Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-05
THE AUTO BUS PROBLEM

THE AUTO BUS PROBLEM
Just the stage lines reached out for business just
the horse later covered the country the motor
bus is reaching every important town where there all
weather roads and where the population will justify Dur
ing the past several lines entered Baraboo and with
better roads others seek for passengers In popuous
communities in the east they very numerous.
The growing popularity Of the motor bus means new
problems in transportation They have doubt
permanent factor in travel and this change addition
al questions to be solved
The Boston Transcript (Rep) sounds note of warning:
1--WE have desire in any to lessen the benefits of this
form OF transit form that has great possibilities but
it plainly up the bus to conduct their business
with recognition that they do not own the highways and
amenable to the laws like anybody else They run
buses and be benefacors the public they Jug
geauts and become such nusance that they will be abated
in way not agreeable to them.
with the railroads. street railways and Independent OPP
orators struggling for rights the highways it looks
if there pretty general agreement that the bus line
here to stay observes the Ashvle Times Der) The Day
ton News Dem) thinks interstate bus lines should be
der the interstate commerce commission 1t further
Irnents:
'The omnibus with motor is bigger than vehi-
Gle dreamed of five years ago and only few roads have
been constructed to bear under its This fact has
been recognized in states and attempts have been
made by state legislatures to meet the situation by regua
ton otherwise And the states will have to give further
attention the of improved roads by the motor onn
bus shows the need for heavier roads.
public should not view with alarm the development Of the
motor bus business What the public must desire it
diets, sis that shall be in all efficient at all times.
New policies highways will have to be formulated and
established The old types of highways will not
answer"
THE THANK YOU MOVEMENT
Not long stranger appeared at the door of railway
mail in Chicago, where Baraboo postal clerk
poyed and asked concerning the departure of the train and
if he could make connection in Minneapolis He kindly
told by the clerk the train due to reach Minneapolis at
certain time that the Minneapolis train usually waited
half hour if the train from Chicago late and that
there little doubt but that the traveller could make the
connection The stranger thanked the clerk and disappear
In the of ten minutes the stranger again ap
peared at the door of the and made similar inquiries
explaining that he desired to be to the time of the
trains and again informed by the kindly clerk.
After train Chicago stranger stepped into
the mail and then the clerk realized the stranger an
official in the post Office department The official greeted
the obging clerk again thanked him for his painstaking
explanation and told him If there anything IN the ser
vice within his and he could grant it, the Baraboo
postal employee should receive it. The kindly words of the
clerk appreciated.
The above is quite different from the following told by
il traveller when he reached New York:
"The the docks didn't say Thank YOU, the man
whom tipped to carry my bags to cab didn't Thank
you the taxi driver sneered at my quarter the carriage
who got dime for opening the door didn't say Thank
you the bell boy who took didn't say Thank
YOU and the waiter who got hirycent tip for serving
dollar and half luncheon not only failed to say Thank
you, but he looked though [ intruder Are we
too busy, too hard boiled too careless?"
Roy Crandall 1926 Alerton Building New York City
(no known relative of M c. Crandal of Baraboo) the
secretary of organization known the american
Thank You League He believes there is not enough
tesy in this country and has begun campaign to make
people polite There will be national organiza-
ton to simulate the needed movement.
You will notice when you purchase stamp at the window
of the Baraboo post Office you receive THANK YOU when
your money slides through the window The great depart
ment of the government believes in polteness and little
effort along this line long to make business
successful The tradesan who cannot thank you when
sale is made not likely travel very far the road to
prosperity
It pays be apprecative and than firm traces
it's success to this simple element.