The sun., 1903-05-17

such helpfulness. But there is the excuse
for him that he has to make time: That
Is another thing Of which you never hear
on this superperfect street car system
| at Bnghamton.
Why should he have to worry about
making time here. when nobody is ever in
g. hurry TO get anywhere that the cars go?
Time may be money in some places but
not in this town. at least as far as the stree, =
| cars are concerned.
They spend enough time along the road
| every day to reequip the line, and when
there is no other reason for stopping they
sometimes shut off the power Just for the
pure pleasure of waiting for it to be turned
on again. There is an admirable genius
! about that when you come to think IL over
In New York you never see such a thing.
II you are not on the exact spot where the
| car Is to stop at the exact instant when 1t
stops the conductor yanks the bell and
gives you the naughty glare from the back
shaking your fist and filed with anathemas
and hate.
Same way about getting Off In New
York you get up out of your seat, if yo'i
are lucky enough to have one. half block
want to get Off If you happen to be able
TO secure the attention of the autocrat Of
the rear platform he gives the bell oord
an angry yank. and somewhere from fifteen
to forty feet beyond where you want -
step down the car stops Then unless you
have the speed of an antelope and the agility
OF goat the car has started on before yol
are well OF.
In this paradise of street car travellers
there is never any hurry about debarkatiOu
Never make the mistake of standing M
before you have reached the very epQt
where you want to get down. for If you DO
the car will stop where you get up and then
you will be put to the shame of asking tho
polite conductor to take you on it's
further.
Don't worry about leaving any bundles
you may have been carrying. The con-
ductor is sure to find them before you hANn
gone half block and to whistle or cali
to you to stop while he brings them NJ
If you are conversing with friend wh"n
you reach your street and the matter Is
either important or interesting, do not cut
1t short. just signify to the conductor THAI
you wish to alght there and h" will wat
until the conversation is finished Then
If you have forgotten at the last something
important he is sure to stop while you g
back to your friend and have it our Could
there be greater perfection OF street ear
service?
Suppose one of the Broadway lines ran
past your door in New York and you want"'l
n box of candy Would it ever occur t.,
you to telephone To the candy man 10 ~'h1
1t along by the motorman of No, \;
Even il il did occur 10 you To- Ito 'la.,
and the shopkeeper should ask that motor
man To undertake the commission. VIA,
do you suppose the motorman would say
But to carry parcels and see that they a''
delivered is one of the common funcilI,'
of the motorman of Bngham'ol. II"
never thinks anything about 1t sure 'I''
what motorman Is for
There is also to he mentioned tlr pnH'H
dissemination Of information upon ma
ters of current public interest, such as 'F'-''-
ball games. divorce trials, and iErid"n'I
Of common gossip Both conductors ana
motormen are well supplied with tn" li'"-'
news about all such matter.
If you are desrolis of hearing the la'"N'
news about any such events YOU have "lO'
to manifest the slightest interest ana az
once the conductor will supply what H",l
want. He knows the score OF IN" ''il
games inning 10y inning, and IN -"uN'
tional trial in court will tell ypn man V
man the selection of the jury. Ihi'
both time and money saver, Tor y ~.
only onvistes the necessity Of purchae''s
newspapers but of reading thom a. We
All these complaints of New l"ik"-
arise out of haste and incIyili'y, q "
there is neither in Bingham,on If fN"'
are any other troubles in the me'rNp''-
this is the place where they can be rem
died.