Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume 8, Number 34, 3 January 1920 — “WAITING FOR THE FERRY” AGAIN A POPULAR PASTIME [ARTICLE]

“WAITING FOR THE FERRY” AGAIN A POPULAR PASTIME

That favorite farce of Coronado visitors tmd residents, “waiting for the ferry,’ ’is again being played this week, at least it has been in full swing since.last Friday. On that day at 5 p. m., there were waiting 33 autos, a big truck, two two-horse teams, the line reaching half way to Second st. On the Essdee side the line was about the same length. And what do you suppose, gentle reader, is the reason for this long line of autos ‘‘waiting for the ferry?” Why, “the old man didn’t think there’d be much travel till after New Year’s, so he left the little boat off.” Isn’t that a fine excuse for rotten service? We’ll say it is one of the best rotten excuses we have heard in several moons. Now, whether the “old man” refers to bill clayton, who is said to hate Coronado with an abiding hatred, or some other official, makes little difference in this case. The fact remains that all this week the one decrepit ferry has been on the run, with the little ferry tied up at the dock, saving oil and some wages at the expense of the traveling public. Why don’t some of you folks who have the interest of Coronado at heart write to the Railroad Commission ? Do you want The Strand to do it all ? Great Scott, a telegram or a letter or something would do no harm, and might do some good. Why not send one in, asking that an investigation be made of the service? It is interesting to know why we don’t have better service, hey? “The old man didn’t think there was gonna to be much travel.” Good God, have we got to write to bill clayton every time we want to cross the bay? * Maybe it would be a good scheme to write him, and tell him what days we planned bn coming over to Essdee, so he would meet us at Third and Broadway and sell us a $4 book.