The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

paradise line is said to clear about ST.
o0o.ouc a year
Eut there is one attractive feature |
about the car line that failed to men !
ton. This is the conductors They are
women, and very few of them are |
pretty young girls. although the great
majority WILL | venture. never see thirty !
or forty again. The woman conduc-
tors were brought into the ears more
than generation ago. 1t WAS at the
time OF tho war with Peru. when all
of the mon. including the street car
conductors, were sent north 10 engage
in the lighting. At that time the wo- !
mon took the mems places. and they
have held thcn TO this day. | am told /
that they make very good servants, and /
that, although they have to he watched
as to turning in all the fares. they !
are more honest than men would he
III the same places. AS it is. the COM /
panN keeps cheek upon it's conductors I
by making Them give each passenger
a ticket which il collected later on
by an inspector who goes through the
car for the purpose. The companies
have also detectives. whom the girls /
nickname ludases, to watch and see
that all pay their fare and that no
fares arc knocked down These con-
ductrcSses wear black sailor hats and .
dark dresses. They have on white
carry their money and tickets. and
strapped round their waists are little
boxes for the checks they give the
passengers. They make reports nj Il
little kiosk in one part of the city at
the end Of each trip. Another good
feature of the ear lines Is the use of
black numbers. which indicate their
routes. This Is in accordance with =
custom that prevails all over Germany.
and /; is far better than our way OF
marking only the names of The routes .
on tho cars. /
Where ended my ride was near +
one Of the cog railroads that lead To
the upper part of the city When | /
entered the station had another sur
prise. II was a woman who opened .
the turnstilc and gave me my fare
and she did her job quito as we'll as Il
man She took my money ana then
shut me inside cage like that of an .
elevator. She next rang bell, and "a
n!jnment later was high above the .
roofs OF the buildings along the shore .
with Il magnificent view OF the ocean
below me. could see. the harhor with
its shipping and the hundreds OF small
boats ut anchor, while away off at the
side around the end of the bay was
the town of Nina del Mar, the summer
resort OF the Chileans.
The seasons arc changed south of the +.
equator. and it is In January. Feb I
iuary and March that the Chilcans so I.
10 the coast to get cool. Nina del
Mar is the Newport and the Atlantic /
CITY of the west coast II has hun T
dreds OF luxurious villas like those 4
outside OF Paris. and all the accom-
ranimcnts Of Il city OF pleasure, such
as clubs. golf, lawn tennis and foot
ball 1t has II mile track, where the
Chilcans bet on their favoritd horses /
I.N
throU.hoU the season. Indeed. the
whole town looks like a fashionable p
resort OF one Of the great spas. OF
Europe The most OF the houses arc 4
Of French architecture; and many of /
thcm would cost. If built in our couu- I
Try. from $5o,1o0 to 100000 apiece .
Not q few of them have beautiful gar
dcns. There are hedges of roses. great /
beds Of reramiUms. ANA also palms ana
other tropical plants.
Walking down from tho hills TO my
hotel, observed man! other things .
that reminded me of Southern Europe.
The street cries were like those OF
Naples OF Madrid. Pcddlcrs were NOV .
ing around with baskets Of Vegetables
fruit ana hsh on their heads calling
Their wares. The bread wagon was a
horse with great basket on each side /
OF his back and passed a milltwoman
on street corner who was selling
iilih iicSh from the COW. The cow
had calf standing beside ii, ana
was told she would not give down her
milk without her baby was present
The calf wore a cloth muzZlc. and IT
looted lean ana lonesome. | stopped
and bought glass Of milk Tor a
nickel receiving therefor about q half
pint.
a little further on stopped n,
bookstore The clerk spoke English (
and German, and the books were in a
half dozen languages. Valparaiso is a =
cosmopolitan city. Most OF its business
Is done by foreigners. and it has for
cien churches, foreign clubs and chart ,
table institutions. 1t has a branch Of .
the Y NJ. g. A. ana one OF the Saliva
ilon Army 1t has British hospital,
ana there are various institutions kept
up 10y the Germans.
The town is cooler than Santiago.
and II grows quite as fast. The new
narnor plans provide FOR AN oxpendi-
tune OF about 81 100000 in gold. and
when completed they VIII give space
Tor safe anchorage equal TO about 200
acres This VIII furnish protection 10 !.