Talk: The new 10 cents fare not only brings in almost twice as much money as the 5 cents fare, but makes life easier for the people who have to handle it.
"Look at the size of the food!" Fast-food fare not only tasted good, but was also a sign of success, a family treat that new earnings put in reach.
The New Yorker, October 9, 1948 P. 21 Talk: The new 10 cents fare not only brings in almost twice as much money as the 5 cents fare, but makes life easier for the people who have to handle it.
By Douglas Danford and Brendan Gill The New Yorker, October 9, 1948 P. 21 Talk: The new 10 cents fare not only brings in almost twice as much money as the 5 cents fare, but makes life easier for the people who have to handle it.
However, large increases in fares have not only become unpalatable for poorer members of society, but also politically unacceptable.
Salonen arrived with the conviction that twentieth-century and contemporary fare might not only cease to be an obstacle but even become a draw.
Marta Garcia, the group's co-chairwoman, said the station's morning-show fare is not only crass and insulting, but violates Federal Communications Commission regulations against indecency.
Amid all the glitz, the celebration attempted to make a nod to these recessionary times, offering its humble guests humble fare, including not only doughnuts but bagels, egg and bacon sandwiches and fastfood burgers.
He added: "We are working hard to do all we can to ease that burden and helping keep rail fares down will not only be easier on the wallet but will also encourage more people to turn away from the ever-rising cost of the car, and let the train take the strain.
