Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08
Some Observations and Experiences
Of the Globe.
DANGER TO PATRONS.
How Conductors Regard GrowIor8-Funny Incl
dents and Some that Arc lrrIiatIng-RefuSal
Of Conductors 10 Stop Cars When Behind
Schedule Time Make People Lose Their Jobs
for Being Late.

ceptions are more conspicuous than
they might otherwise be where all
were inefficient or careless, The Globe
man rides on this line as far as Lin
coin Park every evening, and has OBJ
| served the manner and methods of the
different conductors and motormen in
running their cars, He has felt some
times that the boys had him spotted
| for "a spOtter," by the suspicious
glances thrown in his direction and
the consultations Of the two whenever
he boards the car
Standing on the curb Sunday after
noon last, corner of H and Tenth
streets, waiting for a Lincoln Park
car, were several passengers. The car
came along about half filled. A lady
held up her parasol as a signal to
stop. The Globe man threw up his
right hand, and a stoutish gentleman
waved the handkerchief with which he
was mopping his brow
The motorman slowed up as If about
to stop, but receiving the impatient
signal of the conductor. threw of his
brake and moved past the waiting pas
! sengers with the suspicion of a grin.
! AS the conductor passed, standing on
/ the running board, he surveyed the
party superciliously, and grinning
| broadly, slightly waved his disengaged
hand Said the lady--and she was a
| lady-"This conduct is intolerable.
! These men do this with impunity, de-
pending on the Indifference of the pas
| sengers to report them. l wish that
dreadful paper they call The Globe
| would write them uD."
"Or notify the District Commission
ers,' said the stout gentleman, as he
puffed his fat cheeks with dignifed
displeasure.
"The Commissioners pay no atten-
ton to complaints Of any kind, ven
/ tured The Globe man. THE company
would be more apt to give relief or
redress
81 don't care" said the lady-and
| she was a lady-"The Globe is the
| proper vehicle to reach them. | un-
| derstand IL does not care what il
prints, and If it would roast these pup
pies / think that / would even pur-
chase a copy to read It and'-but just
at this point up went her parasol and
| the car stopped short compelling the
! half-dozen waiting men and women to
scamper 20 or 80 feet towards IL and
get aboard
On Tuesday evening last about $50
/ p. m. the car was signalled to stop at
! Eighth street. where three gentlemen
! boarded it. The conductor was, as
/ usual. on the running board, facing
| the motorman. The three passengers
made for the last seat, as they were
smoking. Two got on all right, but
the third man. a stout, short-tempered
party, with a generous abdomen and
| horid face, was rather slow. The con-
ductor gave the signad without turn
ing round to look and see whether all
had gotten aboard or not. He evident
| ly judged the time IL ought to take
three men to get aboard on different
seats. But the mistake he made was
in not calculating, since he would not
deign to turn round and look, how long
it takes three men to get on the same
seat. The car started, so did the gen.
tleman with the florid face, short tenn
! per and generous abdomen The Globe
man watched him peacefully and pla-
/ cidly. The stout man was a sprinter
and hight on his feet, despite his etc.
and he grabbed a hold and swung him
| self on as the conductor turned round.
Then the music commenced.
Here, you, sir" said the stout party.
You do not know your business. No
wonder peoples legs are broken trying
to get on the cars Here he paused
and glared at the conductor, who irri
tatingly and sharply exclaimed, Fares,
! please
I'm report you, sir Yes, sir, I'll re
port you. I might have broken my
Fares, please" cut in the con
ductor, I'm a tone as freeingly polite as
a French duelist.
There's your fare Now I'll take
your number and report you. You
don't know your business
The Globe man watched the con
ductor He never batted an eye, In
fact. he goo, goo eyed the lady passen.
gers I'm the forward seat as he monot
onously repeated, Fares please
The horid compleMoned man took or
a deeper color-appopleXy didn't seem
far off; but the conductor never indi
Gated by word look or gesture that he
ever heard, saw or knew there was
such a person in the car as the indig
nant citizen. The conductor was o
young man. TOO a mere YOUTH DuL nc
British aristocrat ever exhibited great
er outward reserve or freezing hauteur
than this sallow-compleXoned and i'm
perturable young man. The stout gen
tleman, with the impaired breathing !
apparatus, finally cooled off, and wher |
the car reached the Congressional II !
brary he had resumed his normal color |
temper and condition Of mind Wher |
he alghted there was not a single |
cloud on his expansive brow, and the |
chances are more than even that he |
forgot the conductors very existence |
before reaching his domicile. o..
Said The Globe man to the con /
ductOr:
"Wil the stout party report you?'
Cant say; the chances are that he
will not. am used to this thing 4C
times a week. They get over 1t, yoU
see. after they are on the ear awhile
and when they get off forget all about
IT,"
"But, suppose they reported you?"
"Well, what then? The feller who