The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-25
WHAT'S IN THE AIR
Lis Continental Creamery Com
pany After Water franchise
Their Employees and Attorneys
Lead Fight on City Ownership
MUCH LIVELY TALK.
Mr.. Holiday Says Attempt Is
Being Made to Rush.
Mr.. Hughes Talks of Doodle
con the Other Side."
THEN HE APOLOGIES.
An Effort to Table Resolution
Is Defeated.
A Lively Meeting OF the Com
mercial Club.
Net Receipts Water Company
Despite High Rates
And Expensive Litigation, Aver
Net Receipts Water Company
Despite High Rates
And Expensive Litigation, Aver
age $43,37I Per Year.

Resolved. That in the opinion of the
Commercial club, the city should &C.
quire the water plant as soon as salts
factory arrangements can be made as
to the title"
After a discussion before a meeting
of over so business men at the Com
mercial club last night, action on the
above resolution was postponed for two
week, in order to give the eight MEM
bers of the city council who voted
against city ownership a chance to
"get right" The sentiment of the
meeting was overwhelmingly in favor
of the purchase of the plant by the
city. Desperate efforts to sidetrack the
resolution by means of motion to lay
on the table were foiled, and the con-
cession for more time was made in re-
Spouse to the earnest plea OF some or
the councilmen who fought city owner
ship in the council.
Councilman c. K. Holiday made the
humorous charge that an attempt was
being made to rush this matter; that
lue resolution was "crammed' down
the throat of the council; and that it
was being done for the purpose OF get
ting the waterworks difficulty settled
up before January 1 when a new nre
insurance company is said to be sche-
duled to start up in business in To-
peka, with Thos. Page and others for
directors.
The bare facts are that certain prom
inent business men and probably some
members of the council are trying 10
procrastinate and delay the consumma-
ton of the purchase. after II has peeq
thrashed over, rehashed and discussed
for the past five years, and twice voted
upon by the people of Topeka.
Why is this?
1t has been charged that a conspiracy
has been formed. Certain wealthy men
are interested in it. Perhaps some OF
the councilmen are also interested.
The idea is first to defeat city owner
ship, and leave Charles F. street IN
possession of the field. Then very like
ly President Street would be willing TO
sell out to some local company, which
could manage the city council.
Monday nights meeting was well
packed. The opponents of city owner
ship showed their full strength. T. f.
Doran, attorney for the Continental
creamery, H. r. Ennis, auditor of the
same company, occupied one corner OF
the room, and both made imprisoned
speeches against buying the plant.
Doran pleaded for more time for in
Vestigation;" he wanted another ex-
other corner of the room, was John
Curren, of the Continental Creamery
company, and he made a speech
against city ownership. In the center
of the room was L. S. Ferry, another
attorney for the Continental creamery.
and he was also loaded for a speech
against city ownership. w. F. Jensen
of the Continental creamery was in st.
Louis but he has been writing long
pieces for the newspapers against city
ownership. J. S. Parks, president of
the Continental creamery, was not
there either. Parks has been very busy
lately getting a gas franchise down in
wichita and dickering for other fran
chises in Kansas City. In the rear of
the room were Counclmen Holiday,
Ryder Hughes and Griley, the talking
ks--gp H.. w,..31
Each one of these gentlemen made
from one to three speeches against