The Greeley tribune., 1903-11-19

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sion, which carried. Before the
audience filed out, however, Mr..
Haynes had secured promise that
his matter would be allowed to take
its regular course, and Mr.. Churchill
had been promised that he might
have Special meeting Of the council
II necessary to present his franchise
before Mr.. Spears franchise was
placed on its final passage.
1t was then that the lively session
began. The mayor appropriated the
only copy Of the proposed franchise to
himself and commenced blue pencil.
ing and changing it to suiu himself,
when Alderman Bready suggested
that the council might wish to know
something Of the terms of the docu-
ment and what changes the mayor
was making. There was trouble at
once, which did not end until a de-
mand was made by Alderman Barber
that the document be read. The
mayor, who has by one excuse and
another, delayed action on the fran.
chise for several weeks, was suddenly
siezed with a pressure OF time and
wanted the franchise passed just as
1t was without reading it to the
council, urging as defense that it
would take an hour to read it. 1t
was read, nevertheless, but was not
passed, and will not be until the
changes are toned down some to be-
come less prohibitiye, as the council
now stands four aldermen in favor OF
giving Mr.. Spear an honest and legit.
innate franchise and the mayor and
two aldermen opposing it. Aldermen
Bready, Bunker Rarber and Thomp-
son favor the franchise, and Mayor
Watson and Aldermen Eugh and
Stroll oppose it.
Friday petition was circulated
by A. NJ. McClenahan, asking for
franchise for Mr.. Carmichael and as
sociateS. The list vas headed by the
mayor, and number of business men
who are perhap unfamiliar with the
situation in the council signed it,
Novelty in Railroad Education.
The novel project OF running pala-
tiaI special train from Chicago to
New Orleans and return, distance
of nearly 1000 miles, fur the sole
benefit of competitors was successfully
carried out by the officials of the
Illinois Central railroad recently.
Nearly 100 general passenger agents
I'd members OF their families were
the guests Of the Illinois Central
during the trip, everything, includ-
ing musical entertainments in the
observation car, being provided by
the company. Had anyone under
taken to purchase the service and
entertainment provided the cost
could not have been far from slo, 900
| The train was, so to speak, an edi-
tion de luxe, the Pullman company
certifying that the new cars furnished
| were the hneSt ever manufactured by
them, and the engineers and train
crew we're the most expert in the
employ Of the railroad company.
The novelty of the affair consists
largely in the fact that few years
| ago railroad companies strove to keep
from competitors accurate Knowledge
of Conditions along their lines OF
| railroad. Excluding the Compli-
| mentary feature. the main purpose
| of the Illinois Central expedition was
to educate competing lines regarding
| the uneXcelled transportation facil-
tiles possessed by that company, and
the possibilities which lie IN the de-
velopment of the south Although
progressive men, the general paSsen-
eer agents who were on the trip, were
amazed to learn that the Illinois
Central now practically has double
| track system all the way between
| Chicago and New Orleans and a rock
ballasted roadbed with few grades
and curves, which is capable of ac-
cummodating., IAN enormous volume of
tranic. They were also surprised at
the phenomenal commercial and
industrial awakening which the
south is experiencing, and they will
spread the news regarding both facts
for months to come.
In doing this they will be adyer-
tisng the south most effectively and
promoting travel there from every
quarter Of the country. Naturally
the Illinois Central will get tie ben
| cruted a force Of 100 live advertising
agents from among the ranks of It's
| active competitors Under railroad
methods in vogue prior to the era of
community of interests" such an
| undertaking would have been hailed
a, suicidal, Chicago Record Herald