Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-18

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 and the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies In consolidating under the
name Of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained In the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate In the city Of Chicago.
Bumps" Billings, the head of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell. IL he
knows. who the agents Of the Trust
were Mt Springfield.
He should be asked concerning the
session of 1907 us well us the session
of 1900.
There are numerous questions, over
200 In number, which he should be ask.
cd to answer and which will be framed
up for the State In case It decides to
summon the Bi.Clty boulevard. Won.
der.
Excepting China, It would be hard to
0nd any country where the extortion
practiced by the GINS Trust on the PEG.
pie Of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust robs the people In ev.
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through tho pipes ut o great
rate. This pressure Ii especially strong
evenings when supper 10 being pre-.
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 60
right along, hut the poor people do not
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Cos Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth.
Ing to do with them.
The Gas Trust Ii not furnishing one.
half the light H. should furnish, and for
years, according to published reports.
It did not furnish 22.candlc power to
the city.
It IL reported that the Gas Trust In
getting paid for thousands of lamps
which are not In service. and this can
be easily verified.
Bumps Billings has not instilled
very much confidence into tho public
when the stock Of the Gas Trust 10
quoted Mt nine points less than Il was
two months ago. Bumps" IL o poor
manager.
~6A
% cheap ere the materials now
used In the manufacture q gas
that the oemmedlty can ~ cold at
. profit Tor % cents PER 1000 feet
tes Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents pr 900 test Ses fuel.
A "J0lly Coon Song"
Part III. Of the New York Worlds
Album Of Songs IL entitled "There Amt
No Use to Keep on Hanging Round"
1t rs bright and catchy; by Irving Jones,
author Of the popular hit, "Get Your
Moneys WORTH" There are ton songs
In the album, which will BIO mailed In
connection with ten numbers Of the
great Sunday World. for 80 cents In
stamps. Write postal for list and
description of songs. Address The
World, New York.
Why old Flats aud Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin.
coin avenue. Telephone North 78S. re-.
finish old chandeliers, making then
equal to new at very small cost. II
many cases after expanding money FOL
calclmining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, fy.specked
condition as before, and are not IN
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has beer
done. when ut q very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, ETC., can be re-
finished equal to new. We reanish 10
all the latest colors, such a. polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper. polish.
ed copper, Oxidixed copper, silver aud
gold.
We are also makers of a Ane line OF
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times
Call up North 70S. Our agent viii
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE co.,
288 Lincoln avenue. Chica0a
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