CHAPTER VII

Compagnie Générale des Omnibus de Londres formed--The London General Omnibus Company starts work--Businesses purchased by the Company--It offers a prize of £100 for the best design of an omnibus--The knife-board omnibus introduced--Correspondence system tried--Packets of tickets sold--Yellow wheels--The L.G.O.C. becomes an English Limited Liability Company--The first board of directors--Present position of the Company--The Omnibus: a satire--The Omnibus: a play 79