Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06
DON'T GRUMBIE!

One Of the easiest acts IN the world
is TO find fault. Grumblng, with some
people. Ii as common almost az breath
ing. II requires no particular talent
mind. 1t In Infectious. Start com.
plant. no matter how little cause there
may be for It, and others viii take up
the refrain, and 1t will be echoed and
re-echoed until the noise dies out and
some other similar note on some other
subject IL sounded. There has been
much grumbling In some quarters over
the street car service and the electric
lighting in this city. No doubt there
are sensible people who think they have
good cause for complaint. Perfection
ia not to be found In anything mum
dane, and bitches. Instructions and
temporary failures will occur, no mat
ter how much care and caution may
be exercised to prevent them.
Just now. the street car service is
somewhat Inadequate at certain hours,
particularly In the evening when peo-
ple are returning to their homes after
their days work. Standing room Ia
often at a premium. Yet during the
day time the cars are frequently almost
empty. There Is a rush of passengers
AT the hours We refer to. and 1t rcems
almost impossible TO accommodate the
crowd. This. Of course. Ia exceedingly
annoying, and there Ia no wonder that
people with disposition 20 find fault
VIII become exasperated and start a
growl, which will be repeated ad nau-
seam
One cause OF the trouble IL that so
many persons who 90 shopping" and
who might return home at an earlier
time than along In the evening, lingcr
until the rush comes. and thereby add
10 the difficulty in the way. II they
would be little considerate, It would
be better for them az well as for the
general travelling public. But consider
alton for the benent OF others is rare
among certain classes. and selfshness
IL the prevailing influence.
1t may be asked why does not the
company put on more cars, and would
not that be the true solution OF the
problem? The answer Is. the open cars
are retired for the season, and II they
were put on there would be a louder
howl from the grumblers than that
which IL made Mt the present. Every
suitable car Is made available. and -
run as frequently as time will permit.
But why does not the company pur-
chase more carsg The reply Is, addl-
tional cars were ordered many months
ago. with repeated promises OF supply,
but the cars have not come. This can
be verified by any one who really wants
to know the facts.
In recent visit to the East we no.
ticed that the same crowdng COM
plained OF here occurs In the chief cit
les, where transportation il supposed
10 be AZ rapid and as perfect as possi-
BILE. In the evening II is almost i'm
noss,b,e 10 obtoin s4a,s In tim straat
cars. and they frequently PASS on.
leaving crowds standing at the street
corners. who have become accustomed
10 Il and take Il as n matter of course.
We found also that orders for vehioles
of all kinds. from single buggy to n
railroad car or locomotive. are far
ahead of the present SUNNY Even mn
tomobIes are demanded beyond the IN .
cilitles for their manufacture. The
lack OF cars Ia the chief cause for ,he
scarcity of coal I'm our market bnt tba
grumbllng goes on without any close
inquiry as To the root az tho nvu
We noticed also that ooeaslonaIlv the
electric lights went out. although tho
obstacles In the way there are M,
equal TO those that harmon ia mi,
mountain region. put tho irconvnrt-
enoe was taken good humorealv and
The people seemed to HAYS too m,,c,
good sense 10 curse the oomnanv which
supplied the light. and which was in,ur.
ed ty the delay as much an the nubllc
were.
II should NOT bo exneotad TINT town
with no greater populatIon than ours
can hive as frequent sireet-car sarv,cas
as those large cities, OF double ar treble
the number of Inhabitants. Yet folks
here compare the frequency OF service