The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-20
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All that HOW susslvss Of the famous
Detroit saunicirss ownership street rail-
way psp5ees IL an snsasosy VARSITY %
Instructive fseofleeasons. II h Dow re-
sardesi in tie light al gigantic sob By
Tes. iatuaon and his associated street
railway naEnases % fosss their proper
ties on onto The municipality NJ . xress-
u inflated yaiae. Gov. finxrse ap9sass
to have been an nnsuspsefing tool IN the
hansis OF these srhers.vs. and 30 have
used h.s great Influence. not for the
public gnud. rs he believed. hsis really
tn further private ends Last Friday
the Detroit Chamber uf cammercs hal
an excited meeting. aud formally rro-
tested against the i1nxrse pian. which
Was 10 Say 90 for the roads
place them In the hands of municipal
eamnsl.&lan and operate them al s-esns
fares. One speaker challenged the Pin
Eren iisusenant. Jere c, ifstchlna. s.es
president ~ the Citizens street railway.
eatesl for 100000 oe less. ard coa-
tsnasd;
AMI what they want ia d. naw Ia d,
enssse IN here ara ws,s 70 aa YsY TT IS sssf
What has sost them 4s.a0ua or lsss. II ss
fsr this that a ~nscash individual eRfne
saesklag into this elsy In fhe dark Just
hssnre the eanness meeting n H. TOR this
that piece ~ legislation wsa rrama,sa
through ~ Lansing IN swensy-fossf hours
These two things siase ara enough 10
brand tAs deal as o ssea,s''
Ex-senator william c. Thompson
~ criticised GOV. rsngrae. lie sad;
II tnsa Mr.. Johnson the either day shas
hs kns~ that ca scent fares q IL srspes
sitsFe e pay p@s cert. an uI.assso and
runntnK expenses told him thai whst
he expected was a foreclosure % ths
mortgage and q forty sshs-year fraa-
shExa u all ths people In this deal bad
their last despfts shees'd Dc mere eseas
pants al certain instEtatssa-.'
Mr.. ftu,rhins then naae q speeca.
saying among otasf things;
''TThe whaie protees dates hack So last
December. shss she eessuson roslnfal
fts.W back ~ ms saee sa3a proposition
thar I made &C. q ka regard ss an swSea~
sissn ~ the tsfHssGs gesntsaHy's fssnefiass.
whieh thes SAID haxs expired az gesswtat
and aastaSes sssssaaan az all ~ sh*sa. They
sssd nnf treat thai Request wEsa COMMON
courtesy Tasn hessa aa asxaassss e.
fsst A e&Ewnafstes was aega<nfsf ans
aeseeas tMnsta au sanxsre 20 at ie9tesa~
tive aathcssfy 50 kussssass saaatsipat can
ee=s3r wisha1s consideration ef tee Gems
rang oF its skassA IA iss ssAsssF. TAea
hssau tbs asssssa shas mas Though differ
4.ssF ga ~ ~
The admission thar the ss-saliei pa.
gree protest was tae creation af sae
railway sousgany naturally wsa tof Mr.
naseAsns raps attention. The CHAMBER
saessagSeT passed resolutions aenoune.
snx the Whole scheme The maass sig
uissanf a4eFaFasian wAas
s.rsssesvess. TFsat sS sfensare& tae aes3sm
% shn tasv. tstasses@srssnSrspa rata as
Tees L. SeNnsaa sssnstna1s.a ia estegags.
sag go pgzs@sitats tAN EabsaT ssrsgfegsse
ara hStnA she gs@ss ~ tsN e@srs tsss2y 20
nrAEs ara aasatAe s&gSsxe thss s-e%ss ssses
are sa~sslsess ssx sases saaisse axe city.
The nest aax Tsaea Jeha@ea ahaasass-
81 she whssis enterprise. restored tae
s~-ans fares. ara retired u New yosN-
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rssasnsAsnny wss severe e1ew ~ stss
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charges e Ngseswr sksgsss e@gsaia estssE-
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