Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-07

To walk TO all the swagger socia
functions OF the university until the
Madison livery trust is busted" CI
abolishes the alleged eXhOrbitant
rate OF 81 for party carriages, is the
compact entered into unanimously by
all save one of the Greek letter fra
ternities of the university at a meet
ing last night.
The goods are heartily back Of the
plan and say they will insist on walk.
ing and viii discOuntenance any
breech OF the compact The same
plan practically was used with abun-
dant success last year at the uniYer.
sity OF Nebraska. The meeting was
held at the Chi Psi house and a com
mittee of G. S. WOOledge OF Amigo,
Ray Owen OF FOOtville and John NJ.
Detling OF ShebOygan. was appointed
to formulate the resolutions which
viii be adopted at a second meeting
next week.
IL was represented at the meeting
that the Madison Iiverymen had en-
tereu into a diabOlical plot 10 ruin the
sOCiety-inclined students and break
their fathers banks. that any plan or
line OF action that would serve TO
limit or lessen the expenses Of secur-
ing an education would be good and
wholesome. that the boycott OF the
liverymen would accomplish. in part
at least. this desirable end. II was
stated as a fact that the price Of ca
riages for parties and theaters had
been boosted" by the combination or
trust OF Madison letters OF rigs" un-
tiI It cost 81 for the service of a car
riaEe. an exhOrbitant figure More
over. it was represented that there
were reasons for believing that the
81 charged by the liverymen for serv-
ing the students was for identically
the same service as is charged only
50 when the service is performed for
towns people. IL was recalled that
once the rate was only s. for a car
riage. that il was raised TO So and
that now the mark. Outlandish and un-
reasonable. Of 81 has been reached.
One present at the meeting offered
the information that ''in unity there
is strength" that a certain cOmbina-
ton among tailOrs and pressers of
pants had been busted" effectually
by a concerted action on the part OF
students. that out in Nebraska there
had been an attempt on the part of
liverymen TO loot the students and
after the fellows and their girls had
walked" to parties a few times there
were plenty OF carriages to be had
and at reasonable prices. The idea
u walking took well at the meeting
We will walk" was the popular de
.ermination. and some one from the
premedicaI course Clipped in the in
formation that scientists had album
dainty demonstrated through a long
line OF carefully conducted expert
ments that walking was good eXer.
else. The idea gained popularity
with every additional bit OF testi.
mOny. A student from Podunk said
he used TO walk three miles 10 the
village dance hall every other Satur.
DAY night, because pa said the horses
had worked hard on the farm all
week" and the exercise done me
good"
This point settled. il was wondered
how the girls would like the idea. AS
surances were quickly forthcoming
The goods liked the novelty Of the
thing. Some Of them had. been ques
toned about Il In advance OF the
meeting. In fact It is understood
that more than one has declared
shed rather walk" than wait for a
carriage and miss the first two
dances. and others are understood "a
have suggested the walk out OF mo
tives Of economy and sympathy for
the students purses and those OF
their parents. The boycott was not
opposed at all. the committee was ap.
pointed 70 draw up the formal com
pact and the next meeting will wit.
ness the taking Of the pedestrian S
oath.
The Liverymen's Side.
Tnnufrv al a number OF leading es