Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-05


Montreal. p. @. Oct. THE rubber
neck wagon. which few years ago
was confined to cities with UNIQUE
Sightseeing features. is now. without
IexagEerstion. ubiquitous.
Practically every town of any size or
distinguishing features i@ equipped with
at least one line of buses to show
strangers its millionaire row, city han.
and normal school.
The rubberneck wagon is typically an
institution of the day. Imagine. II YOU
can. any ono of your victorian ances-
tors with his ideas OF dignity and re-
serve, climbing up on the seat by tho
driver and rubberinE with animation
while a megaphoned individual shout
ed facts and Jokes in his ears. THIS
lis what travellers want nowadays. III
there was any doubt OF this. a glance
at the 7eatly packed busses rolling
over the streets OF any big city would
prove it
Here In Montreal. an urusual situa-
ton prevails. The quaint old cabs
land victories have stood out against
the invasion OF the big, efficient-look-
ling buses with their meEaphone
spielers. But II Is no use The buses
arc here. and tho cabs will 20 evcnfu-
ally. though few people do still pre-
fer their old-world atmosphere.
| The real reason why the cabs have
been able 10 hold out against the autos
Is Mount Royal. This mountain that
rises hack Of Montreal Is a pleasure
park belonging to the city. II Is a
fayorlte drive. or climb. with residents
| of tho city, and strangers never miss
driving tn the top 10 enjoy the broad
view Of Montreal below and the st.
Lawrence winding beyond.
They drive up because tho city per-
mis- no automobiles to climb Mount
4 T 49,. tNar-
timcs. sentiment has been aroused In
favor ~ removing the restriction on
Automobiles But the constantly curv-
ling roads are regarded as too dam
gcrous for swiftly moving vehicles. es-
pecislly IL the drivers should be mex
perienced. intoxicated. or reckless SO
tho csbhios are in their element here.
and do a quietly busting business up
tho mountain
| Montreal further varies the mono
Itony Of the usual assortment OF green,
| red blue and white buses. by having
Its own sight-zeeinc street car. This
lear is raiiy decorated In gold paint and
electric lights. so that ~ resembles the
lchariot on the nerry-go-round. IL
goes round the base Of Mount Royal
and offers an hour ride for % cents.
But elsewhere in the city. and in other
lciiieH tho sightseeing automobile is
what might he called tho tourists de-
Hight
Tho Interesting thing about the bus
ses Is the people who do the spelling.
Generally they know their hsrsngue
lby heart and deliver II in sientorian
tones with about as much expression
ak a boy reading the newspaper cdi-
toriais TO his grandfather.
BUS JOKES
Tho buses hold To one belief. and
That the tourist like jokes. When
the mega phone man Is about tn spring
Ia good Joke on n building. he goes
Through tho same sort Of stunts that
a circus star does 10 preface his, chief
stunt In the circus. the music stops.
the star stands sim and claps his
hands. and waits Tho audience holds
its breath and ir all attention
Well. tho bus cicerons hands out a
| few cold facts, and thon nauses. He
lis still wearing hls mcEaphone. md
the bus waits anNiously for tho next
pearls Of wisdom, BY the time tho
Atmosphere Is sufficiently tense, tho
strategic point has been reached. Tho