The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18


for the two teams and two men en-
gagged in the work And ve often
wonder why the streets are not
cleaner and in better shape
II the Lincoln Traction Co had per-
formed its part as well as the motor
men and conductors performed theirs
during fair week. there would have
been little room for complaint about
the transportation service Bat the
Traction Co sisnaIIy failed to per-
form its part A trailer left the rails
rat the fair grounds. and instead Of
| throwing IT over into the ditch the
management kept a score Of cars and
1.5OO people waiting for an hour and
half while the vreckinz crew vas
being hurried together and sent 10
the scene Half the cars we're taken
from regular runs to accommodate the
fair traffic. leaving 10000 citizens 10
get along as best they could Isn't
it about time President Mcdonald and
his beard OF directors hurry back from
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listen to the grievances Of the en-
ployes, to at least giye an imitation
OF an attempt to give the city some
thing better than a ierk-Ezter system
of street railway By squeezing some
of the water out of its stock the com
pany might be able to run a few
boats to the fair grounds next year.
leaving enough ears at hand to do
the ordinary work In the city proper
test against the Crouch who ID AZ
ways looking for something 10 cour
plain against IN the matter Of public
entertainment Are the restaurant
men of Lincoln set Of thieves and
hold-ups2 An outsider would judge
so by reading one Of LineoEn-s daily
papers during the week or ten days
preceding the fair And ore the pes-
pie who rent rooms a set Of xrzfserz
looking for chance 10 blk fhes--
guests Ir would seem 50 from the
frantic fuIminations Of that same
PoR[I~ SE0 C4XCE41 ~ 70 ID . W%8
fair or exposition and live IL ehezpsy
as ordinary, VINO expects TO get into
a huge crowd and not be called ac~1u
i to pay extra prices7 People Who ex-
pect that sort Of thing o1zhe TO re-
: main at home. OF else bring f1es~
: grub with them and sleep zzsr15zx
. up on the corners
Don't il beat ali how important Es
) makes men TO pin a tin star g2on
, little brief authority, A lot o< -spe-
: ciaIs" IN the city and AZ the fair
t grounds last week were huge sokes
St Joseph has just voted to adorx
I the commission plan Of zrEernmenE
But your attention is directed to the
, fact that the charter ST. Joseph ae-
: cepted was submitted to . vote Of the
t people for acceptance or rejection
: Lincoln ought to be upon the con-
| mission basis-and would be today
) had an attempt been made to force
r a charter upon the people without
: giving tsem an opportunity to vote
! for or against IT, Let's have a vote
r next spring upon the commission pan
/ and then let the people have a chance
prepared
) Merely as a sHzgtsrion to Nessrz-
) Stoner & Despain- Why NOT have Sem
: day ball games Ia Epworth Assem-
: blyz That is. sell the tickets the day
= before and refuse to acce2s money ~
= the gate on Sunday Then pay the
: players double salaries for pIzyfnz
! Saturday or Monday and let them play
5 for the fun Of Tt on Sunday That
: would be going the Epvorrh assem-
u bly, attractions one better for ne
e haven't been informed that any Of fhs
e eminent lecturers refused TO acceps
+ pay when they worked On SanczT
n Think It over.
vi School is again in session ard /.
n thousand or more children are coope<
o up in high school building that 1
not only an architectural Disgrace Ia
a veritable fire trap Every time 20
s. hear a citizen boasting about ou
e splendid school system just walk kfz
n around to the corner OF Fozrteeu<
at and y streets and ask him to take
y look Gosh,
Sc
ne The Rock Island viii not elevate Il
at tracks through the city ,
e. cause Of the expense OF course b
Id man life is not expensive Under q
he present Industrial system huran ii