The Marshall republican., 1907-03-22

the trolieys all the enormous profits
derived from the nefarious practice
now In operation Of carrying a passen.
ger ninety miles for a nickel arc to be
ruf ned back to hoi poIloI In the shape
OF annual dividends with blue trading
stamps with every dollars worth.
which on presentation at the Office OF
any gas company In the United States
will entitle the bearer to free gas for
the rest Of bis natural life.
'Tbe expected improvements in the
public service will lie nlong the. better.
ment OF cars, m increased urbanlty on
the part Of the motormen and conduct
ors and a far greater regard for beau
~ In all rapid transit matters. As !
understand the situation as 10 the first
improvements. the cars are to be larger
to begin with. better ventilated and
without straps. No car will be 90
email that anybody will ever have to
stand in or out Of rush hours. Each
| passenger will be provided with q Nor
| rIs chair on n swivel. with q writing
| desk aud nm electric light attached, sta
| tlonery and typcwriters TO be had on
| application TO the conductor. At q
| end Of each car there will be a Car
negie library and a reading room. with
ali the magazines aud weeklles on
| file, aud nj the other n buffet where
| soft drinks viii be dispensed by the
best mixers the politicians can drum
up. Ia the advertising panels that run
| around the walls ~ the cur. Instead OF
these being merely friczcs Of patent
| medicines. face powders. breakfast
foods and ~corscts, elevatlng literature
| will be printed by such authors AZ
| DIcky Davis. Ella Wheeler Wilcox and
Henry James. with a college graduate
on the rear platform TO explain the
| paragraphs Of the Inst named author
| 10 those who do not understand reform
| ed rhetoric. Ladies' will be escorted TO
| their seats by bellboys. aud every car
| will have u chnperon. aided 10y n com
| pctont bouncer 20 see That attractive
looking shoppers. dainty little Widows
aud others OF the female persuasion are
able 10 trnyel a block without being
| ogied OF the car by vagrom drummers
and lads from the smoke regions late
iy come into possession OF their Ia
| Tiers hard earned savings.
"All the motormen will DO put
through a course OF instruction In good
40 that when q lady on q
street corner holds M her finger as a
Sign that she would like TO get aboard.
instead OF cutting her dead. ns many
OF them do at present. and going ahead
M though the company didn't want
any passengers. they will stop tho cur.
lift their hats like q pack OF Chester
fields, gather up her bundles. call her
attention TO the weather. express the
hope that her family are all enjoying
good health and see TO Il that she gets
inside the car without falling on her
face or sitting unexpectedly down In
the lap Of an entire stranger. The
conductors win be similarly trimmed.
only they will be rather better edu-
Gated than the man on the front plat
form. I can think Of no better way
10 show what the conductors win be
than TO say that they will resemble the
modern policeman. that ine iower OF
the municipal ownership Of the con.
%stabulary.
"You know what happens II you ask
q policeman anything. He nt once
touches his helmet IN respectful snlu'
tatlon. flcks the dust from the breast
Of his blue coat and places himself on
tireiy at your service. Anything you
want TO know no tells you with q
pleasant smile or with an expression
Of deep aud poignant regret inforrul
you that he ID not at the moment N
possession Of the Information you esek,
but will Ind out ut the earliest pos
sibie opportunity and send word By
special delivery post " you VIII kindly
give him your address. All Of you
who have had that experience with
policeman will know what to expect
from the municipal Ownership con
ductor. The city fathers ~ represent
cd by their commissioner Of trolleyi
will take the same care In the selection
Of the men that they now take through
the police commissioaer In the selec
tion OF the p~reservsre Of the peace. u
that we may rest Easy a. I the su
perior morale Of the force.
'.Then. AZ for the roadbed. which 4
nowadays something OF an eyesors Il
certain Iooalitiesf the trolley commits
sioners viii ssek the cooperation o
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