The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-28

- is pfafeefus a usW street gar
.,-st.n Tor seattle In v0aneetlun
- the franchise watch Moore
.sks 3 lntsHH#tIus.
h shows ca aug hand the enter
wise % a eifisgn who Is making an
honest rndeaxor Co Eive the city "a
,sssactable street car service. and
- ne other the shocking indiffer.
- 81 the Zebra that nov monop.
,,Hsss the street ar facilities uf this
rItv and whose CLASSY eve has
rieamod with such hypnotic effect
nan many members Of the city
eauafll
FallaWinE are statements made by
Mr.. F0irth aud Air Moore regarding
the various aspects of tho project
Furth-7A number of Mr. Mpufc's
,suiss arr imHFagtigahte Hts lines
vsuld oust more than IL Is claimed.
una no capitalist would furnish
money 70 parallel already existing
lines In eI1 che size OF Seattle.
,rba street car service here is far
aheaa of The service In any city OF
lie population in the unitod tSates.
an ID will BE- a hard matter 10 du-
pIleato t.
N8ar,-"I am willing 90 admit
that nom Mr. F'urth's standpoint a
,sntsmplaicd system OF street rail
Ways affordIng Go the vast and son-
nfantly Increasing population uf Sc
attic better ear service than they
nov rcceiye Is not only impractical
he. but unuFeesslry.
THE COST.
FaFth Maorc's street car system
VII cost something Ike s. .eoa 600
ar sTcoo uaa. and no capitalist
vouid pat that amount OF money
fnts q citv IKE seattle 90 parallel
ca nnes that already exist
Moore A 90 the estimated cost
Of construction. am relying on
thnse Who are competent 20 COM
pute m0ro carefully. an closely
tAan either Mr. Furth or myself -
Art s eco .0sa expended honestly
ans 5udiciousiy viii 50 a long way
20 constructing and equIppIuE 81
miles OF street railway a. asked FOR
By us IN our application for fran
chs.
As 10 our ability % secure the
money. without first obtaining the
remission Of the seattle Electric
eumpany's officers In this city. or
TIE eastern bankers Who have an
acrwrittsn their securities aud float
ed thslr bonds all over New Eng
izna. I would state that the necsa-
Eary money Is already arranged for
81. -. 900 - b. placed 10 our cred
n TOR construction IN 1905 aud
y7.9oa ogg In 1905
As % whether the investment Of
this money IN = street railway sya-
tan In Seattle should prove profit
abe 70 those who invest the same
or not. should not worry Mr. Furth.
a. Il won't be his money. or any
saY pthsf Seattle moneY-but east
ern money. ehoss representative
has already spent two weeks in the
city and ls more than satisfied that
the future q The city not only var
rznfs. but demands the construction
Of the system u street railways a.
proposed By rs
ity - raise money. all u the older
residents o. Seattle remember that
When the Northern Pacific tried 20
wipe Seattle of the map. D. II Gil
nan raised 81 50 90 and construct
ed the Seattle. lake shore 4 East
ern railroad. opened the Gilman
cnAl mines. built tha Ballard street
railway line to Ballard and accom-
pllshsd many other coed things for
Seattle As 70 NheihSr I have kept
faith with tbs people OF Seattle.
an willing 70 stand o. fall On my
record.
SECOND AVENUE LINE.
Furth-~Tha Seattle Electric
company Is prepared 70 extend the
Second avenue line past the Wash
layton hotel az soon As conditions
warrant Mr. Moore asked me II NC
would DO that this summer. and I
said no In the first place. the paw
ing Will not he completed before fall
and ne DO not propose 20 build any
railroads IN the winter time.
Moore-''Mr Furth.s statement
that their company wlli build on
Second avenue. when. In his judy
ment. the street needs 4. Is not par
ticularly comforting to those who
own property on that street and
who realize that without good con
Meeting systems o. street railways
the street will be only n side street
and feeder 70 the streets 50 served
and II ] misjudge not the people q
Seattle. | do not believe that they
viii not turn down a sure thing for
a promise that has already been
broken
Mr.. Furth stated positively 70
ne not three weeks aKo. that the
Seattle Electric company had no
present Intentions OF building on
Seooad avenue. that when the re-
SFada vas completed the cross
srssis would be easy Erhdes and
Ne people could walk. and that the
seattle Electric company would not
shsiiflod in parallellng their First
aFsnse lines"
EXTENsION5
Furth-'The Seattle Electric com
pany is prepared 20 build extensions
where such are necessary for the
convenience Of The public. but we DO
not believe In building into the un-
settled portions o. the city merely
for The purpose Of aiding land spec
ulzsi0n. When the vacant lots on
NE existing lines % the company
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