The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-04-19
THAT HIGHLAND FRANCHISE.

HAL HIGHLAND fF1ANNT1IoE.
1orHNG the history of the city Council has created
public the matter of granting franchise
to Highland Canal and Power Company ,
When the vote taken on Wednesday evening three
aldermen voted against passage of the ordinance
Public sentiment strongly in favor OF the
that Of the aldermen managed to bear up
under the strain
people usually conservative all questions In this
proposition all that could be seen was visions OF ouzzng ~
noisy shops and bustling factories.
The detail of the ordinance entirely forgotten in their zeal
development of the The aldermen who
sincerely endeovog the citizens from
possible of the future were
They obruconsts simply because they refused
this but eo1 not bv of
soled resulted in ordinance far safer than
expected.
Why binding the city to contract for so
the corporations have everything
their If they were as honest in the fotmen OF
the people according to them justice there
would occasion for complaint SIDE The
their OWN Thew have access to our legislative halls and
less degree courts to influence legislation and
decisions in their favor
legislature the corporations secured
the of act intended petuate the franchise of the
had escaped the knowledge OF large OF our citizens
the s n on the Of
it's most miscellaneous provisions had euded the most trustworthy
of representatives
exercising great their dealings with
poatns particularly areachng matter entering
into with them involving period of twenty-five
1t is very easy matter to give corporation foohol put
Our experience in the past and
the present matter
any relief from their exortions
The true friends of municipal ownership took the position
how we'll safuarded would be difficult for the city
to own public lighting plant The people must necessarily be
that line can be done rwothrds Of the council will
to VENT SaTs c as 1d h % and een" of the
condition such this anything but for the
@ an block e wo proceedprs by but
and this not impossible when remembered that the Water
Company always controlled ma ority of them
The business who of the aldermen
of being and unreasonable merely looks the surface
of things.
Their Judgment political and public matters is not always
the city for $O0OO0 they found of the
1t was the men who were not credited with having good bust
ability and foresight that compelled the company sell
reasonable Again when long distance telephone
franchise petioned by
strongest business in the grant the franchise
we could have telephone with the outside world
no granted and long distance phone just
are just satisfied that the Highland Canal and
Power Company could have got along without franchise
was purely an by suspicious
they they claim acceptable The
opposed to the granting of lighting franchise they ask for
o 1 s wilt w % 1 be- election
by majority If they want election let lay until
the next general election.
The release by capor General
appreciated by the British If cronje
released from his home the island Of
Helena and Commandan Krngewho in command of the
Dutch farmers in rebellion Cape Colony trial
for high treason-w also be his liberty And there
most of them the shot after trial
sh their only being their love of country
coupled with the courage to fight against her foes.
The strength of monopoists lies largely
people, and that weakness consists chiefly of failure
people to unite for their welfare the ballot
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