Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-11

that the price Of gas will go up July /.
That Is their policy while the Lcgisla-
ture Is In session.
After the Legislature adjourns the
price Of gas will be 81 per 1000 feet In
Chicago. and don't you forget II.
Why shouldn't the Gas Trust reap the
benefit Of the legislation 1t bought and
paid for 30 dearly?
Did the Gas Trust frame and pay
$25O.O0O for the passage Of law per.
hitting corporations to consolidate
without obtaining any benefit from It
itself?
Hardly.
Every trust that Is now depressing
the people Of Illinois Is a product of
the Gas Trust consolidation law.
The Ice Trust, the Flour Trust, the
Elevator Trust, the Egg Trust have all
been formed on the strength Of the Gas
Trust consolidation bill, paid for will,
Gas Trust money. In consequence
Ice has gone up.
Bread has gone up.
Eggs have gone up,
Provisions Of all kinds have gone IN
In price.
1t IL unreasonable to suppose that
Gas will not go up.
Gas will go up.
The Gas Trust paid $o5O.OOO for the
passage Of the infamous Consolidation
] and Frontage bill.
1t will reap Its reward by the income
1t will net from the raising of the price
Of gas.
Chicago Is ut Its mercy.
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The streets Of Chicago were never SO
poorly lighted as they IRE Mt present.
The gas Is Of poor quality and the
condition Of the gas lamps was never
so bad.
Alderman John +. Neagle, Of tho big
Twelfth Ward, voiced the sentiments
Of nine.tenths Of the people of the In.
telligent section which he represents,
when he Introduced into the City Coun.
Gil short time ago the following resO.
luton:
Resolved. That the Corporation Coun'
sci be and he Ia hereby directed to In
stitute proceedings to test the cOnstitu
| tionality Of the act of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating Of gas
companies, and also annul the act OF
consolidation OF the Consumers Gas
Company, the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company ana the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies In consolidating under the
name of the Peoples Gas COmpan!
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained in thu
ordinances granting them the prlvilcg,
to operate in the city of Chicago.
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| II Is reported mt Springfield that tn,
Gas Trust will ask for u law giving the
City Council the power to fix the price
of gas. 1t Is not satisfied with what II
Is making now. ana II 1t gets Its law
through 1t will FIX" the Council I,
raise the price of gas to 81 or $3.50 pei
900 feet.
Corporation money buys baliffs ant
brides jurles. Corporation money buys
legislation. Is this sort of freedom
guaranteed by the constitution:
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| When the corporations want n law
they buy II. When they want n Yer
diet they buy that, too. Where are W,
drifting toi
%e
The Gas Trust is making slatlers 81
money out of It's damnablc monopoly
IL guarantees the Ogden Company
5000, 900 per year for not extending III
plant under its franchise. The money
Of course, comes out of the pockets oI
the people.
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| Chicago would have had grand new
gas company but for the passage OF
this scoundrclly frontage bill, ON June
=, 1897, Franklin II. Head, Frankli
MacVeagh, l.. l.. Coburn.Ds ~. Crilly
John \. Roche, J. G. fatley, X. s
Critchell Gilbert Is. Shaw, III. w. lie
| man and NJ G., Bullock, as kcd the Chi