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IHN DARKER's historical search (CM, August 25) ak my mind back about 50 ars, when road haulage is rough and tough but was livened by characters lose idiosyncrasies would t be tolerated in these ion-ridden days. One of am was Gentleman Jim rath, who drove for the ndon and South Counties ansport Co.
I remember his visiting 4 office, which in those ys was in Rosebery enue, opposite Mount aasant postal sorting 'ice. He also wrote letters publication on sheets torn im an exercise book. His itionery accorded ill with style of life.
The tall, imposing Genman Jim sometimes turned for work in opera hat, mite tie and tails, with a red rnation in his buttonhole. well as being an eccentric ndy he took an intelligent terest in the industry augh his conduct on the ad was sometimes less an responsible.
Ted Murphy, another uth-spanner, recalls in his ok, The Big Load: "He ... d a habit of coming up arside of an unsuspecting ienhorn on the extrapwide 3d bordered by trees in oak, whereupon he would kr past, nearly sucking the tims out of his seat.
"Many are the tales told out this man and if only If are true he must have en a proper villain in his ie.