BROOKLYN TRAMS AGAIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 24 March 1913, Page 5

BROOKLYN TRAMS AGAIN.

Sir,—Of late thoro has been a big heap of trouble arising out of the littlo suburb called Brooklyn regarding tho tramcars and conductors. As this one-sided argument has been going on through diflerent paper.? for some time, and I don't see any iiglit being put up by the tramwaymon, I should like to stale a littlo ol' tho other side of the question, as we are all aware there is always.two sides to most things. U'heso high and would-be peoplo of Brooklyn aro always crying out for moro cars. Now there are something like 120 cars leaving 15i'o::klyii terminus daily, and as far as 1. have jrtn nfcout G.'i per cent, ot them .'U'e oplv ii:ilt I';;hUml. It only just at 7 t.i SJS a.m., and perhaps a couplo of cars at lunch hour, then agaiu at irom 5 to G. 15 .u.ui,, wluui these can are carry.

ing anything like their full seating numbers. But the Brooklynites—like a flock of sheep—all liko to travel together. I think these highly-situated people are by no means hardly done by as far as cars uro concerned. Again, theso peoplo aro hrst-rato hands at putting in reports to head offico about misdoings and so-on of conductors, These reports aro very heavily burdened y/itli wicked Brooklyn lies. Conductors don t mind a truthful report, but these Brooklyn prevaricators ho can't stand. \\ lion conductors have taken more than seating numbers up the hill, they find when they get a start and the passengers have secured their tickets those very ones tho conductors linvo obliged have stood_ up 111 the car which is strictly against the bylaw. I have been over all tho routes ot the Wellington tramway service, worked on all, and I must say X hayo never como in contact with such a howling, contrary, dissatisfied mob us theso .Brooklynites. it is a' wonder to trio they don t form a deputation to tho Minister for Railways, and try to got a railway run up_ tliero, and do away with tho bam se-rvico and its horrible conductors altogether. } have seen old ladies and women wuh children in their arms roughly pushed to one sido by these young strong men, trying to obtain a seat. Does the meek and mild Bropklynito mean to tell t: ie public that this is a manly 30110111' Ilns has been done while conductors _ 11 cars arrive at Brooklyn terminus in. the trvihg to secure old people a seat. \\ nen mornings theso peoplo put 1110 in of so many pigs struggling to get to a trough, at feeding time, and very often after all rfre 011, tlio car has ecating room for 1 am sure we all like to see a man. be a man at all times—not a man whilo the sun is shining and a ' mug in tho wet. Hoping these pAor hard-done-bys have nothing worse to put up with than they Jiavo at present. (I have no doubt the council would run the cars to each and every door if they could see their way clear.) Thanking you for your valuable space.—l CONDUCTOR ON BItOOKLIN. March 18, 1913.