The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21
Home industries Worth fostering
A Series of Articles Relating to Lincoln
Business Enterprises that Should
Command Lincoln Support
THE CITIZENS RAILWAY COMPANY.

The average American municipality is wonderfully pa
tentsometimes to the point Of asinnity And Lincoln
for many years exception to the rule But Lin
coin finally rebelled For years it submitted with many
murmur and many useless protest, to street
vice that abomnable in the extreme. The powers
that managed the street railway acted the presump-
ton that it had lead pipe cinch'' and did have
to spend any of its receipts extensions beterments
AS result the growth of the city retarded and the
recording angel kept working overtime keeping the
counts of citizens who said hi. and thought things
hardly suitable for publication in great religious jour
nal like The Wageworker
Finally, when forbearancc had ceased to be virtue,
longheaded and enterprising got together
organized the Citizens Railway company This company
is essentially home institution, because it's stockhold
with one or two exceptions Lincoln business
and the two exceptions noted little stock
that they do not fortunately count for much the
agement of the company's affairs.
There very little of fourishing of trumpets about
the organization of this company The organizers
business who have the habit of saying little doing
whole lot The old street railway company managers
living in New York, laughed the company
'Weve got the franchise and we've got the streets;
what company do?'' they asked
But the company did not waste any time in
plantations. 1t secured franchise long dormant and
proceeded to build its lines went into territory long
neglected by the old company, and it built for keeps.
1t took the people into it's confidence and it also shared
the proceeds of it's business with the people
streets and let the company use them The city council
acted promptly because the councimen knew the temper
OF a long suffering public, and the company
given every reasonable thing asked Those parts Of the
city that had been longest neglected the first taken
care Of Then the company went cunning for bust
in what might properly be called competitive terri
So successful has been its management adj
equate its service that the Citizens Railway Company is
operating unwards of twelve miles, and is building
additional miles all the time.
The latest line to be opened by the Citizens Railway
Company is the College View line The first
the line on Friday, November 13 the day and
date showing that the company pays attention to
ancient supersOns but right ahead doing business
This line operates South Twelfth street South
east South street to street. and thence
souheasterly direction College View going
the crest of the divide without either fill worthy of
menton and opening residence section that will
in short time be the pride Of Lincoln.
Franchise and right of way have been secured for line
through University Place to Havelock and work this
extension is being pushed with all possible speed. It
that this enerprising company is determined
make Lincoln the hub of lot of radiang spokes Of in
terrban rails. The New College View line shorter by
mile and half from Twelfth and College View than
the Traction company line.
The equipment Of the Citizens Railway company is Of
the latest model and make Everything that will add
the comfort and convenience of it's patrons given espe
ca attention by the In brief the
contrary to CUSTOM acting the presumption that
they something to the public that they in duty
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