Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-17
The Public or the S. P. Which?


certain quarters VIGOROUSLY any
Southern Pacific company make grab the property
OF the public is predicted that the city council at its next
meeting will override Mayor Aexander recent veto OF the od
giving Southern Pacific franchise for four tracks
These proSouhern newspapers may
right edicon 1t possible of that the city
may override Mayor Aexanders 1t certain however
that that body will not do anything OF the kind II tour men can be
decent regard for the rights of the public
place. the effort of the Southern Pacific company
gu OF preparing for the Ek meeting to obtain
franchise T W be ga on 9ns 81 s
EFFORT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY UNDER FALSE PRE-
LENSES.
the during the Eks meeting which Mayor Alexander
suggested his should be granted the Southern Pacific COM
pany Southern Pacific will require meet the
occasion acting good faith However the fact
that this company habuay advantage of occasions Of
could otherwise obtain old story IN this state
There are great many persons in California able
to recall the desperate by the Southern Pacific
pany acquire onerm franchises in the city OF San francisco
plea the tracks which the proposed to
strct ron these needed accommodate the Mid
exposition held Francisco after the worlds fair at Chi
required vigilance the part OF the good citizens
newspapers of San Francisco this
securing the city officials of that city permanent rights and
franchises which would have been exceedingly burdensome had they
been granted
The Southern company endeavong play the
old this city at the present time And even minority OF
city council inclined protect the rights OF the people, the
Southern Pacific will be disappointed in its efforts to grab here just
In addition to franchise which the Southern
required enable to accommodate the bust
incident to the Eks meeting the city council not only may but
morally bound consider the fact that the Southern Pacific
difference how the conduct OF its BUSH
ness the granting of such request may be-
The Southern Pacific has already obtained by false peense
from the city of Los Angeles piece OF property worth over SOoo
peense and promise made by its representatives that
would shortly this city the
the business of the Southern Pacific
ctv council foolishlv or corruptv trusting to the
pledges Pacific company this valuable of
These pledges have all been broken and
the before the city council and the people of this
CITY in the that has broken its word and
only unworthy of confidence but OF any decent treatment what
The Herald would like the members of the council this
question:
Suppose gentlemen of your business
tons man had great favor making you the same
time positive promises what he would do in consideration of
your granting his Suppose that on the " OF these prom
ses given granted favor worth thousand dollars
the receiving Suppose this individual had defaued
carrying his promises to you and had made no effort whatever
consideration which to obtain for what you
gave him. Suppose after making this default ne had again
and asked you to grant him another favor would you
grant although the request might be backed up with the
most positive showing Of its business value the making the
requesa Would not on the contrary say to the man:
you deceived You have defauted prom
that your word unreliable You have failed
to deliver the consideration which was to receive Tor @ that
already ganteda favor worth thousands OF dollars to
with YOU you put yourself the position OF honest
man who respects word carrying the which you
mer request and doing you great and valuable favor
thew represent its interests guarded with less
care they guarding their interests under like
would GRANT business favor to an individual who
Southern Pacific has treated his constituents
new station for this city.
may well say right here that the city council of
the city Angeles force the Southern
Pacific company keep word with the people of this city and
build by serving notice the Southern Pacific
pany that need look for further tavors at the hands OF city
city of Los Angeles until keeps its word already
given upon this other
No better such notice upon the Southern Pacific
than is the which has presented it
If council will avail itself of this opportunity itself
upon record insisting the Southern Pacific
its promises before look for
thing further at the hands OF those having IN charge the interest OF
city of Los Angeles then they will be acting conscientious
guardians of the ctys interest
do this and insist granting unworthy
deulng applicant the public property which that
applicant false desires they will write them
the of Los Angeles
abiect tools Southern Pacific company
members of the city council say which
they prefer figure
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