Evening journal., 1906-10-20

tions for eight or ten Industries aa-
succeeded in capturing the Otto peo-
pie after they had decided ts locate IL
chester. Among those he hoped T.
secure was the Baldwin Locomonyf
works. which has recently purchased
ahd occupied the property at Ches.e;
the Otto people were to have taken
But an this success seemed only 10
excite dsscouraging opposition and am
tagonlsm Instead OF corporation ana
public spirit 80 essential In this age
when every town is competing so
strongly for industries The ship canal
committee. composed OF twelve of the
most prominent men 90 the city, with
Mr.. Crozier as IT'S chairman, was sud-
denly abolished without notice in the
absence Of the members. retarding the
work for two years and jeopardizing IL
altogether Many unkind stories about
Mr. Crozier were created and persist
entity circulated When spoken to
about IT he treated the matter lightly
saying that he had learned more things
about himself that were not true since
coming TO Delaware than he has eX-
periencel in an his previous history.
] "A
tive West on a two thousand mile jour-
noy at a cost said TO have been $1,000
10 try and find something with which
to iniure Mr.. Crozier's reputation, and
reflect on his character because Of h.s
loyalty TO the Otto people whom he had
persuaded TO locate here and felt In
honor bound to defends
Mr.. Crozier once pertinenuy remark
ed that with proper cooperation he
could get all the Industries the city de-
sired, so great are the natural facil-
ties. but he could not prevent some
people here driving them away by
classifying them as inferior carpet
baggers. treating them discourteously,
obstructing thom in matters essential
TO their industries and attempting
petty crafts upon them even before
/ they we're securely located.
Gas Company Objects
Everybody now knows that II the gas
ompany had lived up to its written
proposition to the Otto people no fran
'hise would have been asked for and
the great engine plant would have been
In fun operation here long ago. II IS
equally well known that II either the
former or present Street and Sewer
Board had taken up and granted the
application Of the Otto people for a
franchise which has been ignored and
kept lying upon the table for more than
two years, I'm spite of frequent efforts
ito have II acted upon, this city would
have retained the great engine works,
had cheaper gas and electricity and in
creased revenue from percentage Of
the gross receipts. The same board
has now patriotically granted a fran
Ichlse TO those Offering no industry
whatever to the city.
Mr.. Crozier returned home for over
Sunday from New York. where he is
building two large manufacturing
lplants. He was asked TO give some of
the inside history. said to be highly i'm
terosting, OF the Otto controversy into
which he was drawn, and to fix the re-
lsponsibnity. He declined to do so at
this time. He was also asked about
the statement he made before the de-
lpartment, that the local gas trust had
violated it's charter and collected for
gas more than a half million dollars
lobovo its legal right and could be made
to account therefor And about his
former views that there should be a
Legislative investigation like that OF
New York and Pennsylvania. that the
Legislature should, and legally could
Regulate the price of gas and electricits
and establish a reasonable tax on the
cash value of the franchises OF public
service corporations using the streets
He said he might say something later
ON some public occasion, II the people