The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-06

| find no car in sight and none expected,
particularly. When the trolley is not off
| the wire, or the car of the track, some
| thing else is sure to De of, il nothing
| else the current of electricity Criticisms
have been INDUCED in because the Eagle
has not in the interest Of the public
punched The service and roasted me
management. The truth Is there has
not been enough OF either 70 punch or
roast Everybody has seemingly been
doing the best they could having moth
ing 10 do with. OF course The ever pres
ent and everlasting wheel, combined
WIN hard times, have gone far 10 dis
courage the ownership. But with such
service. paying patronage was hardly 70
De expected Even with everything
hrst-class there might not have been a
fortune in the enterprise. yet the only
chance for The present or future of the
road is in prompt and satisfactory serv-
ice. with theses and with the return Of
faily good times and certain growth,
the property viii prove valuable.
For the good name, for the present in
terest and future welfare Of the town,
what the people Of Wichita want, is up
to-date first-class service. Understand
ing just how hard everybody, and every
thing, mas been squeezed, they will con-
cede anything within reason. or that is
fair, to have the service put on 10 sat-
isfactory footing. They would willingly
put themselves out 10 sumo extent 10
encourage the management in rehabi-
tating the line. Every business man.
every property holder, whether ne be 4
patron OF the road or not, desires TO see
such metrolitan feature as the electric
street railway service maintained, and
they VIII gladly endorse any movement
upon the part Of the mayor and city
council, or the owners, or both combined,
which will look 10 a new equipment and
prompt and reliable service.
There is a question OF an Indebtedness
held by the city against the present
company growing out Of street paving
There De some other trifiing or unimport-
ant claims. The present mana cement,
or their proposed SUCCESSORS have sub
mitted proposition to the city council
found in the letter ID Mayor Ross above
emcodying an agreement and compro-
mise which amony other things provides
that the owners, will II il is accepted,
proceed at once to overhaul the entire
plant. renew the lines, put on new cars
with new and effective motors so that
within a reasonable time reliable and
satisfactory service shall replace. or be
substituted. for the present dilapidated
excuse. II this be true. We. hope. as
will the property owners and business
men Of the town. TO say nothing OF the
patrons of the road, that the mayor and
city council will lose as little time as
possible in doing whatever may be rea-
sonably necessary 10 secure the much de-
sired renovation. And no time should be
lost. Il is a work that cannot be done
IN day or in month, and II viii call
for large expenditure of money COM
paratively. II is estimated that az least
$4,000 will be necessary.
Let the mayor and city council act at |,
once N compliance with the suggestions
Of the letter, reserving necessary rights |
and properly protecting the interests OF |
the city. In short, We want the new
road and want It speedily.