Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
RARRiS0N'S SPiTE AGAINST OGDEN
CAS- COMPANY.

Nv '"""S uuu UIlcUlIcV.1Of attack
made upon the Ogden Gas Company by
Mayor Harrison Oh Monday night is
deprecated by all good citizens.
The attempts of the Mayor to destroy
all of the great corporations which do
not agree with him politically IL only
bringing ridicule upon himself and IL
hurting the fair name of the city.
Chicago does not stand for anarchy.
or for advanced socialism. either.
IL believes In Justice for all and In
persecution for none.
just now Harrison IL prosecuting the
Ogden Gas Company for political and
other reasons of his own.
Mayor Harrison In trying to play the
same game with the stock and sec,lri.
Ties Of the Ogden Gas Company that
he IL with those of the various traction
companies" said Mr.. Sullivan. "For
the last five years lie has acted as II
tool Of u certain gang Of stock specu.
latOrs who are Interested In bearing
the stocks Of the Traction ana public
utilities companies.
Look ut the attitude or the Mayor
on the traction question You may ask
what his policy IL and receive no an.
swer. His message to the City Council
falls to contain any recommendations
II IL simply bear movement calcu.
lated to have its effect upon the Stock
Exchange and enable certain spcculn.
tors to make Il profit.
Mayor Harrison has started these
bear movements every little while.
whenever there was any talk Of set.
Element OF the traction question. When
the Local Transportation Committee
made Its report the stockholders be-
lieved there was prospect of settle
ment. They began to feel that their
stocks were secure. Then the Mayor
sends In his message and Immediately
the stocks decrease In value.
''The charge made by Mayor Harri-
sOn In his ordinance that this company
has sold its rights to the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke Company IL u ridlcu-
lOus one.
Some time ago We did consider ask.
Ing for u change In our franchise. and
before we went to the Council to So
cure 1t We called upon the Mayor. He
was told the plans of the company and
declared TINT they were satisfactory to
him and that he would help Ms to Sc
cure the passage of the amendment.
Later he saw an opportunity to play
some dirty politics and, true to his in
stincts, did so.
THE Ogden Gas Company has oh.
served faithfully and well all the pro-
visions of Its contract with the city.
1t will continue to do so.
There are two enemies of the Og.
den Gas Company, One IL the PEG.
pies Gas i.lght ana Coke Company,
the other Is Mayor Harrison. The
two enemies of this company are
friendly toward each other ana the
Mayor plays into the hands of the cor
pOratiOn.
"Our company Is selling gas for no
cents thousand, II rate of 10 cents
lower than that of any other gas COM
pany In the city. In addition to this
We pay u compensation to the city of
~, per cent OF our gross receipts.
ITO do all this ana to fight the trust
and the Mayor We have to give the
best service possible, How well we
have succeeded Is proven by the fact
that We have DO per cent of the trade
In the district where we do business
and supply $4,000 meters AMI 100000
people with gas.
Perhaps the Mayor objects to a low
rate for gas and would like to destroy
the competitor of his friend, the Peo-
pies Gas Light ana Coke Company.
Perhaps he does not like n company
that pays money into the City Treas,
ury. Whatever may be the facts, 1t
Is certain that he is doing everything
he can to destroy competition In the
gas business and leave the Peoples
company alone In the field. This done
rates will go up"
"The Ogden Gas Company will make
no attempt to bring the questions con-
corning its franchise and property into
court before the time set for the hear
ing of the city's suit. Until then It