The evening world., 1903-01-08
ASK BETTER SERVICE
To STATEN ISLAND
Crowds Applaud Attack on Present
Transportation Franchise Holders in
Hearing Before Dock Commissioner
Hawkes..

call upon Borough President Cromwell
to tel W whers he stands upon thi!
A voice by the door: ~ wnnt to sa,
that Mr.. Cromwell was placed where HI
10 by the votes Of the people, and bs
Virtue Of, that compliment 10 owes it te
the people to protect them"
IF there Ia any way under HEAVIER
that We San get our rights. We are go
Ex-Assembiymaa George Metcalm said
o ma u what stood in the way aS' 81
The acceptance OF the Roger franchise,
but said that the only EXPLANATION he
'ould find was that there was nothing
iolng..
The Rev. Pascal Narrower, of West
,, chise should receive the live hand Of
eenediction, and ENCOURAGEMENT and not
the dead hand OF limitation and re-
straint,
MIR. cIarke's Hard Time.
c. p. 1klopp, secretary OF the Staten
Island Chamber of Commerce, said
Staten Island ives often IN rebellion
his delay in the matter. and said the
only hope was through Commissioner
Lester, ". Clarke, counsel for the
s % Rogers Sa the 4 @fSsn feeifns O. q dh' inf fsa pe6pIs
was so great that Mr.. Clarke was In:
%t enG pRsct frequently SGny by cries of "Rats."
Mr.; Clarke ATTEMPTED e show that
a year by their three-cent commuta-
ton fare n that they would do
What are we here fort" interrupted
one OF the crowd. Are We here to
listen to dissatisfaction, or how much
or are We here to press the intereets OF
Staten Island?'
Mr.. Clarke appealed to the crowd.
Are theresany business met, here?"
I'VE are all business men," replied
the crowd.
well, then you know that insolvency
Will surely follow and that Rogers will
What of it7". CRIED the crowd. He
must know what he Is about"
All Guyed Speaker.
Commissioner Hawkes.. sad that the
"lt would, appear" said one of the
crowd. that the Rogers. Company was
iFISxn1 n goa 70 'i BRICK s'Ai bnt i' sRe p s@ lm''S If
Slater. Island believe it a genuine gold
The crowd laughed.
Clarke. i've have done Dur bes, to give
good service" ne added.
NO. you haven't interrupted q
Wei, we are going to do So"
How DID you make UP your minds 80
suddenly, queried a voice.
Mr.. Clarke went on and tried to show
lost and what Disadvantages the Rogers
f~rnucItse would give the people. The
crowd wouldn't stand It. however. and
Nj Clar's was sadly ratified g. well.
thrce-cent fare" said Mr.. Clarke, 'S,ut
We cannot do H."
Lnuterhach IL Sorry.
Mr.. Lauttrhnoh answered by saying
that Mr., Clarke was the solitary obJec-
tor TO the Rogers franchise.
Not another person has made any
Replying to a covert i~nsinuatlon that
property would not be forthcoming at
'romphdnsvillo. Mr.. Lauterbach said he
would guarantee 10 gct It within four
Il feel very sorry that Mr.. Rogers
according "a Mr.. Ciarke-ds standing on
The brink Of a precipice. He VIII fec
from B. and o. methods. Mr.. Rosefs
lives In the twentieth century. He does
not 1--we In the ninetee nth. He sees nd
yantaFes In Staten Island II he can get
II. At the moment there Will be
profit. Bun Staten Island Ia Capable
of the greatest improvement-not. HWY
ever. II he pursues i. and o. methods
by. Standard OIL methods, If you
please"
wild cheers from the crowd.)
EuIogy for Mr. Rogers.
Mr.. L~auterbach went on 10 say that
would be fair and honest and
Just. INK ~euloglzed Henry ii. Rogers as
" he were Il patron saint come to rescue
a suffering people, Mr.. Lauterbaoh Sss
eloquent, and at the close he had tie
and Standard OIL. At the conclusion
HA wkes arose and sad.
"GAntlemen. ! want TO say that l
thoroughly indorse what Mr.. Lauter-
bach has said concerning the necessity
for an improvement OF Staten Island at
fairs. but we. as city officials, must in
vestigate every move carefully. But
can pledge YOU my word that there viii
be no more delay"
Cheers for Everybody.
The crowd broke into Wild cheers, ana
then a voice said:
How long will we have to waite"
II should va two weeks at the most"
More cheers followed. Some one suR-
gested cheers for Commissioner Hawkes.,
and cheers were given for every one who
had participated In the hearing. Then
the Staten Islanders dispersed as happy
az a bunch OF schoOlboyS.