El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-09
Ell PAsO sTREET CARs

Editor FL PasO Herald:
1t appears that to street car conductor,
l cats are dogs. if they choose to say. so
also they are nuisance" Is there
any sign in cars against a "nuisancer
The sign very plainly reads dogs" vet
an inOffensiye cat must be elected. not
for anything would the conductor have
an ordinance violated, but he baslzs
in the clouds of smoke from the cies--
els that are smoked, regardless of the
No smoking" sign
1t seems TO make a great difference
what ordinance is violated In some
cars mere are also posted cards at
the ends OF the cars, but these conDart-
ments are filled with smokers. Whose
smoke Iills the nOStrils and threats OF
helpless passengers.
On Mexico cars things" srnnosed
TO be men, smoke. spit and chew az
Iney might in a corral. and one dav
not long since, a prosperous looking in
4lVlouaI' smoked great puffs into the
then. TO cap his frequent splitting ne
her gown.
On the Fit Bliss line. especially. this
same class, who pose as gentlemen %
and to be Of the upper ten" sprawl
on the seats, slam back another seat
and proceed TO put their dusty shoes
over as much space as possible. there
~ QCAAA lALAllE themselves with the sight
OF women with dirty footprints upon
their clothes, These are not soldiers.
either even though they are bIam ed
4or nearly every disa greea bic happen
ING. Also, II a woman needs a seat,
X - the SOlQler who offers it to her.
The cars cannot be kept in a very
clean condition while passengers sea Z
Ter paper peanuts. shucks. orange peel
nss' gum wrappers, popcorn and in
Vulnerable other ornaments upon the
floor No self-reSpe cting person does
these things and the conductor should
nave authority backed By the com
pany, TO stop II, as wei as to stop the
practice Of women with a small child
turning back a seat and gazing serene
" out the window, while some other
stands, and the baby occupies a double
seat
1 believe that no dogs should be al
lowed on cars Unless IL is necessary TO
transport them from one place TO an
oIher, then, unless carried in baskets,
they should be muzzled and controlled
by leash / saw two bad fights on
cars between large dogs and 1T is dan
gerous for pass gers. ones pets can
be given their 'ftn near home instead
OF, as one woman here makes prac-
Ice Of doing, taking dogs into town,
and sitting complacently with Mr.. Bull
DOG beside her on the seat, while q
weary woman stands nearby. Pas
sengers have rights which should be
protected by conductors and conductors
by passengers.
But something must be done to stop
the filth and rOwdyism IN street cars.
! still have a very lame shoulder, as
the result of a kick from the nail filled
heel Of a young BoWery tough who en-
gagged in a scuffle in the seat back Of
me, and 1 jumped Up just in time to
escape another kick that barely grazed
my temple. Such performances are not
lnly disgusting, they are dangerous,
but most Of the men screamed and
laughed. while the conductor allowed
them to perform
Most protests are ignored but the
town gains nothing by this state OF az
fairs and real estate dealers lose by il.
A short while ago. one Of the wealth.
est women in the United States was
here incognito, for about two weeks.
She was favorably impressed with
prospects and would have bought much
land, but the ground she most liked,
upon which to erect eight or 10 mod
ern houses. was in the vicinity OF the
Country club, and as she said. The
people to whom 1 would lease would
not submit TO going to and fro in
ars conducted as these are" This wO-
man OF culture and wealth came unher-
lded and was smoked at and pushed
into dirty cars with the crowd, instead
Of motoring in comfort, she saw cOndi-
tons for herself and the result was she
left in disgust and FL PasO is many dol
ars out and others, no doubt feel aa
she does about the situation.