Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-21
HACK DRIVERS GRIEVANCES.



Man with = Puii" and the fabiic.
In even the hack business trust ten.
denotes are manifcsting themselves.
according TO u cabman. whom re-
porter Of The News met al one Of the
Jersey City ferries the other day. The
vast majority of hacks in this city, lac
explained. are under tho control oI
one man who claims to have "a pull
at the city hall. but who does not own
u single horse or vehicle himself.
How can that bef asked the re-
porter
We'll, hc enjoys the privilege oi
gong within the wharf gates and
soliciting patronage while the regular
liackincn are KEEP, outside. lie. cor
sequcmtly. has u inoilOlolyof the bust.
ness connected with four ar i've Of
the principal ocean steamship lines,
aud the others can have what is left
after he gets through.
lie makes arrangements with the
big eur companies which enable him
Ia collect large commissions on the
business he turns over Ia them. Hack.
men. the speaker thought, pan out
about the same rs other people. In
the matter al liumcsiy their regulations
arr h,d he explained. because
many lrrsons think they Charge out
ragcuis prices. yet II these persons
were To consider how much time il
lost ~ waiting Tor an ocean steamer
Ia IT, up ar u train 10 arrive they
would not have NJ bad an opinion Of
the c;ID.uci.
''Oi course. III reply To another
question the hacknmn proceeded. Il
know s,imc cab drivers are dishonest.
but they belong To- that class la whom
LICENSES arr. issued witinut invcstiga
ton as 10 character AnybWly can
get II license ia this city. Men who
own their rigs are generally an up
right lot, and the rslsciils are those
fellows who hire u cab ar coach for a
Few days or weeks IN order To get a
chance Ia fleece he public.
Have we any rule about custom.
ers Among ust' Certainly. 1t Is that
the lirst driver III "a gate SHOULD have
first position. and each man aftcrwarl
IN the ORDER Of his arrival. and is un
dcrstuod by all liickmrn II the first
man cannot arrange satisfactory terms
with his first call. the call is passed
over Ia the next, aud SO on. the last in
the line being generally the cheapest. "
why Is the last man in the line
chcapcsl."
Because the very fact of his com
ing hate shows that he has coined
money "ls..w here. and So can afford To
take less
III II man at the head steps out Of
line III tie ferry ar railroad station
he lnScs his position. but not when in
line before steamship passengers.
When ~ ihr latter line Ia. holds his
position until lie niakrsa bargain.
liz; clas, of people pay high
rates with the least r'.luctancc.
south Americans. They never
kick. the average English tourist
and New York cuy club nau arr the
hardest 10 deal with The English
man is accustomed To- the cheap rates
oil LG"tlun. and cinnoi understand
on, l'i@ncr charges over here.
Tin avcr'"r t,Tnclinan Is "a good
fellow 10 ,r.,l with. Ills trips are
generally Ia hotels closr by. aud he
pays well i;o>,unrnu, a> II class are
ioi g'MM fool fnr hnrKncn. the -
cent rates. III thai ri,, lc,d them tn'x.
pcct similar r,,t, cl1'w here
Whenever you Scc hackinan
whose badge number does not CORE.
spond with the carriage number keep
q sharp eye ON him. because some
thing is wrong about the fellow" was
the lmcknamS parting advice. New
York News.