, 1875-09-04
Tho Snuth-Sitfcrs I)cnoitnce Their
Strcet-Lt,1itwny Company.
Superintendent Holmes Explains What
lie Company Intends Doing.
Different Accounts Of Certain Palmer.
House Conference.
Formation Of tho Anti-Faropaying Club.

VI tHo CIV "hH Ilcll INIT evening Oil tlG corner
Of lLdiana avenue anL Thrty-tl1st street. to
take artion against thu continuance Of "bub-
tail" cafA oy tho South Chicago Hallway Company.
Tho meeting %as he'll IN III unoccupioI slorc- |
room, mud tho Accommodations wero somewllat
limited, shefo being no chairs. md tho 1lsnina-
ttcn being furnished through tho medium Of n
siuGl" kcroHonc LAMP. notwithstanding thcso
discaara*lng circumstances, tho meeting was
Wc! atteulc4i, Hnd tNucll enthusiasm Was mani.
fcatcl.
En-. u. CALLAHAN,
hning nominated md unanimously elected Chair
inau. remarked that tlo considered It hu honor
to a*ret 1t tits meeting. which wnB called III tho
interest Of tho people. tLfer tho prescott eys-
TEN. iatlica wcto insnl.ed daily in tho b.rccL-
carr, nud he hoped that proper atcrs would 10
tahcn to prevent it III lilo tutnro.
sir. l.. +. ALEXANDER
being cnlfcl %, gail tint tlo Eeupta had been
fub1ectcd to great inconyoncnce OH account Of
Tho monopoly russesscsl BY the South Chicago
Railway Company. Tho Company snyed 100000
yearly by compelling tic puoplo to act aa their
OWN conductors OIL shn cars. Ho did not think
nuYbods could ray word in favor of bobtail
cars llo aiEo rcfcr;td to tho incoasuuicncas Of
tIc5o cars III wintcr. When reoito wcro Obliged
to wnlo ut, to their ankles IN mud in order
to Got into tho c.rs, which wero l,n-
supplied with platforms. 1u conclusion, lo OK
Pressed lio hope that all people taking seass III
cars hereafter woula tell tho conductors to como
and collect thu fare, nnd NOT put II In tho box
themselves.
Nit. r. II. ffSE
said that, after M rxrerienro 1f ncyerAt vcnrs
III ritl.lr; nt1nn South Division ca.s. he thought
lie wns qualified to speak uruA tho subject boluto
the meeting. The .:D.tlb1 saved husaiy by tlla
railway con1paue. through not having couduct-
oss, wan taken directly ont of tho peoples pocH-
Gts. Tho speaker Ind Hpont several month. re-
Gently in E.rope, and had remarked tIat
! tlnct0rs waro employed tharo on oil stroet-car
lines. II that roNld ho doue untlor dcspotc
Governnent....x thonid It not bo dono nndor q
republican form Of sovornmcnt7 This South
to :1.169, md ssill wanset to extract
mare money from tho public. Mr. Fish thcn
refrrrel to tho disadvantages Of travelling nn
tl.c atrrct cars under TIC present syatens. ru4
songfrh confl mt tell %hcro to ntur, aud Ind
III neanH ri tind'ng ont. l.adoH 1ns'at shEt tho
| car window, in cnsa of rain. Ho co.stu led ny
asSinE ;! 1r.+eut to 'ots2s*ro n thrfs tosis,-
a.1cc md tho t'''snany wuss1a bo compelled to
/ Put rni.lnrt .r- OIL vi of ita cara.
| y ynicc--"Wnlt Tor the conductor"
+ Nr. Alexander inquired II aur ircn.l Of t1n
Etntli sin. tuIcpa'y was ricacut aad would
. Ike 10 sroak in tts defense.
/! III rcapo.,He to this invitation.
TN. e. L. 1tcLMEg.
! Superintendent OF tho Hol,fI Hido Company,
stepped forward. 1ic eaid thst he Ind not ccnso
there to tnlk' hut to hston. II there
| 1t was tho principle that fair play should ho
ec:ofttog 10 ILL., und 1o would therefore ask fair
! play il, behalf of tic strecs-Csr Company. Ar
to what the conpany il,toutletl doing, 10 would
aay that 1t had ordered eighteen Ut tho haad~
tonleat cnrs oyer lna'lo for lsEo on Wabash
nvcnuo. These cara had boon pronounced aupor-
ior T. my OF tue raiaos cath on any HtIuot
n Europe getting s25.oop cneh. Tho
riding III tllc1n, bat they woula 10 thrown open
] to alt at tho uanal price. They worc to b.
thipped from Albany g, tho 18th Of the present
moll'h. The bobtai' chr ;systom VISA adapted
tho old HysteEn of conductors faileri to satisfy
either tho leopio or the company, and seyorhl Of
tho officers went to New Orleans, AMI nftor
careful inhpccslou ot tho syatoal. rs then in
here, Since .l,ca the Company had grnaually
iEcreaaed its number of cats uusilthero was no,s
r2JGJoo worth Of this property. 1t was un-
rcssonAble 10 nels t)1at al His property bo
gratina1. Co4nparihonH sald Mr. llulnats. had
kccn I1latitutnd batweun the West md tonth
bl!o COMPANIES. hut 1t must DO remembered
that tho Wrat ss'le Conpnny carrctl rasscn-
f'r., hut :; l1lra, h,o The s;uIth Side Company
Ind to carry them miles. TIM Company. III
It's otfrrta to pieaseAtho public, hat recently
t'onghs 2%1 additional lorzes. To wus certain
tlat tho Hoard. OF Directors wtn|d utsopt any
|
only given smo and opportunity.
THE PAIalEn HOUSE cuanEREScE.
Mr. Alexander sud taat he, with ,lr. Fiel, had
tahon rider m and down State cot Mt different
.la,o Inviting everybody in tho car
to rido AZ t,oIr glests. In thEs
manner Que afternoon. between and O'Clock.
tlicsn wors LILO passengers who rode FREQ. O
mastor boeHlno No b:rlouB ut length that coin-
nttteo from tlIs Board Of Drctnrs Of tho Com
pany wai.el upon himself and Mr. Tak NJ tho
l'a!lner iIonso and requested conference. At
tint mueti,'g thu Directors pronsscd to put con-
ducto.s III their cara. and also To build uniforms
npon then,, on condition that thoy would cease
tllCir prosecutions.
H1r. lIo!mca-That Ia entirely falnc.
AIR. Alexandor-tt waH'y your proposition. and
will reitotsse It In any place mud nt any tlme.
We Like gontlo!aen, accedel to tho proposition,
but what waB tho result? You put nn about
llstoen platforms, but you did not put on co1,-
ductorH.
Mr. Holmes Wished 10 Ray word about the
Palmer House meeting, About that t1ae ehere
| bail boc1t moro or less riding without paying
fascs, aud tho Directors suggested thai
g01a , b . T9 s TO has as' o.:nons ssss
AZ HAT neotine he {Nr liulfnc.) Ind stated thai
tho Company lad 1l1osdy commenced putting
platforms on ths ea1a. 10 promises Of my Alnd
wc!o slysn. ..,
nuod between alcss1s, Alexander and fIomus, i
regard to tho special policemen Of the Company
Mr. Holmes claimed that thoy wcEo APPOINTED
solely ia protect tho passengers and romoyt
drunken ulcn from the cars, whiiD Mr. Alexander
strongly insisted that their mission WAS to intim
: idats people into paying tlIoir fareH.
,ir. Alexander asked: :. llave you right tt
oo1upoI q man 10 put hia fAre In thu boxf
III. Ilo!u,eH loPYed: "Yus; on this point vi
.! lang ago top!i legal advice. l}osidca, why d.
yol! t,eopo complain at bcIug Obliged TO put you
faro in tie box whila yon do t!las very thing ii
onlnlbnsos witl,out Inurmur2"
10 this latter luory Mr. Alexander shll tha
o.puth!lses weso private property. Any 1ua'
could ariyo Ill omnibus, but \ htroot.csr com
panv uas bound by the Wishes of tho public.
After lively discussion,
Mr.. CALLAHAN
got chance to put in word. lie aatd that b
had fIy0d niuo OF ten yoara ln tho youthern par
Of tho ely, and had mover aeon nuy prediction
exteutied by tho South bitlc Company to its pat
runs wlIlo riding on tho cars. On tho contrary
| hn hal uitan hHeD YnFY utUQutlanAniY uQ1laurt