Show ABUSED r To the tine Standard There seems to lo lobo tobe tobe be bo a set of delivery wagon drivers now In charge of grocery glOcer and meat meal distribution who need to 10 be bo and ought to bo be severely dealt deall with This docs does not apply to all aJl drivers as some ap rip pair pt ar to Lo think It proper to exercise Judgment and sense and to be some Rome somewhat somewhat what considerate of the horses while others after aCtor the habits and methods moth of a few years ears ago go over the streets at such a rate rat of speed and In such manner as to indicate utter uller disregard disregard I gard of anybody or anything except to set get there hero It Ft Is la I difficult to understand why the thc police officers allow these big lg boys hoys and young men to rush their teams over oer the pavement across street streel in intersections Intersections around corners etc and fall fail to arrest or Interfere with their progress I do not know I 1 know that last spring the mayor ordered that this tills kind of or use of the streets be stopped Tho Iho chief chlo of oC po police police lice the officers to watch for the fast drivers und and nd take tako them theun In For a time the principal busi busl business ness fleas Il a corners were guarded more moro or orless orless orless less closely but hut now tho the reckless fel fellows fellows fellows lows aro arc bold boltl dangerous and wicked In their determination to cover cOer tern tory In the tho shortest possible time timeA A young man just now drove dro a loam tram of horses hores hitched to a covered grocery rr er wagon across acro s the rough stones at the tine intersection of street and Washington aye nue nine and on Oil on south along Washington at nt breakneck speed under constant use of whip Lire Iho horses actually run running running I ning u fast trot not being sufficient to satisfy his ambitions It seems probable that that fellow can run that team over ocr any street or all streets In this city and not get gel Into unto trouble until his own harness breaks or his wagon goes goCS to smash or a horse falls or until he runs into some other wagon without being molest molested ed cd except to have some heart hearted ed ell woman or 01 mau mun gently protest Two years ago and again one ono year ear ago it t looked as if f the tho merchants would begin began to Instruct their drivers often foolish boys unfit to go near a n horse that there should bo lie some sonic do de doree degree gree ree of oC caro care exorcised and that they the would have to be decent In their treat treatment treatment treatment ment of horses and reasonable In n thy use arse made of the streets It would doubtless pay the merchants to do this But Hut do they Boys Hos usually say suy that hat the only on 1 orders they tho have are arc areo I to o make the tho rounds and deliver tale aln goods certain over oer territory In a n curtain certain tine time no matter how hot or orlow ho how low cold or how dark or muddy whether up hill hili or down If one mile or two if snow an all Inch deep or ten len get set there here Now that the tho days are arc short the tho nights cold the tho drivers have in In III mind ho tho t fireside and supper and moving mowing picture show amend abend and one who cares about nh ut such things can find boys rushing lIke Ilko tho wind over the tho he city after night dee aeo the wagon lights flash Hash here heie cre and there thero hear sounds JOC I IJ J w fr i L Lf rS Jl f j I horse shoes and wagon waSon tires my what going All AI for COl the thc sake salo of dc do meat moat and cans caris etc most of which might Just as well wo have been 1 I delivered at a previous time or 01 n fi lat hat later latI I er or time In moderation and a decent regard to the Illness of things But commerce is commerce busi business ness Is business People who want to see Bee Ogden streets us used d after the fashion of orderly cities Just as Il well we go off and hush perhaps Signed VOLNEY C GUNNELL L I nn |