The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-24
HIGH BROW HOWL. FOLLOWS
REMOV LOF DINKY CARS.
No Joy Along Laurel Street Since Traffic Is Opened
to Public, With No Pedigree Needed
if You Want to Ride

To such an extent is the patronage
of lie Virginia Railway and. Power
Compauy's Laurel Street line derived
from residents OF Grace aud Franklin
Streets and OF tho avenues west of
monroe Park. that good -natured ways
! long ago dubbed that diminu:iye
though convenient branch OF the sys-
tom "Tlc Milllonnircs' Special" With
In tn: uast week. tho .Ittlo curs so
suggestive in appearance of the ancient
horse cars hat used TO toll alon:; the
tracks nave been withdrawn .inJ IN
their place have been substituted full
sized trolley ears of modcrn dimen-
sions, g"cutly TO the disgust OF ,nany
who had learned to look upon the com
Portable, cosy. little vohicics as their
own m.NBte ccuveyancey.
My dear said gentle. gray-haired
woman yesterday 10 "A young girl who
served hcr with tea and English inuf-
fins. ID" You know what those Goulds
and people have done? They hayo act
ualiy thrown tic Laurel street cars
opcn tc tho general public. Can you
imagine what they are thinking about?
III "oS bad enough when the horse
cars were rcl"Satcd To tho limbo of
what YOU young people call old fash
toned things and those noisy hurry
Ing, electric contrivanccs were sent
bu%>'ns and changing through the
streets but, until now, these new
people have had tho grace to consider
ns, to some extent at least. by giving
Us one line, or whatever they call H.
of our own. Ani--you are too young
my chile, To remember it, of course
but what Il time VIC had IN selecting
those WHO might ride in the new CARA
OF course, there were lots OF people
whokc position WAS so assured that
there was no question of their right TO
ride. and strangers who visited I'm their
houses were also extended every cour-
trsy l,y us, but when IL came TO en-
Ihrgtng the list--iny. what "A stir there
was. l. went so far that nnall, We
had IL appoint II regular committee to
pass upoE All the applicants. and 40
much fe;trtburning followed that each
member. OF the committee had TO pledge
aecrcc! az to how he and the other
members voted.
Your grandfather and my husband
were on the first committee that served
and, ~ tho way. they didn't spcaL
tor nearly ten years aftcrwards-and
during the very first month a contro-
Nersy arose that developed into such
bitterness that IL really came very
near disorganizing the soci,fI M. or
the cit: one OF the wealthicat stock
holders CT tho railway company moved
ms family to house on one OF the
avenues leading from the park and az
ne was iittle lame. ne preferred TAX
ing the Laurel Street car and riding
around To walking over TO Main Street
ana riu pg in public car. 40 re sent
IN request for a card, and then the
StOrIil DTORe.
lie was really most Respectable
person, too, though he had not lived
In Virginia longer than about twenty
years, and most OF us did not object
TO his using our cara while your poor.
dear grandfather. who was also a
stockholder In the company, rather
championcd his cause But M hus
band Informed the committee that he
mad once seen him in Baltimore wear
Ing a diamond shirt stud. while some
BODY else said that he had frcuucntlv
seen the man bow to lady without
removing his cigar from his mouth.
so. OF course, that settled IT, 80 FAR
as the committee was concerned The
man, however. seemed to be utterly
devoid of pride, and he complained to
the officers OF the railway COMPANY.
and. for time. things assumed q Sc
rious aspect the company even threat
ening to stop running the cars alto
gcthcr at dinner time Finally. Mfr.
Snow, the conductor. who had inherited
a sense of diplomacy from his father.
who used TO be MIR. John " Mason's
oversecr, suggested solution lie
proposed that the man should ride OH
the front platform with the motor
man. Both the committee and the
company agreed to this. and really the