The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-24

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UAlssf.a9 Office BOY 90 ia 5r>roc,o'ks ~
FAINT Who nBah>s Dnsine8y ssnnsrsa e@n-
esynsu~ ne 2sse~nge-s. are n sssssn&s PR
Duet, me foifsses and pccnaisrffies % street
ess psssons IN Seattle sssr intensified 1ssa
ess1xsrsssd snSvs the norrsi Waesnsr
shss - q resuss ~ ne ssss sna oasxS~ Il
sbs essv- tns r,sysbp1afsn character os sns
population. ampfy local Characteristics.
or whether seattle - rsssly better provided
for IN this lie Shaa oss>r cities % - SIC.
IA q 1r>sss0s. ness certain 10 80 rhzf rHs
street cars here s6srd a xTaad field sor
sns ssuAens 81 human nasurs
a msn may - sn oraeis Of Ssaue as-
nifty, enjoying the rsspsct Of SIS fellow
men, bos when large Woman. 20 ~nsm
ne has fsver beeu introduced, sta slo-
lensIy down tn nss lisp - the car ~nirss
ssouna curve. the chances are that ne
VIII emerge, . fzilen IDOL. mentally tzsxed
By svsry woman on board A. - perfect
brute" and Ill because so sz2d-Sut ts<rs
never mind
n requires shs usmoss self control 20 40
pear calm and vnrufned whom ire iuveniss
candidate for perdstisn across the aisle .
man" willis the car shakes with sus-
dusd laughter, aad few stand the ordeal
gracefully. ~ . mental ssarchissnt and
sxaxxerasoy of personal pecuIiarftses the
street car stands alone. When the car
window Sticks. when his last nickel rolls
OF the platform ~ the ground when the
desired street p seven bsochs back and -
return sfoot IL unavoidable. the irasciole
man becomes moro frasciDse. me grow.fnas
- rInrS Ra4n In vol
grim silence 81 the odd crusty' - tsrrsnss
in it, omtnous intensity.
DON DO think" snapped tho EsAy pas
senRer. with wfthertns xsancs st
the conductor as she eiamberei
aboard. that Of all mean, unaccommodAs-
Ing conductors. Seattle has the worst
IRE conductor signed YEARLY
The car stops only oa the far crossins-
madam" he sad.
That woman" hs continued. ~ sire
found seat, has lived m Seattle FOR ths
past four years. and has never learned 20
hail car on the proper side Of tns street.
ene invariably signals from the nearest
ssds and 10 has 20 wait fiiI sire crossss
over. and then don't We eaten = for not
stopping on the other stdef
"Bus she's only one ~ dozens. sefi
you n there's any osr~r business more
wearing on the nerves. ard tending more
70 premature haidness. than coming ia
Ike TO find II. And get some folks think
that all conductors have 20 10 r. 90 coI-
Iect fares and draw salary. II fhey could
he I'm our shoes for a day they'd change
their minds. THIS JOB sn't a snap. r. ~
ISN'T work 20 collect fares from a crowded.
car. make the right change. keep your
eye open for rev passengers. answer qscs-
tons about streets ssd all shss. ara let
passengers on az the right places, Z don't
know what n.
To 90 10 successfully con must nave
above all things. . good memory. Pa
sierce. forbearance and . host ~ ether
Christian qualities don't come ans5ss. Do
you see that mas 7 ssns ief on. sss on-
reading the pap>r7 He warts 20 gee on
at Blank street. although he 5.fns say
20. He lives out % town ard sas coms
here once or twice before ans -smem-
Der hsD- Wow. ~ omitted 90 fss him 81
AZ Blank street. he'd probably come back
and swear thar hs told ne % Iss him or
there. and perhaps raise q row az heat
quarters. a con must know MS pas
ssnsers, ! often unload wsofe ear WIN
oys asking q question. 7 SIMPLY look ever
my passengers ard know wnsre each De-
longs
TT n q peculiar fact that the sv~r.x.
passen9eg, especially strangers. se@rn 20
regard the conductor az their natural err
emy. Jusf WHY this "a I cannot safi. bssr
fhs hostile feeling n - strong ne THAT
between = small bo7 ard q policeman
A. q proof ~ this fssss Jet n conductor
ask man twice for hss fare or make
some similar mistake arr see the ha~hs
he gsss from the passenger.
"Cn shs other hand. shossfT ne neglect
90 collect fare, ~ the others nofscs y.
there IL another iaush ~ hfs expense. aaf
perhaps ~ h reported fsS neslfg~ncs
cc" ONETfNEs 7 hear vnrser kick
ing about the lack - xssfiansry
49, assos9 Seattle men IN IRE ears
II fbey'f Iirfen I ccvff give them a ssw
pointers on that assesffea.