Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-30


be and he ID hereby directed to In
stitute proceedings to test the constitu
tlonality Of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating Of Ga.
companies. and also annul the act Of
consolidation Of the Consumers Ga,
Company. the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company aud the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies In consolidating under the
name Of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained in the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate In the city Of Chicago.
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"13umps" Billings, the head Of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell, II he
knows. who the agents of the Trust
were ut Springfield.
He should be asked concerning the
session of 1907 as well as the session
of 1900.
There are numerous questions, over
300 In number. which he should be ask.
cd to answer and which will be framed
up for the State In case 1t decides to
summon the Bi.Clty boulevard. Won
der.
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Excepting China, 1t would be hard to
fnd any country where the extortiOn
practiced by the Gas Trust on the peo
pie Of Chicago would long be tolerated
The Gus Trust robs the people In ev'
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people nj
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces mir through the pipes Mt grea,
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper Is being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps sc
right along. hut the poor people do moi
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trus,
owns the streets. The city has moth
Ing to do with them.
The Gas w:rst IL not furnishing one
half the light \ should furnish, and fol
years, according to published reports
It did not furnish 22.candle power tc
the city.
1t IL reported that the Gas Trust Il
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which are not In service, and this chr
be easily verified.
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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity can b sold a
q profit Tor 30 cents per 200 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and fo'
40 cents per 900 toot tos fuel.
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A "JOlly Coon Song"
Part III. Of the New York World,
Album Of Songs Is entitled "There Ain
No Use to Keep on Hanging Round.
1t b bright and catchy; by Irving Jones
author Of the popular hit. get You
Moneys WORTH" There are ten song,
In the album, which will be mailed II
connection with ten numbers Of tn,
great Sunday World, for 30 cents II
stamps. Write postal for list ant
description Of songs. Address TIT
World, New York.
Why Old Flats and Houses Don't Rent
Real estate men and owners sh0ult
not overlook the fact that the LAX
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin
coin avenue. Telephone North 788, re
finish old chandeliers, making then
equal to new ut very small cost. II
many cases after expanding money fol
calcimining or papering, the chandelier
are left In the same dirty, fy-specket
condition as before, and are not Il
keeping with the new decorations
thereby spelling that which has beef
done, when Mt very small cost tn,
chandeliers, brackets, etc., can be re
finished equal to new. We refinish II
all the latest cOlors, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish
ed copper, oxidized copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers Of a fine line o.
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times
Call up North 768. Our agent vii
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO..
2S8 Lincoln avenue. ChicsGo
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