Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22

seu ugnt. Ine cities OF lulnOlS, eS.%
cially the smaller ones. should be given
this same privilege. If Mayor Harrison
should name this committee and 1t
should be successful in securing legis-
latiOn Of this sort it would earn the
gratitude not only of the people of
Chicago who protest at being held In
the grasp of the gas trust, but Of the
of the smaller municipalities
of the state as we'll"
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The Gas Trust Is making slathers OF
money out of its damnable monopoly.
1t guarantees the Ogden Company
5000, 900 per year for not extending its
plant under its franchise. The money,
Of course. comes out Of the pockets Of
the people.
When the Sangamon County Grand
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
1t must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal of 1907.
That deal will not be outlawed for over
year yet.
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% cheap are the mateslals now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity oan 10 cold q
q pront fos % cents per 900 feet
sor Illuminating purposes ana fos
40 csnts per 900 tsst fos fuel.
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How humiliatlng 1t Is to think Of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
of what they can do with American
Legislatures with little English
money.
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The Infamous Gas Trust bought our
streets of the last Legislature. and the
city Of Chicago can never own a gas
plant or an electric light plant Of Its
own until this consolidation" law Is
repealed.
Think Of an American city prohibited
from using Its own streets!
Yet the city of Chicago cannot use Its
own, streets IL 1t wants to light them
itself!
The Gas Trust owns Chicago streets.
1t bought them from the last Legisla-
ture.
The people are Just awakening to this
fact.
Wait until they are thoroughly
aroused. and some gentlemen will not
wish to remain long inside the city
limits.
It Is stated by one who knows that
most important evidence has been OBJ.
tanned Of tile amount paid out to pass
the warehouse bill In 1907. 1t Is also
claimed that certain mIddlemen, or 60.
betweeus, have talked too freely about
the sum Of money paid certain mem.
bers, even having gone SO far rs ia
give away the names Of the persons
who were brlbed.
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The Eagle proposes to follow up the
matter Of the bribery Of tax official.
by the Gas Trust. It will be a source
Of education to the public. 1t vii
settle the brlbers sooner or later.
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Corporation money buys balllffs ant
brlbes jurles. Corporation money buy,
legislation. Is this sort Of freedom
guaranteed by the constitution?
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 dc
see very inferior quality OF the arti
Gle.
The "Univcrsal Gas Company" oh
talned a franchise from the city on tn,
express stipulation that 1t ~cIlt
charge but 90 cents per thousand fee
for gas. The Universal company Il
~ow owned by the Trust, and Is fur
nlsh gas at Sl.10 per 1000 feet, In de
iiance of law. Its franchise should b,
forfeited forthwith.
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II the people Of Chicago permit them
selves to be robbed by an Octopu,
which has no legal right to exist. the.
are not entitled to any sympathy.
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The railroads Of Illinois are not will
Ing to pay even 5000 for a human life
This Is the reason why the un.Amerl
can and inhuman 5000 limit law
should be repealed and wiped OF of OH
statute books.
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The streets Of Chicago were never 9,
poorly lighted as they are at present.
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BY bribery the Gas Trust beats tn
people out of over one million dollars
year In taxes.
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When the Sangamon County gran,
jury takes up the bribery cases agains
the Gas Trust and Warehouse peOpl
1t will also indlct many legislators TO
perjury on their oath OF office.
Although this oath Is administered I,
1853 citizens of Illinois every two year
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