New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE STREET RAILWANS-A NOM
NENT TO JOHN II. TANNER
THE CANVASS FOR UNITED
STATES SENATOR.

Chicago June 3 tspeciaD.-The fight between
be local transportation companies and the city
8 2 result of the failure Of the franchise graz
sers 10 secure a majority Of the seats IN the
-o,,ncf chamber at the last municipal election
las reached the acute stage me aiil'"
,,en, by the companies that they will force the
Mayor 10 allow them 10 operate unoef "hd' -
fnoDrn as the ''ninety-nine year law, mas
,,ousaa a storm Of indignation all over the city.
and has caused the authorities to declare that
.bav will invite new corporations TO parallel II
,ecessarv the existing roads TO drive me oo-
,tr1Ictionists out Of business. Legislation Is no"
being prepared with the object OF throwing 'he
market open 30 all companies and the Couheli
Committee on Local Transportation, which mas
he subject I'm charge is pushing its arrange
77ents vigorously. II is generally believed tha'
he cornuarfes viii recede from their position
Khen they realize that the people mean business,
and will consent TO a reasonable time limit TOT
he new franchises II seems 10 be the mann
contention Of the companies that twenty year
franchises are the lowest they can possibly ac-
,ept. because cf the deterioration Of their prop
critics but il is certain that they viii not he
able 10 convince the Council that there is any
merit in this contention. The question is vital
one. and public sentiment was never SO intense
as il is al present. The needed improvements
N the service on which the whole city is insist
ng are numerous 4 unification of the various
-oads rearrangement Of routes, with the aholi-
ton Of terminals in the downtown districts. bet
ter cars and more Of them. better roadheds.
liberal transfer system and the underground
trolley-these are some Of the things on which
the people are insisting and which they intend
10 he assured Of before any new franchises are
granted. The Council is proceeding carefully to
ascertain how far it can legally go in the dlrec-
tions outlined ard 10 what extent 1T can torce
the companies to improve their service. W nat
ever conclusion is arrived at. ii is certain that
Chicago is 2 bout to the dawn Of a modern
ara in its street and urban transportation. and
the beginning OF Improvements that VIII put it
on a basis fitting the enormous growth Of the
city.
Much 10 the surprise Of many people who did
not realize how much he was admired IN ms
lifetime. all sections Of the state nave become
interested in the decision TO build monument
TO the memory Of The late Governor John r,
Tanner The monument is to lie erected in Oak
Ridge Cemetery at Springfield. beside the shaft
which marks the resting place of Abraham Lin
coin The committee having the affair I'm charge
is already assured Of subscriptions enough 10
construct a magnificent shaft. Grand Army
posts throughout the State, Republican organi-
cations the whole colored element and many
thousands of private citizens have ALREADY put
themselves in communication with the members
of the committee, signifying their intention oil
giving literally toward the erection of the me-
mortal 1t is believed that not less than $4,000"
will be subscribed.
The campaign for United States Senator in
Illinois now a three-cornered fight among Sen
ator Mason Martin b. Madden and Controller
c. G. Dawes. is warming up. All the candidates
have secured headquarters in Chicago in the last
few days and are keeping open house for their
friends. Mason claims that it is impossible 10
beat him, and has openly announced that he has
rather more than the taclt support OF the ad-
rnnistration. There is also considerable talk.
which seems to have some essence of truth. TO
the effect that Governor Yates has decided To
take a hand and give his support TO Mason. The
Governor has often expressed openly his opposi-
tion the candidacy Of Controller Dawes. but
he has also said that he does not want to see
Mason sent to the Senate for another term.
However. several OF his Park Board appoint
ments in the last two weeks appear to have been
made with the object of concliating politicians
who have been at enmity with Mason. All
three candidates Will begin active work through
out the State next week.
While the rnachnists' strike has tied up sev-
eral factories here and has caused two thousand
men to walk out, the members Of the union seem
determined 10 prevent even the semblance Of in
tmidation that prominent feature OF
the building strikes in Chicago last year They
have announced that they are ready for long
struggle and that they have desire 10 taxi
any step in the nature Of picketng shops that
have been closed Fully eighteen hundred mem
bers Of the union still work here. their
employers having accedcd to the demand for a
nine hour Gay with ten hours pay. and these
have already begun 10 pay ~ cents week into
the strike fund. In addition. the local union has
q surplus Of S4O,o00 In the treasury and de-
fence fund for emergencies that is supposed to
reach S23.Nb. The leaders say that every dol
lar Of this viii be spent If necessary TO win the
hght and tire out the members Of the Metal
Trades Association. The Chicago Federation OF
Labor and the National Federation OF Labor
10th stand ready with financial aid If ii is need
CO. so the prospects are good for a long battle
There was a day Of record breaking cattle
sales al the amphitheatre Of the stockyards last
week. FoTtY-nine pure bred shorthorn COWS
went for SsoOl5. average Of more than SS1G
q head, and eleven bulls brought 81 $50 These
prices are the highest obtained at any public
sale Of any breed this year. The buyers were
from several Western States II is becon,inr,
more noticeable every season that breeders are
continually seeking better stock The prosuer-
lty throughout all the Middle States has created
d Keen demand for the best breeds Obtainable
The Chicago postofiice win soon receive an ad-
oltlonal force Of two hundred clerks and one
hundred and fifty carriers. The business Of the
once has grown greatly in the last year and the
service has not been extended fast enough 10
keep up with the demands of the publif Thare
are several sub-stations in the city which nov
90 a greater business than the Milwaukee post
once Dne OF these has sixty-scVen carriers