The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-23
BLIVINS EVOLVES
A GREAT SCHEME
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racing automobiles said Mr..
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66THls magazine has an article on
racing automobiles said Mr.
Blivins. sneeringly, as he tossed
the publication to the floor
Mrs. Blivins looked up. but said not a
word
Il should like to know Of an automobile
that isn't a racing automobile" Mr. Bliv-
ms went on to say. "If / were in a posi-
tion to do it I'd fix up a scheme that
would hold down the speed a little 1 don't
care how fast they run 'em down at Or
mond beach. b't the business of making
race course of our thoroughfares is an
outrage. Now. III tell you. dearie. it is
wholly possible to make the automobile
useful 10 the community. There ought to
be some sort OF compensation for this new
gasoline atmosphere the motorists have
created and by jingo. some day there will
be. have a scheme. Mrs. Blivins / have
scheme. and when Il is put to work the
man suffering from motoritis will certain
ly show some sign OF Improvement You
don't see how / can help matters? You
don't see? It's easy, dear. easy. 1 have
way. 1 would make the automobilists
sweep the streets. No. not like the white
wings. Not that. I'd fix UP some sort
of patent roller sweeper. like one of
these pa tent brooms. I'd have a sweeper
hftSi"s6 or behind every automobile Now
do sol see what 1 mean? Why the streets
would be as clean as this floor before
three days had passed.
Il will admit Mr.. Blivins went on to
say. II will admit that some people
would pooh, pooh the idea and saw II is
not feasible. 1t is feasible. 1 wouldn't
want the automobilists to sweep all the
streets. I'd make them sweep only the
boulevards and the streets where most
OF the autoists drive. That would be
easy. I'd have what I'd call sweeper sta
tions. When an auto bound toward the
city reached the first station, a police
man would step out. halt the driver and
fasten the sweeper on the rear Of the
automobile. About a mile further down
would be another station. The old sweeu-
er would be exchanged for a new one
This could be done as often as the sweep
lected.
II think. Mrs Blivins. you will see the
feasibility of this scheme 1t would mean
that our streets would be kept clean. that
the automobiles. held back by the heavy
sweepers. could not run fast enough to
make than dangerous. IL would stop the
cry Of politicians for more money to clean
the streets, 1t would bring about at once
the city beautiful. We wouldn't have to
wear goggles to keep the dust out of our
eyes. and what Is more. Mrs. Blivins,
what is more, We would set q noble ex-
ample to mankind everywhere.
Now do you understand me as stating
that believe this Will be done. 1t will
not. my dear: But were l in position
to bring II about, I would do it / tell
you. We let too much energy go to waste
We need only the application OF little
ingenuity to make Chicago a greater pride
to its people. more pleasant and secure
place In which to live, and the synonym OF
progress wherever that word is spoken %
II think II is all sort OF dream, dear
est" said Mrs. Blivins.
Dream? Dream?" said Mr. Blivins.
much annoyed "Of course il is dream.
Skyscrapers were once dream, so were
street cars. by jingo. so We're automobiles
Yes. IT Is dream. Mrs. Bliyins, but some
day il viii come true