Railroad Excursions

Two recent events have considerable significance for the railroad business. One is the annual recurrence of vacations; the other, an aggressive willingness to accommodate the public on the part of the railroad managements. Special excursions are being constantly devised as a result, with considerable profits to the companies.

Not the least interesting of these are the popular excursions to Montreal established by the N. Y. Central and the New Haven. The fare has been set at the extraordinarily low figure of $10, up and back, with the result that 2,003 persons patronized the experiment.

The excursion trains, while fast, were not limited: also, only day coaches were included. But the hardships of riding, sleeping, eating and washing under these conditions were cheerfully borne by the $10 depositors. Leaving New York Saturday night, the train arrived in Montreal the next morning; the return trip started that night and concluded Monday morning in Grand Central.

The avowed purpose of the excursion was "educational."