The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

railway system Mr.. Crouch lnrofmeu
the conductor that every baekwoods
town in Michigan had open cars on
all its lines. saw some here on CIR
Gus day, but you could sweat plOou
any other old time before they'd loosen
up and give you soy rlde on the
tracks of the Utah Light a Railway
company. Stingy. Don't know that
I'd care to risk it, though he added
after a moments reflection. LOOK
too old to be safe"
Reused to the defense Of the com
pany for which he works, the con-
ductor reminded Mr.. Crouch OF the
many improvements that nave Deeh
made in the last few years ana salo
that everything could not be done at
once.
improvements! Well, I should
say" remarked that pleasant person
| on a new tack. ought TO have hveu
, here ten years ago. Ever see the Old
| time transfers, with the ldenUilcatloh
| heads you conductors punched 10
show there were no hard feelings?
Had 10 be some careful when II came
to the women, or you might get the
age wrong Cars used TO meet on
single tracks and mOtOrmen fought Tor
twenty minutes TO settle which or EN-
would back up TO the switch. WISH
had the money / lost betting on that
game. Oh, yes, I'll admit there have
been some Improvements since those
good old days.
Look at that street sprinkler" he
continued. pointing at a wagon Just
ahead Of the car. DO you hhOM
what's the matter with that fellow
I've watched him for a year now ana
have made up my mind he's 100
blamed lazy to use both sides OF the
sDrinkler at once. Makes him get
down TOO often TO fill up the cart. so
he uses one side at a time. CareIui
man that Economies water ana ID
bOr. and he's covered the ground all
right if they complain"
Mr. Crouch got off the car near the
postoffice and stopped 10 use the
street drinking fountain. "Great, am
they?" he said TO an Acquaintance
"OVer in Denver they're Just trying
them out. while this little old town
has had them for a year. Lord. why
don't they strain the water ne sput-
tered. making a wry face. Friend
of mine on the north bench says he's
taking the mud cure, but IS so darn
glad to get water for his lawn that ne
doesn't complain about buying the
drinks No need Of shortage say
There's enough water goes 70 waste
in this valley TO irrigate the whole
Wasatch range"
Woman With a Letter.
A little farther up the street wom-
an with letter in her hand attracted
the attention Of Mr.. Crouch. Hold
on" he called. and hurried up - her.
That's a waste paper box" he said
Don't mail your letter there If 'ou
want 10 get il anywhere but the dump
heap. There's a mail box on the next
corner"
Don't get fresh" said the woman.
You're not the only person in salt
Lake who knows where 10 mail let
ter. Better go home and write your
self one with some good advice in it
about Winding your own business.
That's the last time I want 10 do
anyone a favor" said Mr.. Crouch u
himself when he had recovered Fool
women do that trick every day, but
it's Just my luck TO run up against a
wise one. But she did think ii was
mail box"
In order 70 emphasize his impor-
lance after this rebuff, Mr.. Crouch
| found IL necessary TO be more than
usually caustic in his criticisms. In
/ the course of the afternoon business
1 called him into the upper residence
/ district above Brigham and A streets.
/ GO on ahead" he said TO a cOmpan-
/ ion. Two ordinary men can't walk
/ abreast on these sample-siZe walks
/ Make a good COW patch, but in this
/ forsaken burg they call them side
walks. Had 10 put down six feet OF
good cement in front of my place"
/ See that lot" he went on. That's
/ the place where a woman was grabbed
/ last week by a man hiding in the
1 brush. Not safe to pass a dump heap
| like that after dark, but there's no one
| TO complain. OF course. Ought to make
I the owner OF every vacant lot in the
/ city cut down the brush and weeds.
/ II they won't. let the city do it and
/ charge it up against the property"
Something burning" said he a mo-
| ment later with his nose in the air.
/ Smells like the lake at Liberty park
/ or the garbage works. II is garbage
/ by heck. There's a man burning a
muck heap back OF his stable. It's a
| safe bet the nearest board OF health
inspector is twenty miles away look
ing after a sick cat Let's get out of
this I'm suffOcating."
The Bicycle Fiend.
mot on your life don't get off the
walk 70 let you pass" said Mr.. Crouch
angrily. as he nearly cOllided with a
bicycle rider who was forced to dis
mount. What are you doing on the
walk, I'd like 70 know? Don't care if
the street is torn up. Sell your old
wheel and buy a pair OF stills until
this town is done being improved
Can't ride on the walk when I'm
about" The boy, muttering some
thing about a fat old party" resumed
his ride a few yards farther on in
spite of the protests that were shouted
after him,
At home that night Mr.. Crouch sur
Veyed himself anXiOusly in the mirror.
Il wonder if I am getting stout" he
said, recalling the boys offensive cpl
tibet Its this climate. Nothing like
il in the United states. and 1 wouldn't