Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-07


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attention. Inc message starts out ny con.
graduating the people OH the successful |
ferminn,ion nj tho war and the rlorious |
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p"!eu III IT, iheh IN .ne .,cssoses III
,rouuetors paragrapns 'ne oo.ernol ~
ucitates MS countrymcn upon the return
OF prosperity and congratulatcs the people
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S,''e ADMINISTRATIONS ,e''." ,, u. ,-,,"
his own achievements in the line OF public
reforms He PAYS attention to the vari-
,,us nonoi aud o,h,r Stat, institutions and
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makes reconiihehua'iohs ior '"eh "h
provement. He urges radical changes In
the laws relating to coal mining and sug-
gests that the labor arbitration laws be
strengthened. The Governor also pays
considerable attention to street railway
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end the supervision OF traction companies
by the State Board OF Railroad ana ware
house Commissioners He declares
aeoin., municipnl ownership and comes
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out natly Tor reuuceu rate vi i"re' ic
believes the people would derive more ben
Oft from N Accent fare than from n com.
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v"ns"t'on W Tue '''' ""'"'''S W. WV
Tic franchises.
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Tb., ,niv ,n.n,ion az tho agitation for
ine only nention " 'nc ,,'1 ~
tnc repeal OF the Alien law " n ..'.. ~,
follows, in the paragraph 'htrouuc'ns 'ne
general subject;
The act passed in 1907, aud known as the
Allen law, fell far short Of meeting the full
requirements OF the situation. 1t deserves
60 be remembered that the nrst ranto"s mnd
Carehouse act p"sseu ~ n. .uhs,i
s,,n p unIp 'S'' .,,,s,i,"s. worked 40 well that
~ r,s,..,oI chanvs hn. over been made In
40. ~rnvi.ion. IL IA 10 be hoped that the
wear isnO will be remarkable In the iegisla.
tive annals OF Illinois as the date Of the en-.
nctuent of n street railway law fully meet.
ing the lust demands OF the people In the
s.ities Of illinois, In connection with this
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ion, the snpst'u'e '"e"S"'c S"'"'" WI"
tain.
The act Of $50; was based. frst OF all. up.
on the principle that no ear tracks he laid
ON n street without the consent OF the own.
crs Of AUDITING property. This Is a recogni'
sion OF .'home rule" which should always
obtain.
Its second leading feature was that the
,is,v y.nr. and might he as much shorter
as IN. city council or town board, rs the
cas-. might be. saw NJ to make II. In my
.,ninIon any y.nr. IL not too long. How.
ever The n.c.s.Ity for granting the dura.
~, %" rr,nchis. .honid bc LEFT TO the
.nn,,o, c,uncii OF the city. The usual
,.m,,h q, .,re.t railway franchises In the
cities OF This country is atty years. indie.
pendent OF state legislation. but In some
cases II is perpetual ahd IN others us 10" Us
twenty years
For Four'Sent f"rcs'
TN. third leading feature OF IN" act hNes
a maximum charge OF cents Tor each ride:
hut limits the time this rare may be chargeu
10 twenty years. This S'cent fare was al
lowed upon the supposltlon that certain
per cent. ~ the gross earnings OF the line
should be paid Into the municipal treasury.
Right here l. the really Objectionable fea'
ture % the law, After mature consideration
OF the subject ! am nrmly convinced that
the tru. way il To give the patrons OF the
line the benefit ~ the reduced cost III build
ing and operating street railroads.
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Their. should Dc teas"ns"' u"" rl".n.
Ole reduction IN str"cI ear Iarrs, ~ W!
opinion. from III" Investigation whlch ! nave
been able TO make IN" rensohhnie MAXIMUM
charge for tickets emitting tue holu.r 10
twenty'nve ride. should nor eAr.su 81, ee.
Ing equal 20 cents per rue, anu uckets TOT
six rides should De sofa ior 80 cents !,
would seem, az presen,, ,nni y maNin'u,i ,
.a' s oI . .v h,, 4, 'n,st il. r.m.,nl,crci
that N such legislation should he adopted.
such further reduction 81 street ear fare,
could be- made by inc Railroad ana Ware
hous. Commission from I'm. To time ns con
ditions mlsht Ju.uty. w, u "n 'n,' , nv,
$500 - a., hmm, ,at. rhnn Z cent. fnr