serve more justly proud. And we believe that every fair- minded citizen will agree with us. CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY [ W K 3