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Show THIS HEAD WOULD - RAISE FARES TO DIME EACH BOSTON". Mass.. Dec. H -Ten-cent fare on the Boston Elevated railway system in 1J191 ' '. . That . the present prospect Klalit now the Boston elevated Is - ; the first street railri.ad In America to .' J exact eight-cent fure.. Thi. rate " ' started December 1. -"- J. Henry Neal Is the new head of C. the Boston Elevated. He is mapping nut a new one .y.u m lo boost rare. to 10 cent, by January 1. 1519. And the people aren't riding on the elevated any more than they can help tt riding. '-The etght-cent far, len-rent fare 'T prospect seem, likely to .olv. the con gestion prohlem. Almosn any person will soon be able to get elevated train any hour of any day If ' ' the present drift auto and trainward keep. up. It', rheeper to ride on .team cars. F.levated ride, .re rents retail. Steam roade sell five ticket, for 2s fronts the wholesale rate. And the team car. ar ratly more comfortable. comfort-able. Tho Boston elevated has been turned over to atate management for a ten-voar ten-voar period. The .tate guarantee, that the road shall be maintained on a pa-mg pa-mg basis If thi. can't be done from r, re receipt. and raised raleo -provl- on I. made for making up the difference dif-ference by tasatiott. age And the people are riding lea. and ' lets an fareii sar, and loss lncreae. And .here you are. j flrvird is said to be on te verge of bnkniplcy. Home ivay tbia is due to past miemanagemcnt Other aay It la due to lncread coeta of K-bor K-bor and maierials due to the war. . The ptockhol.lera are sjtfe. The state puree protects them. Hut J. Henry Neal has some J"b on his haJid. as a'nvUrdy with half an eye can clearly fee. |