Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-26
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
Outings at Nome as Proposed by a
Davenport Pap r, and Possible with
the Present Str eet Railway Facili-

davenport rap r, ana P0Sstbie with
the Present Sire Railway Facili-
ties.
The Davenport Democrat of last even,
ing makes the following timely sugges-
tions under the head of Outings st
Home" and they are applicable with
equal force to Rock Island. Hence they
are republished:
These warm days and nights are scat
tering the people away TO the mountains
and seaside. All who can go at this time
are seeking rest in cooler and more de-
lightful places. The impulse is natural
and it is only pity that the number of
cutters is not larger. But We cannot all
go away. There are thousands of per
sons in this city who are unable to get
out OF town for even q week or part OF a
week, during the heated term. Suosis-
tence depends on close, hard, unremitting
toll. These people. as much as
many others. need the rest aud
recreation. There are others bet
ter circumstsuced in other ways. who
are still unable to take a vacation. What
those people need is smpler means of
recreation here at home.
In the large cities the street cars furn-
ish the only outings that many people
have. They carry passengers at swift
enough speed TO create cooling breeze,
carry them cheaply and safely. and re.
turn them safely to their homes without
possibility of failure. Why can't We
have such system of night street car
service here? In the hot months there
would undoubtedly be patronage for it.
Suppose the lines of the tri-city COM
puny and the Davenport Central were to
announce that they will run cars in sutf-
Gent numbers to carry all corners COM
fortably. and were to make the trips till
IL o'clock at night, two or three nights
week. If the people knew they could
take ride down town and get home
without being crowded 10 death or COM
PEELED to stand, and if they were morally
certain of being carried home again IN
safety aud comfort. and in reasonable
time, there might Certainly be some bus
mess done in this way. II would not be
long till the people would understand
aud more than pay the extra cost of the
service. A few extra cars will render it.
1t is understood that the tri>city lines
offer large reduction in regular rates 10
parties of considerable size from this city
to Black Hawks watch tower. II that
| service could be so arranged that people
| would not be afraid of being left by the
early departing motor. or # the arrange
ments could be made such as to render
the time of the trip TO that place as short
| SIS possible, and the trip itself as pleasant
| SIS possible. there would be an increase of
patronage for that resort. The thing that
encourages street car patronage is atteR>
lion 10 these matters which are ordinarily
neglected. When the means of pleasure
are offered to people they are not orGi-
lsrily slow about taking advantage of the
chance. a cooling evening ride of sn
hour at nominal price, 8 chance to COON
sn impromptu picnic at a low fare and ST
the minimum Of inconvenience and time
ii transit, these are things that will ap-
peal to the people who are heated and
weary with business and the burden of
tee day. The thing IS worth trying at
any rate.
Apropos of these suggestions, it may
be stated that Manager Liuderbick in
formed Sd ARGUS representative the other
evening that be had just such plans in
contemplation, and that IS soon as he had
the Milan road equipped for electricity
would run summer evening excursions to
the tower as late as midnight. Doubt
less lie would do the same on tie main
lines 10 Moline if sufficient inducement
were offered. The tri.city system has
abundance of trsiiers-some 20 in all
and could very readily carry out the Dem
oc-st's excellent idea, or give it trial ct
an rafe