The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-29

South Street within six months after
the concession was maze, same as GER
tain other lines were required to be-
ouilc' mat TIC franchise was forfeited
Cd that street.
| Inc point. however, is probably not
well taken; the concession was made.
learn, and the authority given by the
| Council to construct and operate a rail-
| road with single or dunpIe track on
other streets within the city as it shall
| be needed hereafter.
| It should bs remembered that when
John W. Young started the street rail-
road there did not seem to be another
person in or ont of Utah who had the
grit to put dollar into such & roAd-it
wss looked upon as foolhardy enter
prise, although the car fare was author
ICED to be fifteen cents.
Now, to the credit of the str. et rail-
road c0mpsny it may be sts ted that for
many years their fare has been only
i've cents, in the face of the fact that
railroad iron costs here IS per cent.
more than it does il the States, where
the fare is also nickel. Ties here
rottiag cut IN fourth Of the time they
90 there. costing "a much again, being
ratio OF eight 10 one against the com
pany, yet the fare for years has been
only nickel. Wages nearly doub BILE
also. Cars costing double; painting
much more. lasting only half as long.
Even TIE very iron and steel rails will
not epoure nearly so long here as in the
States yet The fare hiss been as low as
the lowest III the land. The old COM
pany asks now, I understand, what il
ought to have asked IN the frat place,
VIZ: charter for the time usually
granted, viz: fifty years from the Time
ii started.
Cltizsn further states: II don't think
the gentleman cau be over anxious to-
have the right of the Council 10 grant
franchise to posterity tested il our
courts" No, not for posterity, out it
a01s granted for twenty years, end
ing II 1898.
THIS is an untruthful exaggeration
wrong IN twenty-Ore or Gfty wears: all
the councils throughout the country do
this-not, however, to posterity bu5 to
successors and assignees.
Citizen here tries to put large num-
Ter of words into MIR. Armstrong;.
mouth which he never uttered, and then
asks large number of questions in
tended to Willy and misiepresent his
honor, because he happens just now TO.
occupy double position. Among the
rest: - Why does he (Mr. ATmstr, np1-
pretend TO have taken action SOleLy In
The interest OF the pubiic?' etc.
venture to say that the gentleman
never said this. 1t is frauds only that
make pretenses OF that kind. He
doubtless acts as is deemed best for
the interest Of the company whose
1tficer he Is. He is morally bound to
DO this as such officer.
The law, which is more exact and
honest than the majority of people.
distinctly recognizes thai "COrpGrati0ns
ne formed for the idagfut purpose of pGu-
ing djvidends'
In conclusion it appears to me that if
street car service be requested at certain
lines OF the day, summer evenings tor
Instance. oftsner than every half hour,
,he old company will be only too glad
% put 1t On as soon as 1t can.
Seeing that the street committee de-
LINED at present and until improved
service was readered by the Street Car
company to extend their franchise to
he usual period OF fifty years, there
need be no such worry about "pos-.
Gritty" unless citizen al the Lswyer
Ind the Colonel are very much afraid
hat the company will put Oh the rest
'ar service in the United States which
hey may be expected to if the over
lead cable is success, which the
underground cable can hardly be here
~ account of the irrigsting bitches
nd swampy lands interfering with the
Onduit for the pulieys, etc.
AT last Citizen" franticaIly asks
why dilly-dally with these peopleP"
his hints at mobbing again but recon-
0ends meeting. Yea verify, let us.
'REY. Respectfully,
July Is, 1888. IhQUIRY.