Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-08

Wise and patriotic Aldermen are on
their guard over the attempt of the at.
torneys for the Gas Trust 90 yet Il rail.
road ordinance through the Council.
Tie railroad should not be permitted
40 he built.
1, should never be granted an ordi.
nancc.
The Gas Trust IL very wealthy. and
i,s money will do wonders. but this
railroad should not he built In any
event.
The proposed Gas Trust road Is
known as the Calumet Western Rail.
way. and II Is now waiting fer the City
Council 10 give 1t an ordinance.
The proposed ordinance will give this
road and its hackers the control of the
streets of the whole southeastern por-
ton of the city. 1t should never bc
passed.
The line which Is to be constructed
by the monopoly will extend from
uegcw!sch north to South Chicago ON
the west side of the Calumet River
Railway and the South Chicago and
Southern Railway lines. \ loop will b.
nut I'm for the use of all three of the
lines of road which extend through the
Calumet district. ant In addition II Is
intended 10 construct u railway through,
Thornton. The Trust has made pMr.
chase Of property In that town for the
use of the three railways. and the road
will follow the south line of the north
tier Of the sections of Thornton. The
road will start from Calumet Park.
where the Michigan Central and the
South Chicago ana Southern Roads
cross.
1t will literally own the whole sec
tlon asked for ard viii virtually shut
ont competition.
Every Alderman not owned by tho
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The best way to fight the Gas Trus'
Is 10 organize ward clubs TO tight 1t.
In this wGy public sentiment can bt
reused TO fever heat, and the brlbe
giving scoundre!s and brlbe-takln- leg
islators win be driven from Chicago
forever.
Organize.
Organize for your rights
Organize against the Gas Trus,
which Is sapplng the life blood out ol
Chicago and which owns Its streets by
virtue OF legislative bribery.
The Gas Trust must go.
..Y'pivap.nl Cas- t'nmnnn.'' oh
tanned a franchise from the city on tli'
express stipulation that II -."ald
charge but 90 cents per thousand feet
FOR gas. The Universal company Il
~Nw owned by the Trust. and is fur
nsh ges ut Sl.10 per 1000 feet. In de-
dance OF law. Its franchise should b'
forfeited forthwith.
The city keeps on collecting special
assessments for the benefit OF the Gas
Trust; many of those who pay them
never see their gas, and those who do
see very inferior quality OF the arti'
Gle.
How humiliatlng It Is 10 think or Gas
Trust people writing 10 England TO tell
of what they can do with American
Legislatures with little English
money.
Gas Trust should vote against the 'ai-
umet Western ordinance.
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Does Bumps Billings own Chicago
The profits of the Bumps" Blll.ngs
x,s gang In Chicago must be something
Enormous. Judging from what their !mi'
,,tors make in other cities. y dlspatcN
to the Tribune from Cincinnati says
sThe Cincinnati Gas Company can SCI
"a. M - cents a thousand feet or at ;
s.n,s a thousand feet and the price u
charges will be all profit. The by'pro
ducts more than pay for the COST o' pro
auclng the gas.
..,rhe.e facts have been revealed II
the last weeks gas agitation. ana INC!
come from the books OF the I!hc!hHa'
Gas Company. They have been unlh
,rntlona!iy set forth 10y Attorney war
rinc;ou. the chief COUNSEL for The sa'
comnany. and VI. NJ. Waite preNldeh
Of the Fourth National Bank, gtneraii!
r.porred 10 be the heaviest lnliy,G"a
,older of gas stock IN Cincinnati"
..rhc statements were made by war
rnofou IN his speech and by Whiic u
an interview In local newspaper.
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"Buinp-" Billings gang lia' no'.Af'
the city authorities that II w.i. leave lA'
streets IN darkness by shu'iln. on IN
gas. II lts exOrbltant bills are not PAID
I'm view Of the fact that Humps III