Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23

be and ne 10 hereby directed to In.
stltute proceedings to test the constitu
tionality Of the act of the Legislature
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.
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Bumps" Billings, the head Of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell, II he
knows. who the agents of the Trust
were Mt Springfield.
He should be asked concerning the
session Of 1897 us we'll as the session
of 1900.
There are numerous questions, over
300 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.City boulevard. Won.
der.
Excepting China, 1t would be hard to
Gnd 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.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people ut
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes ut great
rate. This pressure IL especially strong
evenings when supper IL 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 tho 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 T:ust Ia not furnishing one.
half the light \ should furnish, and for
years, according. to published reports.
1t did not furnish 22.cdndle power to
the city.
It 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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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture Of gas
that the commodity can Do sold at
. profit for 30 cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
20 cents per 900 feet tss fuel.
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II half the complaints made by mar
ried women are true, no unmarried
woman ever had any reason to fee,
blue.
a "JOlly Coon Song"
Part III. of the New York Worlds
Album OF Songs Is entitled "rhere Amt
No Use to Keep on Hanging Round"
1t Is bright and catchy; by Irving Jones,
author Of the popular hit, Get Your
Moneys Worth" There are ten songs
in the album, which will be mailed In
connection with ten numbers Of the
great Sunday World. for 30 cents In
stamps. Write postal for list and
description of songs. Address The
World, New York.
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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 76S, 70.
finish old chandeliers, making them
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, ay-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has beer
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chandeliers, brackets, ETC., can be re
finished equal to new. We rednish In
all the latest c0l0rs, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish
ed copper, Oxidixed copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers of a fine line OF
gas fixtures at prices to suit the tines
Call up North 78s. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
288 Lincoln avenue, Chica0o
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