THE CABMEN'S REPLY.
To the Editor of the 'Evening Mail.' Sib,— Had Thomas Scott confined himself to the truth in hi 3 let er which appeared in last night's Mail he would have said 9.15 instead of 9.10 as stated and it would have been almost a matter of impossibility for a cab to have gone to his house and back to the station in a quarter of an hour unless he wanted to run the risk of getting summoned for furious driving. And if Thomas Scott had only used his eyes to advantage he could have seen that all the cabs on the stand were numbered in large letters, and we are not aware that cabmen are required to have their names painted on their vehicles. Any one of them would have gone to Bishopdale, but by the time a cab could have started from his house the train would have started from Nelson, and the fare that T. Scoit would pay would not allow us to buy horses to compete with the train. We also hope that next time T. Scott wants a long distance done in such a short time he will patronise some other cabmen, and let Jarvey smoke hia pipe in peace. (Signed) A. Hauling. |W. Locktee. W. Simmonds. E. Edwards. Gl Thomas.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 22 January 1878, Page 2
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