The million-peopled city
Garwood, John
1853
The constant Litigation between the Proprietors of London Omnibuses after Mr. Mr. Shillibeer's Failure, and the consequent Establishment of large Omnibus Companies for the sake of Mutual Protection.
The constant litigation, of an expensive character, which attended the early history of London omnibuses, led to the union of numerous small proprietors for mutual protection, and the formation of large and important companies, which, to the present day, prevail to a far greater extent than with cabriolets, though even with the latter there are both Joint Stock Companies and large proprietors. To the | |
206 | pertain 50 cabs; to the , 35. , , is proprietor of 40 cabs; , , of 35; and , , , , and , of , have each 50. But there are, nevertheless, a large number of small proprietors, many of whom have only a single cab, a practice which has no parallel in the omnibus trade, although a single omnibus would of course involve a larger capital than a single cab. The largest omnibus proprietor is , of . She is the proprietor of the " Favourite " omnibuses, which are 56 in number, and her establishment is probably, on the whole, as well regulated as, if not better than, any other which exists. , from , was the second largest establish- ment, but that was recently sold up, as not paying, after a great many years' almost entire monopoly of the two lines of important road. |
