Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-19
THE BRUTALITY
OF CART DRIVERS
Al ob,eryant Correspondent Points
Out Cruelty Of Delivery IehuS'
A PLEA FOR THE HORSE
,,.. instance. OF shocking fre"'-
mt. and Hopes for the nay when
the Automobile VIII Come

Tbsro Is a crying grievance, says an
,ts.rvnnt News" correspondent exist
,rg In salt Lake. which It would be wen
~ Inc phllanthroplcaily inclined to as
,.st I'm wiplng out II h the downrlsht
brutality exhibited by the drivers OF DC
uyery carts for the various business
o,w. In the city towards the animals
,,i,,.d temporarily In their charge Tor
5..ly,ry purposes by the various hrms'
.rb. writer has witnessed acts OF Cruz
.tty ON the part Of number OF these
,gbyman Jehus that should bring
Iush OF shame to the checks OF the IN
dlyIdurls porpctrating them. " he were
endowed with the smallest iota OF hu-
,,,pitv. The fault lies chiefly. perhaps
with those who cntrust this seemingly
ypimportnnt part ~ their business to
,,r.sponsiblc urchins who exhibit To-
wards the hnpleas hacks submitted TO
their temporary authority the same
.pcclcs Of wanton malice that melted
ttnm douhtlcaH-in days OF less hhul-
lions aport-to stick pins In MES, OF
rlnch n favorite cat or dogs tail TO near
t IL by no means meant to assert
tbnt The owners 81 the animals ana en-
Flowers OF the aforesaid urchinH are ul-
f.stIy culpahlu for the acts OF thclr
d,tyera Without doubt were they Wit.
neases for once OF the exhibitions OF
usoless cruelty which goes on out OF
tbsir airht-tho persons rpHponAihle
would meet with dismissal as a result
nut tho fact OF the practice OF such Cruz
city cxists-and is cause, az has be.h
f.r#aNaunNN In tho
employment OF lads hardly out OF their
hy.stIcklng and cnt-hectorinE days
whose chief aim In plying their voch-
tlon. seems to be- to excel In "a species OF
fnncy driving that demands from tho
horse either "a Huporhumnn Intelligence
or developed inctinct ot mind-tcadlnk
Boz order to appreciate their complicated
methods OF guiding nH well uH ngig inuc
amount Of physical endurance thht
warrants absolute mlldnoHa and domca-
deity OF dcmcunor. under the inhlcuon
OF torture that would put a Ead-hy 10
shame.
cited of a case that came under the
writer's Observance within the last fort
night. The delivery cart OF one ut our
principal grocery firms was being
driven on North state street.-The lash
ing that was laid on the animal nttrict-
ing the attention OF people In the houses
beating tho horses with what energy he
possessed. while holding the rclnH 10 ~
10 pull back the horses head nigh In
dir. when the foot OF the hill was
reached that rises Hteeply toward the
Capitol Erounds-lt was expected That
the useless persecution would cease.
hut on tho contrary, the team was
driven up the steep incline at full
Fpeed-the driver mcrcilcHHly lnahlnE
the beast that was vainly trying TO car
~ out the suggestion u the lash. as
long AZ the wagon was Ia sight.
This ~ but a single Instance ~ many
~ absolutely wuutuu cruelty which
have come under the writer's personal
Observance, and doubtless there are
many who could supply nrmhcrleas
yorncatlons In kind, aH 20 this Wide
spread grievance, A. Ia the case In
question. the name ~ the firm chanccd
90 be- on the cart. the proprieturH were
nppriaed OF the occurrence; but the
eases are numerous where thcrc iH no
uFn hy which the drivers can be ldontl-
ned. and their actions reported.
lu these heated days when the effort
10 Keep up any sort of speed must Try
the endurance OF any ordinary equine
traveller and ON busy days especially
when the runs back and forth from the
stores 10 the various parts of the city
must average up drcafy total N
working hours FOR these votcloHs and
y1lgeleas day luhorpra who must ply
their tasks prriorce under whatever
trying test NJ temperature or other COM
ditl1na exists, and ot the mercy usually
~ some small tynntH wlll-whose pro-
cllyltlps are barbnrous ais lIaggard'a
"h1t-put" potentntca-lt ~ no unusual
sight 10 see teams goadod 90 full speed
by whatever means the malicious mind
u the driver can HuFgcFt-other efforts
o. fancy driving being prnctlced Seen.-
iugly 60 slice the animals heads IN
twain by vigorous saving on the bits
which seems to be the prize method In
The cnrt-hoy's science OF driving, II
viii De n happy day when the nutomo-
bile dlsplacca the multi burdened
beasts who have horne the load OF UNI
EfudglnE service FOR mans sevcreHt
needs through thnnkleas centuries.
But until the supply and price OF
these coming hoOns OF commerce and
travel bring them within the use Of all.
II Z urging and yielding but little to
make The plight ~ these patient and
tpeeohloss servants n question OF hui
name consideration I'm the reign Of the
lfelr7H electric conveyance Is assured.
a w1uuUf way of starting the reform
Tor each individual 90 interest himself
enough 30 report such cases of con-
tllcu1uh carelossncaa and cruelty on
We part NJ drivers aH may come under
bls o'-s,tyatlOn-and FOR employers to
enforce "a rigid discipline upon the driv-
ta ln their employ with regard to TO-
proper treatment Of their equine
Chargea
The cause ~ conspicuous enough to
vibrant such action, even N legal pro-
eelurcs should not be necessary, and
ivory good citizen should contribute
hH effort towards pffncluu tho urlgv-