*A Very Real Need"
To the Editor of the "Nortu-Cuina Dany News"
Sm—The various excellent reasons why our City Fathers, comfortable in the possession of well-lined pockets which afford them the means to be independent of Shanghai's present execrable modes of cheaper transportation, should forget their present selfish, and in some cases financially biased, opposition to the Midget Taxi innovation, and graciously permit those of us who cannot afford our own cars, and/or the more expensive existing taxi services, the boon of having at our disposal such pleasant, convenient and cheap transportation, have been set forth in your correspondence columns by much abler pens than mine. However, I wish to add my plea to the others, in the faint hope that quantity may accomplish what quality has not.
So far, the powers that be, secure in the knowledge that might makes right, have not even taken the trouble to try to advance one logical and valid reason why we should not have a iaidget taxi service in Shanghai, such as exists in many other more fórtunate cities, The letter, signed Pro-Gress, in your to-day's issue. has on the other hand, put forth a number vf.very good reasons why we should, end I hope that there will be others Uke myself who will shake off the lethargy of the habitually sat-upon urder-dog, and add their voices in support of Procress, I feel sure t of those who feel a very real need that midget taxis on the streets of Shanghai will supply. I am only Of or Many, Shanghai, July 28.
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