, 1876-02-01

foro tho reduction to i,diyiduAla?"
'Ear.sinly, to a largo extent" ...
"Then II you'can afford to 1cdrco to private
consumers, why not tho AaMo conditions
equally favorable for tho city 7"
at Ia ~ explain to you. sir; tho city IL max
log money out Of IA All tho ttmo, and va are uot
callcl upon to reduce our prceB at 0l.
cHAwn1Ya THE SUBJECT.
"Mr. Billings, did you evef SEQ copy Of tho
Economist"
"Tho nhRt7"
"Tho Economist London newspaper"
"No, sir" . -...
Tia reporter drov fortha a copy. It is dated
Jau. 16. Ono pago iH devoted to advertising Tor
Coso co. N co,lpasy Of Chicago. Il roads ns follows
Tho n,slvay shaFu Trust Company Qisnitet, nso
authorized 10 receive subscriptions for the ahoEe
nnnua from is Docomter .st, p.yabio By halfygary
caurons At tbs occa of the Hallway Share Tfuok Eo
| rany nmt.ed) on lat juno and lst December In
The Peoples n.s.L'eh. and coso Company Of Chi
and occupies lie westorn rostion Il tho ciiy of ch
| cagn, cou,prcenllng about thscshfhs Of tho entire
Tho ey IL aappsd with "a. by two companies,
eSss md Coke .s sf.s of Gn
to The rtnaon Of the city Offers the CHIEF Held for lib
future o1tcnston. IT,.
population Which III 1850 about 90 ooo) having In
iwnnty. tive years increased to Ao0ao persols" !
sa. q aea e; @ IL it, Seins
Tie enormous ilcreasa in tho consumption Of sas
supr led Iy the Peoples Ga.-Lsht aud eose Con-
faetory cnafavtr o a business, will be pse by tho
following h4lrsa; r,,,., <o,,
In 1a7l IT was... ~
a IN tn Il 1ss i; .s.imsiei iat il viii srproash s
coz ooo cubic feet being an increase tn NIX years. OF
Th ne G romH ri the Comnouy In 1850 was f4F143
II a. 1 ;a u s eiss 7, Ss,'ms's 1ssa
year at e9oco shewng st 10 t09 t sot Ge,ax ps1su
81 Sas sns sonsIa.r.is 1 a more sn La doao IND he'u
every rcaaon to expect that sao iucome must still
f. rse1s ss5 c
s na asqs Esa TIT
sHs' yl't% 1s..sa s:ss:sa @ II! II!
's Sps, Gs1,"PE Gs PE!:saeas s'z y tho Fl seps
fishi il; AID G"ko Company, Chicago: c. NJ noltlc''
I'll Tie asaEI ea"si of tho Company con.t.s It s4soc
ssnt s morE1ss md &
~s5f. = to,s .a
pairs which the aoh day Of 1nns 1876 amounted
= r. iuterss. On tho Arr. mortgage dcban.utcs
rhs amount required Tor tia psy.asnt q the II In
3 icIs1 for sbscrlption1 amounts I=soooo pr
NUN. maog tots of 13sS9 11o,n Per inna@ t a aos
net income referred Ia sbovr, balances Of f4s
no applicablo Tor dividends the shars capital over
i Of Iucsest on ito iFsi aud second n,on:age bonds
rio Directors OF tho halfway shsse Efust Compsns'
Sserincsi to varafy for themselves hs s.aeteH.a
t Thch Ind peeu nas to them Of The position Of tAe
t people'a Gas-LtEht and toka company u ca'ca4oi
toth legally and financially.
o Mr.. Billings took the paper and read tho nd
n ynrtinouoeut through carefully. from beginning
II 10y, Soh! ses," sa'a ho, 81 havo seea ulls lo'
r 'o'' T,I1s nos'r AMOUNT TO ANYTHING"
r Y uI1sye tho.o bonds been sold" asked the re-
" porter.
ID "Hnso any Of them been sold7"
IL mo, etr /; not one.
o. \ "Wha, seems to bo the trouble 7?
ot = "Thpt thing wag suggested BY Grant, o. Gran
,s Drotlers I4ondon, when hB waB here. Tho 90
10 jecs vas to got tho bonds on tho London mar
=, swhst - a!9 e you rAn' them 0n tho 1'0d''
al "Wo wanted tho money"
10 "What did You want tho uaoncy for ?"
Cd "Wu wanted TO build some new MotkB' ,,-
ro 'Dld tho Company not sell I4N,o0o ua1lp
tho spring Of 1875 I"
stho, Hlf."
"IIox much did it Holl'"
=. lid i not try to soil 1eA2o,ooO last year1"
g mo bjr"
IL uuow MICH
or | 1ta n +r,. IN oa,J,u
uu ~ Mr.i ~ ~ ess ,,t .h,,. r1sn mn, oon, kr
no, ~ het't pns Ano.I ~ = ..,o,%at
years Aso. to get them On the mRrRot.
= "Dld you saceeed Ar, ,,,u
E. MOI vesY We'll soue ot tn1a t. mulu w. uston ,n
to ny hold 70 amhh VINO "as 10 take 'hoa' Ano MI
u,d dld not" ~, .,,o,
A0 "Dd You nos recotso home money on Ano'
honua j"
sn- No, air; not cent"
sea as "Welc they Hecond mortgage poousf
@ W" mo; they wore tue hEdt . /.