The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-20
STOCKHOLM PROUD
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coin is larger than that he will change
it for you, handing you the change
sealed, up IN 2 paper envelope. But on on
no account will he change a larger coin
than a krona (nearly equivalent to an
A An, an aatqhi;ter) E unfortunately
ride until you have changed it else
where. 8
His signals to the motorman are ex-,
actly the reverse OF those used in Amer
ica-one bell or whistle to 90 on and
two to stop; He will give you an
Hofverganlg,o in other words an over
Meeting line. The exceptions are the
Diurgarden (Deergarden) line, which
runs to Skansen, Hassel bak ken and 9TH
er pleasure resorts, and the Sodermalm,
or southtoWn lines, which are owned by
another company. The theory about the
Djurgarden line is that free transfer
to it would result in crowding the other
seekers of the afternoon and evening.
One may obtain map Of the city
streetcar lines by asking the conductor
for it. = n !" =
The Stockholm street railroads are
owned by private corporations operating
under franchises from the city. Their
charters were granted with the proviso
that at the end of stated period the
at an appraised value. ~. 81 -
Little Steamers Everywhere. II ..>'
Then there are the little steamers
that ply everywhere thru the numerous
channels which ramify this * Venice Of
the north" IN every direction. These
steamers and ferries form character
istlc feature OF the transportation sys,
tens in It the city and its beautiful envi-
rons;; There are said to be nearly a
hundred Of them, making trips that vary
from quarter of mile to those that
take an hour or two and . reach the
shores of the Baltic or the ,extremities
Of Lake Malar, between which two
bodles OF water Stockholm lies. These
paclty OF l25 each and despite the COM
petition of the streetcars do an enorrn-
GUS business IN the summer months.
Everyone in Stockholm who can DOS
sibly afford it gets "summer box'' of
some kind during the months Of June.
July and August, and the well-to-do
nave their more or less pretentious vii
las located on picturesque slopes along
these innumerable waterways. It is as
tho Minneapolis were built on the land
between two Lake Minnetonkas and
steamers started from Bridge square
and Nicollet island and the courthouse
every few minutes for the upper lake.
and the West Arm and Tonka Bay and
other quiet hooks too numerous to men
ton. he hills thru which these water
ways penetrate are of the most ancient
rock formation and the water is usually
so deep that the steamers can slide up
to little landings almost anywhere. Not
until one gets down to Saltsjobaden
:lsalt water baths), we'll on toward the
Baltic, does the water become appre-
Gladly salt. In Stockholm it is almost
fresh and there is no tide. Everywhere
there are. restaurants and cafes, hotels
and penslonats (boarding houses); and
yet now, in the height Of the season, it
Is, almost impossible to find even room
where one may escape from the heat
and noise Of the city. .ts
Cabs Are Comfortable.
In speaking Of methods Of transpor.
tation, one must not forget the Hdros-
kor,' or cabs, which form so important
a feature Of city life. These are very
comfortable affairs drawn by one and
sometimes two horses: They are a
barouche form and carry two or three
persons. The charges are most reason
one krona..n" But 'thHebest thing about
them is that one always knows exactly
what the proper charge is This is
accomplished by an automatic device
called a "taxameter.' This is set as
you enter the. carriage and as the Kill
ometers you traverse are rolled off the
amount due is Indicated on the face OF
the, taxameter. This prevents disputes
and is a, most satisfactory plan You
pay only what the taxameter declares
4 to be the amount for the distance YOU
have travelled, unless you want to give
the driver small tip on his own &C
count. -
!. Then there are the,two imposing out
door elevators Of Katarina and Maria
which carry about a million passengers
every. year on the top of the hill, and
to- saltsiobaden, to, be taken into &C
count. It will be seen that Stockholm
is very modern city in it's solution Of
the problems Of transportation.