The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-16
ENJOINS FURTH
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AIRY restraining order today. but II
that WIS not possible. the action
would without fail be started with
the opening OF court Monday.
The grounds on which the suit ls
to be brought are In effect that the
new schedules threaten Hiliman
and many thousands OF settlers and
investors along the line Of the In.
terurban road with great loss, In
that Hlilman and others Invested IN
land, bought homes and established
themselves along The lnterurban
line upon the direct promises Of
Jacob Furth, az president Of the
Puget Sound Electric company, that
the passenger rates not only would
not be raised, but would be lowered
upon the settling Of the valleys
through which the line passes.
"Mr Furth made these promises
70 me-" said Iiillman. when /
started 10 open up Pacific City.
Darlington aud other communities
along the line for settlement. He
made them IN the presence OF wit.
neaHea. and he made similar prom.
iaes to delegations OF men from
points along the line. These state.
menta can easily be proven.
4 repeated these promises 10
prospective settlers IN tracts that
opened up along the Interurban
line. and Il WAS because OF these
promises that invested aud that
home builders bought land and set.
tied In my tracts would never
have touched the Investments and
the settlers would never have
bought had II not been for the
promises
Why, MIR. Furth told me IN the
presence Of witnesses that IL was
who bad put almost N. 900 people IN
the Green Lake district: Il was |
who had built up a great street
car patronage tor him in that sec.
ton. and II would do the same In
he Duwnmish valley he would re-.
duce the rates.
Two years ago he said when we
put 10000 people in the Dnwamlah
ne would reduce the rates. We have
done 80, or nearly 40, and he raises.
Instead Of reducing. the rates.
u gave him deeds 10 right.of.
way an the stipulation that the pas.
seuger fares would not be Increased
but would be reduced.
because Of this. aud because
can prove this, ] intend 10 neht the
Increase In passenger fares through
The courts II u costs me 500. 600"
While Hiilman. who. perhaps. Is
The biggest single realty operator
IN the settlement Of tho valleva
through which tho intcrurban pass.
-. vas planning TO start an injanc.
lion suit. the people in the Duwam.
iah valley met last night AZ Rly.rtou
and planned to beat the electric
company.
Three Blk automobiles Of the
sightseeing typo. bound for Sc
attic with passengers. will leave
kiFerton early Monday morning.
They will mark the opening of a
passenger rate war between the Sc.
attic. Tacoma Iuterurban railway
and the Duwamish AutomohIla
company. which grows out Of the
action OF the former In radically
raising It's fares 10 two cents a mile.
Preliminary arrangements for
establishing the competing line
were made az last nights biz mass
meeting. The meeting was attend.
ed by about 500 residents OF Tux.
wila. Foster. Allentown, Duwamlsh.
klverton Heights and Quarry. @.
r. Farr. representing the Dnwamish
Automobile company, made the
proposition 90 run an opposing auto
mobile line
The principal attack against the
road vas made by Robert Bridges.
of Orilia. and Attorney Charles
Dobbs. who has his office I'm Seattle
and lives In Quarry. read a letter
prepared by himself and addressed
20 w. = Dimmock. general manager
~ the Puget Sound Electric com.
pany. IN which he asks some point
cd questions.
Mr.. Bridges denounced the cor
poration for doubling i,s passenger
rates. principally because of the
fact that such action would mean
less food and clothing for the fam.
ily OF the working man. Speaking
for himself. he declared that he
would rather walk than submit to
the railway