The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-21
no MEN WANTED TODAY.

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However. as he saw, when the door was
opened for moment, that the room was
full OF applicants. he mustered up his
cheek" and boldly 'braced" in.
There were about fifteen men I'm the room
all aspiring for The honor OF working on a
streetcar. There were all kinds of men,
4. from the "bum," who was dead broke" To
the rich mans son, who thought that he had
at last found position where there was no
work and plenty of pay.
AT $50 one of the clerks, whose whole
attention had been taken I'D with training
a very ferce-looking crop of whlskers. adj
yanced TO the counter and waited for the
men TO come forward.
Thos~ who had sheen there before" i'm
medlately came forward and gave their
names and letters OF recommendation to the
seif-important clerk. who took both into an
inner room, and, after delaying the matter
another half hour, returned and announced
mat The superintendent would see Mr.
Clark"
Mr.. Clark remained closeted with the
superintendent very short time and came
out with his hat in his hand and disap-
pointed look on bis face. He had not had
Inc pest OF success, having been recon-
mended TO go to the Mission-sireet car
house and get job driving 'bobtaip car.
He went, and did not succeed, but hopes to
get good position as motorman on the
new Mlssion-street electric line when il
opens.
The reporter pushed his way to, the front
ana was selected for the next victim, but
ne Has moie lucky than his predecessor had
been and was given the long yellow paper
which strikes terror TO the heart of the
man who is without a pull. This paper
must be signed by the applicant and 'two
ihnuential citizens" who must be RESPONSE
pie In the sum of $3.50 for the applicants
honesty and fidelity while running car.
This paper was duly signed and returned
the next morning and the deposit paid
Every man on the Market-street eompany's
lines, and In fact on all the lines of the city,
has deposited SIS with the company's treas
urer, besides his bond for $3.50.
After going through ell this ceremony and
red tape the reporter was given a letter 10
the Car Dispatcher. Valencia-street line,
city, for which place he Immediately
started, wondering what was 10 Gene next.
ne being no nearer now TO the exalted posi-
lion OF conductor than he was before he
began. exceDt being S25 out of pocket
The passage to the end OF the road, where
the car-dispatcher's office is located, took
up about fifteen minutes. and the time was
occupied by the reporter in specuIations as
to what was TO come next He had been
put eff aud delayed by different peuptp alrti
he fully expected to be about week longer
before he really got down to work. In this
ne was not disappointed, as each man must
work at least seven days without pay under
the supervision OF an old conductor OK grip
man, as the case may be.
On arriving at the Office he presented his
letter to the gentleman in charge, and was
subjected 10 a close scrutiny by that official
who, after satisfying himself that the bearer
OF the letter was really the person 10 whom
IL had been Issued, pointed across the cOun-
Ter TO frame about two or three feet, and
told the aspirant for the honors to read
those rules"
The frame mentioned surrounded the far
famed rules of the Market-sIreet company,
and contained about 200 rules which would
take over an hour to read thoroughly and
understsndingly; alter few vain attempts
10 DO this the reporter gave IL up and re-
peated 10 himself forward and backward
twice the popular song entitled annie
Rooney" and returned to the window
Another half honr's delay and then the
car-dispatcher turned slowly around on his
throne and asked:
well, did you read those rules?''
The reporter took that poetic license
which Is at all times allowed to press rep
resentatiyes and softly lied, "Yes, sir"
wei, then. here is your badge; 20 out
This ended the interview. aud the newly
made conductor took the badge, which was
about the size of the detached lid of a to-
mato-can and with just about as much
beauty shown on the face of II, and fastened
ii on IN the same manner as the owner of a
dog would fasten on his license tag on his
u.
out and boarded the car mentioned and sat
down inside feeling very sheepish.
Soon the conductor and gripman came
out CT the "gilly-room." where they had
been stealing smoke, and the car started
for downtown.
The student conductor now made himself
known to the conductor. who Immediately
became very cordial and who invested him
with the emblem Of the order, the punch,
ana then, as the car stopped at the steam
railroad crossing. ran ahead and signaled
TO the car TO come on. The car started and
the reporter not knowing where the con-
ductor had gone. got down on the step to
look for him. and not seeing him In time to
get out OF the way, succeeded in getting
both feet stepped on and nearly mashed to
Jelly by that functionary's No. IL cowhide
boots.
This was matter of no consequences 10
anybody except the owner of the feet and
the student started forward to get bis first
fare.
The passengers all gave their money
Willingly except one man, who seeing that
the faretaker was a new man, tried TO
Dlnh his way downtown by saying that
ne had paid once and would not pay again.
The conductor. who had followed out
INTO Inc grip space, soon settled this matter
by putting the obnoxious passenger off the
car, and then went back TO see that he did
not climb on at the rear end.
On the inside all went WELL and the
student had begun to congratulate himself
On his safe passageway through, when the
car gave iurch just as he was In the aet OF
handing back some change He lost his
balance hopelessly and fell forward. his
bead coming forciby into contact with the
Day-wlnd0w" OF an extremely fat man
who was taking ND three seats in the car.
There was noise like the breaking OF
paper bag as the reporters new hat closed
down over bis ears like an extinguisher
over candle. loud "Umph" from the fat
man. and q mumbied apology from the
cause OF the trouble, and the performance
was at an end, the only damages being q
smashed hat on the reporter and gaspinE
Tor breath on the part Of the fat man.
There was q subdned tittering from a
crowd OF young ladies in the corner, smiles
from the other passengers and chorus of:
"Oh. isn't he green?"
It's wonder that he can get by horse
without being eaten for grass"
where did he get that hat?"
Il wonder if there are any more like him
where he came FROM"
docs your mother know you're ont ?" ETC.
linen the Tat man began to catch his
breath and make things lively.
stupid donkey-ugh-jus let me at
hang him for-ugh-murder; PIl-ugh-sue
the company; ugh. Oh.
my stomach"
The reporter wanted TO quit right there.
but was persuaded by the conductor to stay
out the IIlp, an6 as noih ing ELSE Of an ex-
citing nature happened he remained aida
and finished about 81 short In his change.
For the next few days nothing Of a serious
nature happened, except giving the bell TO
go ahead too soon and nearly frightening
an old man to death as he was trying TO
ioad large vallss and jug on the car at
the same time. He had 10 run half block
before any body saw him. He also carried
a crowd OF country people four blocks from