The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-27
II is UP TO THE COUNCIL.

Inc tolloWlnE editorial, relating tc
the purpose Of the immense experdj-
ture Of money for advertising i'll the
Minneapolis daflies by the Twin City
Rapid Transit Company, was pub
lished in The Irish Standard in its
issue of Jan. 80, 1909:
"The Twin City Rapid Transit Com
pany is at the present time spending
lot of money In advertising in the
Minneapolis daily papers. The pur-
pose of this advertising by the ':om-
pany is two-f4lf: First, to cultivate
public sentiment by showing the early
trials and poverty of the company,
and generally sto get before the pub.
lie the companY's side of the case pre-
liminary to approaching the city coun I.
Gil with a proposition to grant six
fares for a quarter on condition that
the city dismiss g it's appeal to the
United States Supreme Court from the
decision of Judge Lochren, holding that
the street railway company has q con-
tract for fifty years with a contract
right to charge five cents per passen-
ger. If the appeal is dismissed the
judgment will stand and its effect will
be to forever prevent the city ftcm
raising the question again, and this
whether Judge Lochren's decision was
right or wrong. 3, Second, the purpose
of the immense outlay of money to the
three daily paPefs for tho advertising
now appearing In said papers appears
to us as an effort upon the part Of
the street railway company to mlzzls
the press SO that it will make no out
cry when the attempt is made to have
the pending appeal dismissed. II the
proposition was to give six rides for a
quarter and the street railway COM
pany consented to the vacation OF the
Lochren decree and the dismissal Of
its action against the city, the same
question or any other that the city
| might desire could be raised, but that
is not the game the street railway is
working. Our opfnion is that when the
soil has been tborpMghly wateredt an j
cultivated the, harvest time will arrive
and at that time the scheme above
stated will be presented to the city
council and an attempt will be made
to rush. it through, In the meantime,
1t is expected that silence on the pa:
Of the three Minneapolis dailies will.
be,7 working vovditime.a 50 =,
The above information given ex-
c!usively by The Irish Standard has
been stamped with the seal Of RELIABLE
ity by the street car company It's s'f
| much sooner. than was expected ,Feom
tho Compsny's advertising page which
appeared insall the daily papers o,1
last Thursday We extract the follow
| ing: gofsg,. e@r.
''The Company Is advised by It's
counsel, and believes, that Judge
Lochrens decision was absolutely right
and that it will be sustained by tho
Supreme Court, but the policy of the
Company has always. been and Is, If
the city in the courts and, therefore
knowing that anything less than a
straight scent fare, or the possibility
of a less rate. would unquestionably
have q retarding effect on the growth
and development Of the city as a whole
the Company will. at the next meet
ing, of the City Council. present a COM
munication requesting the appoin1-
ment Of a committee before whor1
representatives. Of the Company, as
well as. others interested, may ap-
pear to answer such questions and FUR
nish such additional information as
| may be desired with d further request
that, II the committee. should make a
favorable report, the, Council will in
strucf the City Attorney to dismiss
the appeal now pending and accept the
decision of the Federal Court"
| The battle is now on and the action
Of the City Council will be looked for
ward to with much interest. The mere
matter: Of granting six fares%.for a
quarter is 3 not the question Of vital
Importance. The fact Is that an al
verse decision atIwashington would
mean that the very existence of the
street railway company would depend
entirely on the Minneapolis Board OF
Aldermen and the \ Mayor. In the
meantime we await with mucll interes:
the editorial expressions Of the three
daily papers of this city on the mat
ter to be presented toathe Council,
BRYAN's coMMoNER. "a 4
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