Evening star., 1934-05-22
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor OF Inc star
Let us look at Mr. S. R. Condano's
poor fellow who is a menace to our
city because he cannot pay 25 cents
a day for a garage. The same low
brow, poor creature, probably also
lives in a cheap apartment or home,
and may not dress as presentably as
some of our more prosperous garage
and home owners thus causing shame
on them and our beautiful streets,
whether he be driving or walking. so
what? Let us make these imbeciles
not only sell their cars, but take the
money derived therefrom and buy one
way tickets to their Eutopia, where
all are free to their rights. whether
they be Midases or Does. But pos
sibly to make him feel better, poor
fellow, after all he may be doing the
best he can, and then, too, st. Peter
may be doing a bit of reckoning.
Let's give him a hearing, since we
know that he does not see what we
are driving at.
So Mr.. 1. M. Beetle takes the stand,
and, what's this! protest, we picked
the wrong man! But the judge,
fair man, overrules the objection
and Mr.. l. M. Beetle continues. Why
should l be deprived" says he, "ot
my 5000 car, which at present l can
afford, and which is practically q
necessity to me and my family, any
more than Mr.. Midas of his $4,000
luxury? 1 pay as much in taxes and
probably more to charity in propor-
ton to my wealth than he. Why
should ! either sell my car or pay
ill-afforded rent to Mr.. Midas, SO that
he may drive a $4,000 luxury? My
worthy opponents complain of parked
cars marring the beauty of our city.
so I ask why they go sightseeing late
at night when if their wish comes
true the streets will be free of cars.
instead of during normal time,
when in any event they will be
crowded."
How. Mr.. H. W. Stewart, do you
connect your fiat tired" and mo
tired" car argument with the present
one when it is not reasonable to see
how the police force, with all due
respects, can keep me from parking
on the streets all night If at present
these moss-ridden vehicles are per-
mitted to remain indefinitely under
the 18-hour parking rule as you say9
What will become of the IS per cent
of cars for which it is said there is
at present no garage space available?
Why, Mr.. Midas will build them. But
if I live in one of the many con-
gested districts, how far will I have
to walk in order to find space on
which garages even may be built, and
will have to be an auto contortion-
ist in order to get in and out like
most of the present arrangements re-
quire? OF course, the distance to the
nearest letter box is all that con-
Germs him. SO let's drop that. Per
haps Mr.. Stewart can help some by
telling us where we may find garages
priced according to the make of car.
And oh yes! What interest could
the street car company have In the
ban" except for the increased COL
lection of dimes from the poor fellow
whom we are all primed to run out
of town anyway? And then how did
the fellow become so garage inde-
pendent who can not financially see
how can leave my car out in the
weather for possibly an additional IL
hours a day and pay probably S25
every year or so for paint job. in
stead of renting his garage for from
S100 up annually? And then what
great difference will the small per-
centage of moss eaten hacks which