The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-09

The street car octopus Is Iu lIne
for congratulations MANAGER
Grant reports that Do haH bought
five RES ears dufinr the pact year
Have yau noticed the difference p
Il is estimated that the population
~ the city has Increased az least
1900 during th- past yeaf Tha
electric company has therefore add
- aue uea ear f1f every 600 per-
sHuf who lave core 20 ilt. here.
az course 10 never hat enough cars
e. accommodate che people alfH HY
here bat da suH NOT think e has
been very Kind anyhow uanHn I
the reflection make sou feel proud
Of the uubiie spirit ~ the corpora
tiou that jacob Fufth organized as
you arIEslr your way cat of The
HlulrminE masa ~ laHaenEara ou
your way home each evening
As aaa 60 be- ~xHee fr1. Sir Grant
dId not state how much profits The
stockholders made DURING tbn ye8r
80 It sill have O. De Estimated The
company admitted in al last nnHns
cIHi statement 10 submitted ca the
county auditor that lfs assets were
SIS 600 600. n iH safe O. say that
they are $4,000. Geo A ire stock
holders are getting 81 least per
cent on their investment they
Henarej the enormous sam af
10000 1a out ~ tho pockets ~ srz
Rttie'a citizens last year In other
words. fbe stockholders saw the
long suffering street ear passenger
an 7diitipaal car Tor every see. 900
made out uf thru
Many persons recognize that AZ
tMrfh needs nh the money ne can
yet II be hopes to be successful AZ
Olympia this winter. bat Dr. BE- safe
% say that they would be- Willing "a
H8rfifiHr the advantages % United
states senator from king county in
return Tor n better ear service n
Mr. furth would prevail upon the
other stockholders Co add So new
cars 20 the service next year. lu
stead ~ five they would probably
be sufficiently grateful 10 present
the street car maguate With a birth
day present.
Ia his report sfr. Grant states
that the company carried last year
3f5f1.zGf passengers who paid
fares At cents each the revenue
from them wautI have been fisf5.-
ia Grant claims that the salary
expense for operating che line. which
I De- BY FAR the greatest cxrenan iu
operating the system. WAS ta0a GOO
I ~ that. according % his uau Ok
urpa. the company made clean az
I Of tg77.tf8. without ranaidsrIne the
cost Of power and the loss 81 wear
and tear.
However. Mr.. Grant adroify
avoids all reference % the earnings
% the campany'H power and light
ing system. Il 81 not unlikely that
the net earnings o. this system arc
az great as those Of the car system
when the comparatively small OPP
Grating expenses aud the outrageous
rates that have been charged are
considered.
Another showing which Manager
Grant has the auiaelty 20 point 60
with pride ~ the extension or the
various street car lines during the
past year. In MI. he states that A.
blocks % extensions we're made Tho
Fast Union street line WAS elongated
six blocks. while the Kiuuear park
and Cedar street lines were each
stretched out three blocks. 20 that
the patrons would not have 20 Wink
80 FAR.
To fully appreciate this Outrage "A
comparison with the improvements
made during the year by the water
department. n public service con-
froiied by the municipality. can be
made. As against the ~ blocks Of
car track extension mentioned by
the electric company manager.
Water Superintendent YounFB shows
In his annual report that appraxl-
matcly % miles 81 water mains
have been constructed. New mains
have been laid anywhere the prop
erty owners have asked The oeto-
pus has inaultiuRly turned down
every request made 10 It Tor a
street car extension.
The water department has even
gone 70 the trouble OF constructing
free Of charge. 2-inch water mains
for clusters Of poor families allow
Ing the humble property owners 10
pay back the expense gradually In