The Washington herald., 1909-02-08
TIE SuhurhanitP

Edito- he WsShirstrn Hs1ld:
IN a short time spring VII be with Is
when the bluebird whistles and the real
estate man gets busy. and many persons
are led 20 believe they are not doing
their duty TO their family and themselves
unless they find some way 70 secure a
country home. even II il IS no larger than
a city lot. and move their family out
upon It.
They DO not stop and consider the many
inconveniences that 20 with them when
they leave their city home; for by moving
out in the springtime. II they are fortu-
nate IN getting nicely located near a car
line, with the outdoor exercise and cool
evenings. they feel they are well repaid
for their trouble. But II Is the person
who lives through the winter IN his
suburban home-ths pioneer who IS blsz-
ing the way for the future settler of the
beautiful villa site-who realizes what
the true life IN q suburban home really j.,
A person who rides two to four times
daily over several lines 70 and from his
place Of employment Is IN q position 20
know whether he is taking his lie In his
hands every time he Is making the trip
In bad weather.
There seems 70 be a well-developed
opinion and a Systematically prscticed
theory OF the railway companies-and
they are as persistent In the city as In
the suburbs-to treat the patrons OF the
roads in an ancillsTy manner. They pose
as gorgons, and wonder why you move
OF question their conduct. They simulate
the goshawk With e willingness 70 de-
vour yOu-and what for? Simply because
the patrons who are compelled. IN going
to and from their places OF employment
In the city over these lines. VIII pre-
sumo to want comfortable cars. run upon
an even schedule. and only what the law
defines as properly belonging 70 them.
or course. the employees OF these rail-
way companies have e great many con-
ditions and circumstances 10 contend
with Il has been said that all the
cranks ride on street railways That
statement viii not test out favorably.
for close observer finds that great
many only ride occasionally. and some
only once IN a lifetime, and then through
no fault Of their own. BY q careful ex-
animation, I find. though, several we'll
developed types OF the genus homo
crank. which I viii enumerats and see
II the reader belongs TO either.
There Is the Wet-Weather passenger. who
never rides, and would not this time II
his wife had not loaned her umbrella to
her neighbor.
Then We have the old maid, who rides
every day, and who enters the car BY
| the front door and never fails to leave
1t open, all because some hOrrid man on
the rear platform may be smoking.
And then there Is the theater and houss
party aggregation, who Pile IN and all
want & seat, because the automobile
broke down: al this TO the discomfort
OF the suburbanite.
Last. but not least, Is the fresh-air
fend-one out OF thousand-who rides
few squares occasionally, and then
dreams Of the bacteria. beciIli, and germ
breeding that IS going on around him.
| To save his life the tTansoms OF the car
must be opened. and BY the continuous
6raUghts OF air that has been created
the car is soon a veritsble refrigerator.
/ His mission has ended: he then leaves the
car and goes 10 his Office. Arriving
there. he calls up or the phone the In
spector or the road, tells him what q
wonderful transformation for the benefit
of mankind he has brought about on that
car, and what a good thing It would be
| II adopted by the entire system. This
good Samaritan. perhaps owning q share
or two Of stock in the road, or can be