The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05

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That Parking Problem
Mr.. Earl Cebell Of Yakima, Wasl,
arrived in Bismarck Friday Afternoon
by motor and his coming might hav
gone unnoticed had It not been 70
an unfavorable experience which h
suffered here and . rather apparen
desire to do something about It.
Hence 1t was that Mr.. Cebell drop
ped into The Tribune office Monda
morning and offered letter to tn
editor with the sugge-sa that It
English might leave something to b
desired but the idea suggested Ger
taii,ly was q good one.
The English was above editoria
criticism and the idea Is worthy o
attention, II for no other reason be
cause . stranger makes It.
Hark to our visitor:
Bismarck i known through
out the United States o. . beau-
ttful city and It justifies its
reputation with wide. clean. paw
ed streets. In many ways It's
citizens should be proud Of 1t.
In many ways 1t u like my
home town OF Yakima, Wash,
which also has nice wide streets,
but In Yakima traffic Is handled
as It should be In . city and not
rs II It were . town through
which no one had to travel.
AS ! had to stop someplace
over Sunday, I arranged my busi-
ness so I could be In Bismarck
Saturday and Sunday. I arrived
about 4:30 p. m, Friday and as
I drove along Highway No. 10,
through town, I had hard time
of it. As soon As I got into the
business district the first thing I
noticed was the double parking
and other traffic violations
which, in most states, would be
stopped In almost any third-class
city.
LAS 1t was the time Of night
when many were getting ready to
90 home. I did not think so
much about 1t. But I drove
around the city Saturday and had
hard time Of 1t. I would much
rather drive along Second Ave-
nue., In Seattle, WASH. on Satur-
day, than around Bismarck. As
I drove around the city I would
find cars double-parked on both
sides Of the street and there
would be q hole where only one
car could get through 1T q time.
When I got to one Of those
places, I would have to- stop and
wait to get through. It made
me think OF driving sheep
through Z chute-or . one-way
road.
II suppose all this time the Of
ficials Of the city are along some
sidewalk laughing at US poor
strangers trying to get through
the holes, and II we were to be-
unlucky and have an accident we
would have to pay the damages.
If I lived In this nice little
city and were q member OF one
of the business clubs, such as
Rotary or Lions. or one OF the
civic associations, I would do
what / could to correct such traf-
tic conditions. I should think
the Rotary or Lions clubs, as or
CARNATIONS, could do something
to correct the extremely hazard
Gus traffic conditions which are
caused in this city by double
parking.
"As you have q city to be proud
Of, why make It . place that
people from other states do not
wish to pass through. And il
they do pass through they give it
a black eye as soon a. they get
away. AS a stranger from an
other state do not feel like
telling my friends to come
through Bismarck. And. Is I do
much travelling, many eastern
people ask me about conditions
In the states through which !
travel.
Cannot you. as business men
OF Bismarck, imagine how this
would sound to someone thinking
Of taking = trip through this
state: 'N/rth Dakota Is . wonder
full StaIs to travel through but
try to 60 around Bismarck or 60
through a. fast - you can, for
the traffic conditions there are
very bad. And stay on the main
highway
TT would then Be necessary. Of
course. to tell Why ! thought that
and how they would find the
traffic In Bismarck.
along Highway No. 10, every
few miles, there are signs read.
Ing: DO not park on the pave
ment.' But the stranger drives
through the Capital City and
finds double parking 20 bad It
looks like . one-way street. It
makes him wish he had . red