Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

the methOuS OF doing business or the
Auditing Committee of the West Town
BOnrd
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Whenever a member Of the Legisla-
ture tells you that "there Is nothing In
this gas and warehouse bribery talk"
you can bet that that fellow has been
bribed by the interests named.
The sorest men in Springfield are the
men who took the coin and fear ex.
pOsure.
Watch the Calumet Western. 1t Is
tough.
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Aldermen who value the good will of
the people should beat the Calumet
Western Railway ordinance.
Repeal the 5000 limit law.
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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the oommedlty can 10 sold at
. profit Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and for
40 cents per 900 feet fov fuel.
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Excepting China, It would be hard to
lind any country where the eXtortiOn
practiced by the Gas Trust on the PEG.
pie of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust rObs the people In ev.
cry way.
II rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on OK.
tra pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes ut great
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper Is being pre-.
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 90
right along, hut the poor people do no.
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth
Ing to do with them.
The Gas Trust Is not furnishing one.
half the light II should furnish, and for
years, according to published reports,
II did not furnish 22.candle power TO
the city.
1t Is reported that the Gas Trust IL
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which are not In service, and this can
be easily verified.
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or course the Gas Trust officials deny
that the price Of gas will 90 up July /.
That Is their policy while the Legisla.
ture IL In session.
After the Legislature adjourns the
price Of gas will be 30 per 1000 feet In
Chicago, and don't you forget It.
Why shouldn't the Gas Trust reap the
benefit Of the legislation II bought and
paid for 80 dearly?
Did the Gas Trust frame and pay
S250.000 for the passage Of a law per.
hitting corporations to consolidate
without obtaining any benefit from II
itself?
Hardly.
Every trust that IL now depressing
the people of Illinois Ia a product Of
the Gas Trust consolidation law.
The Ice Trust, the Flour Trust, the
Elevator Trust, the Egg Trust have all
been formed on the strength Of the Gas
Trust consolidation bill, paid for with
Gas Trust money. In consequence
Ice has gone up,
Bread has gone up,
Eggs have gone up,
Provisions of all kinds have gone up
In price.
1t Is unreasonable to suppose that
Gas will not go up.
Gas will 60 up.
The Gas Trust paid $25O,OOO for the
passage of the Infamous Consolidation
ana Frontage bill.
1t will reap Its reward by the income
II will net from the raising Of the price
OF gas.
Chicago is ut Its mercy.
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The audacity of the Gas Trust, which
Is now trying to brihe tho Legislature
and which Is running Chicago is awful.
On Monday a petition for a writ of
directed against the Mayor
ana the City Council to compel the
payment of judgments entered on I'M
paid city lighting contracts was filed