Hard lines
Two businessmen sit in an office discussing the success of the local trolley service. Caption: Visiting Magnate — Is your new trolley-line a success? / Local Magnate — Not as great as we hoped. Nearly half the passengers can get seats.
Comments and Context
The cover cartoon by cartoonist Nankivell can be read as a humorous complaint about crowded public transit — a critique that probably will always be fresh.