, 1876-01-26
It Il All Because Of Little Contract
that WIS Entered into Sew.
en- Years Ago.


"1Iov much ioea tho city pay por year7~
II don't know"
"Dont it pay in tho neigbborhood Of
@40p, ,0DU."
II link IL Docs" .
"shon1d Il not. then, receive its gss At the
Wholesale ratesf'
"That ts tba wholeaals rato'
'Mhnt is the prce 10 citizens uow7"
I "Tho eatuo. s2.50."
"Yos, si1."
"rhen your wholesale and rota!l rates are tho
aame?"
,.d h. t.ns 81 tho ftt7eas lem ought to pay tbs aam'
''Do you lhinls the city ought to pay the BANJO
aa tho citizens ~
"CortAinly." -"
.s dtsa sits s} did you charge citizens 50 4nd
That had always been done. The citizens
bad 1!Waya pad moro than tue city,
:. "Isn't thas tle eaae in ali c'tlcsi"
"Has it not always been the caae In Chicago,
that thu city hns Always paid less than Tho olts-
zeus?"
"Ycs."
"Then why DOM you follow the preoedsnt7r
"Decansa ! think l. \ bad oue." -.
"Didn't you make money out Of citizens At tho
old rate?"
"And ..AAnd out of tho city, ?"
why did you reduce tho ra.sa to indl.
~, .'Deesuas OF The reduction In tho pzieo of Ia
bor and material"
'Doos not that reduction Affect the gas sold
to the CITY NJ Well as the gas sold to ctizenR 2"
~ think so,-yes.S ..,-..-. -.
land you can afford to reduce 1t to citizona7"
{ "Thcn why no. to tho city3"
You aGo. Hir, beforo 1861 ---"
"Thcn why not to the city ?"
"Whr duting tho War. you know -"
"Thcn why net 10 the city 7"
"Fhore wasn't any profit in it during tho War.
F., "xcs: :. r., s!s: H., ~.s::'
"It uonld tnEe too long 10 lgure@
"fho reduction in sha cost OF labor and ms
terial leayes yon tho aams profit 4. s250 to clti-
zcnu tl,at you de1iyed vhsn tAsy vsTe higher
aud you charged $3.oo7"
III think co."
"An4 yOu can afford q rodupnon Of so cent8
to tndividuaisi I"
"Ycs | thtnl; ITO can."
"Then why not 70 tha city r.
"Wo dig !, sell to tho city =: s2.oo,"
"During the War."
81 How rs tho price Of material and labor now
compared with thenf"
vt ia mitch lower" ...
"1hsn why can't You sell to tho city foE $500
"Ws ha,, \ contract then'
+" lut'why cauk you aoll for that price now =
+" Why. Yoa see fce haze got Il contract hoto."
.eupposc yon could mako largo profit by
se,l'ag yeuf sss to sn' city at s2oo' What would
"We wonld want to soil it at that price We
would ba willing to selt 1t at TINT rrico."
"Woaltt YOU sell 1t ut that price p
~ ilarn told yon xc have got contract"
"Would you toscind thai contract to sell 1t ht
.:we can't afford IT,"
''WoMld you II you could -
~ think NO would stand by the contract
"aupposo .ho city should conclude to use oil
Tampa tnhtoad Of gsA. What thenf"
"Wo would stand by the contract"
"Would S you try to compel the payment Of the
IL tstnk We would"
"Thon sou would rather Gebt for Il then TO-
ducci I"
!" l don't say NO wouhft'
"po you say you would not p
"No. I tfontAay that either"
!" What deyou ray about it I"
- ray We would stand BY tbs contraot.~
"la It not 4 fact that In alt other citios tic
mnn4opssit{ .t; pnys ls'H than tno'indtViaual p
"wbat particular i1aminine qualification
docs your gas contain that you should mike 4
discrimination In Chicago ?"
~ think TIM precedent is bad. think, as
tho AAmo price"
How long havo ron thought aoP"
~ havo always thought Ho."
"Then why did yoa wait 80 long before re-
duclnx the eitlzan'a price to tho city'a price 2"
I'VE couldn't afford 1t bofore. We had to
wait"
"Whcn does your contract with the city ex-
pire?"
"ln 1870"
: "Slistl Jou insiss upon yonr two pounda and .
half OF 0eah until that TINS i''
"Wo ahall insAt upon our two doliara and
hnlf." :.
Which Ia quite lkely. Mr.. Watkins gives an.
otlor Teaaon for II. I1e says he las laid 1T
miles OF extra 1naincs. Those fsed onty street.
lamps. Thoso 10 miles have not tisawn In
singlo extra house. Lie IL sorry, bu. As can't