The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-01
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY
BY CORRUPT COUNCIL

For instance when one Of the
reads was tied up by strike OF lts
employees the council promptly
passed resolution erovnklnF lta
franchise and the manager was ar.
rested for employing incompetent
mon 10 operate ohls cars. AZ an
ether time during the tendency OF
the franchise residents of tho TINT.
yefsity district appeared before the
council an mass 90 demand bet.
ter service and the council voted
TO summon the companyo 20 show
cause why tta franchise should not
be revoked. Within three days
thereafter Mr.. Furth announced
that II hia proposed franchise were
only granted one OF HIS firut acts
hereunder would ha TO double
track the University line. 8 promise
by the way which Is attn being
made by the company operating a.
ny May t.. 1899, the franchise
srahbers we're ready 20 take the
pahlie Into their confidence In a
newspaper campaign for the pur
pose OF educating Il In the banafl
cent results OF public service az.
rlolsatson and watered stock diyi.
denda and the announcement was
made through the poat.lnteillgencer
then owned by t.cyi Ankeny.
George Turner aud others and con,
trolled BY George 4. Piper. a. bus.
mess manager. In a glowing &C.
count OF how certain Boston cap.
I itaiists had secured contrul OF air
Of the city's street railways sya.
TENS and proposed 90 consolidate
tham under a new franchise which
would grant a system OF transfers
and give Seattle such stroot
railway system as modern corpo-
ration exploited municipality should
always possess or invite.
Glowing Premises
Tho glowing promises made by
that announcement have been sur
passed In the history 81 Seattle
hnnco games only by those % the
/ prospectus OF the "old Amlinwn
( gang" which issued similarly
/ promising prospectus darlnE to
campaign 10 cheat The eity out u
I the Cedar river water system. Mr.
furth aud Mr. Lowman then fiicd
the application for tho proposed
franchise and Mr. Furth announced
giowingly through the. Post lntelli
gencer that the grating ~ the
franchise meant bringing 10 Seattle
from three to four million dollars
of new capital for Investment He
neglected 10 include Ia hts state
ment that the Investment was TO
be eventually capitalized fictitious
~ AZ fifteen millions
Three years before that time the
/ interests back OF the street rail
way consolidation had fallen heir
% the holdings on Cedar river %
the Nold Amifuwn gang and had
made Vigorous undetermined nNo %
those holdings and Of political IN.
fiuences IN an effort 10 further de
lag and block the construction Of
the water system. course which
had aroused against those inter.
esta the hlttereat enmlty % many
leading citizens In view 81 this
state Of the public mind It T. not
surprising that the public announce
ment that having failed 10 gooble
the water system the Boston cap
italiAtH~ would now try to gubble
the streets instead Immediately
aroused a widespread feeling OF in
tense public indignation. This feel.
lna. seeking public expression. soou
found u through the avenue Of pub
lte mass meetings and the passage
OF resolutions BY clubs and other
organizations. these several move
meuts and expressions ehFyNtaiiz
ing IN the organization Of COM
miftee ~ public safety known a.
the Committee of one Hundred. "
Of which J W Goodwin vas chair.