Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

ell Of Chicago have relatives working
for the Gas Trust.
The Eagle has the names Of all Of
these men and will publish them In due
time.
Some Of these Aldermen have sons at
work.
Some of them have brothers.
Some of them have nephews.
Two Of them have cousins.
All of them got the Jobs on the
strength Of favors extended to the Gas
Trust In the City Council mt the OK.
pcnsc Of the people.
For the first time In years the City
Council Inns refused and neglected TO
fix the price Of gas and to regulate the
financial dealings Of the city with the
Trust.
Reformcrs come 80 chcnp that all the
Gas Trust hns to do In to give employ.
mcnt to the son or other relative Of an
Alderman to secure Ills vote.
The various gas companies In New
York City have Just bid for the city
contracts. AS a result of the recently
instituted gas war. the Consolidated
offers gas ut 10 cents per t.OOO cubic
feet. while the New Amsterdam offered
theirs ut I5. These are less than one.
half the old rate. which was o. cents
Thus New York gets gas for As cents
per 1000 feet while Chicago has to pay
81 net.
No wonder there Is no money to clean
the streets!
When million Of dollars are thrown
away to the Gas Trust In order thar
cheap reform" Aldermen may secure
Jobs for their relatives. what else can
you expect?
Millions for the Gas Trust and moi
one cent for clean streets Ii the shibbO.
leth OF the reform" City Council.
The Billings family IRE not satisfied
with what they "savc" on gas trUs,
taxes. They are now fighting the State
Inheritance tax.
The Western Electric Company,
which gives employment TO 5000 men.
In assessed to Its full limit-$1. 134. G11.
The Gas Trust. which employees but
fOrty-iive men and owns $GS,OOO.OOO In
personal property, II valued at S1.1OO,-
OOO.
Marshall Field Is assessed at $500.
100. and the $GS,OOO,OOO Gas Trust at
$l.1OO.OOO.
The Mccormick Harvester Company
Is assessed nj S1.5O0.OOO ana the $685..
100000 Gas Trust ut S1.1OO.OOO.
The Crane Manufacturing Company
IL assessed mt Sl,2i2.253 and the $685..
100000 Gas Trust ut S1.1OO.OO0.
But why continue the list?
Every assessment made il unjust
when 1t Is compared with the crooked
one Of the Gas Trust.
And one Of the strong evidences Of
crOOkcdness In connection with this
fraud Is the fact that In the figures Of
comparisons with 1903 given out by
the assessors, the Peoples Gas Light
and Coke Company Is compared with
lts namcsake OF 1903, as. for Instance,
1900. 1908.
r. q. l.. & c. Co.. 81. 100000 $2S5.OOO
Now. this would lead the public to
believe that the Peoples Gas Light
and Coke Company was assessed ut
more this year than 1t was last.
That is why these figures arc given
ont. To hide the crime.
The truth IL that the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke Company last year was
the old West Side Company of that
name. now out of existence.
This year It Is the name borne by the
successor to the
Old West Side Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Co.,
Chicago Gas Light and Coke Co..
Equitable Gas Company,
Suburban Gas Company,
Hyde Park Gas Company,
Lake Gas Company,
Economic Gas Company.
Universal Gas Company.
Calumet Gas Company.
All OF these are this year merged into
the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.
So that the Assessors will please en-
plain how 1t Is that they have reduced
this octopus.
Here IRE the figures on the assessed
valuation Of the seven companies
named for 1898, and their successor.
the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Com
pany, for 1890:
$780, 1898.
Consolidated Il.
G. l.. Il G. Co. 81, 100000 $l,0S3, $50
Net reduction since 1893. $3.50, 3S:.
What do you think Of that. taxpayers
of Chicago?
Who got the bride?