Титан

Street-railways at Last

           

           "Perhapsthat’swhat’sthematterwiththem,Albert,"chirpedupSolonKaempfaert,oneofhiscroniesontheboard.

           Thesallydrewalaugh.

           "Oh,Idon’tknow.Iseetherestofyouonboardoftenenough."

           "Why,Itellyouwhat’sthematterwiththem,"repliedKaffrath."They’redirty,andthey’reflimsy,andthewindowsrattlesoyoucan’thearyourselfthink.Thetrackisnogood,andthefilthystrawwekeepintheminwinterisenoughtomakeapersonsick.Wedon’tkeepthetrackingoodrepair.Idon’twonderpeoplecomplain.I’dcomplainmyself."

           "Oh,Idon’tthinkthingsareasbadasallthat,"putinOniasC.Skinner,thepresident,whohadafacewhichwithitsveryshortside-whiskerswasasblandasaChinesegod.Hewassixty-eightyearsofage."They’renotthebestcarsintheworld,butthey’regoodcars.Theyneedpaintingandvarnishingprettybadly,someofthem,butoutsideofthatthere’smanyagoodyear’swearinthemyet.I’dbeverygladifwecouldputinnewrolling-stock,buttheitemofexpensewillbeconsiderable.It’stheseextensionsthatwehavetokeepbuildingandthelonghaulsforfivecentswhicheatuptheprofits."Theso-called"longhauls"wereonlytwoorthreemilesattheoutside,buttheyseemedlongtoMr.Skinner.

           "Well,lookattheSouthSide,"persistedKaffrath."Idon’tknowwhatyoupeoplearethinkingof.Here’sacablesystemintroducedinPhiladelphia.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 254 из 794