The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-03

is commended to the thoughtful coz
sideration of the union men of this
city.
within a few months the
North Tenth street viaduct will
be completed, permitting traffic
to flow to and from the state fair
grounds without crossing steam
railroad lines at grade. 1t is i'm
portant that car line be carried
over this structure to accommo
date the fair, and yet this cannot
be done unless the people vote a
franchise to cover the intervening
street. If the city and the Trac-
ton company are not yet ready
for the passage of all the fran
chise extensions the city needs, it
is clear that an exception should
be made in favor of this essen
tial line. The special school
bond and park bond election of
June 80 will give an opportunity
to get this piece of business out
of the Way. If the proposition is
included in the call, the certain
ty of it's passage will justify the
company in ordering material at
once. If the call is delayed the
state fair will again be handi-
capped by inadequate street car
facilities. A double track all the
way, with swift cars operating
without the obstruction of a grade
crossing, will greatly increase the
attendance. The city owes the fair
this comfort and convenience. A
failure to provide it this year
would be inexcusable."
1t occurs to us that this is one
word for the state fair and two for
the Traction Co.
IF the city and the Traction Co.
are not yet ready for the passage OF
all the franchise extension the city
needs" remarks the Journal, sit IS
clear that an exception should be
made to this case"
For why, please? 1t is quite true
that the city needs some extensions
but it is also true that the Traction
Co. needs them, and a few other
things besides. And before we give
away any more streets to that con
Germ would it not be well to first &c:
from it some of the things that ii
clearly owes the city? And If the
city "owes" anything to the state fair
is it not also true that the Traction
Co. is equally under obligations to a
instance. Allowing the Traction Co
to use the Tenth street viaduct will
be a benefit to the state fair, but q
the same time it will be quite as bene
fetal to the Traction Co., if not more
so.
Ask the men who are forced Z
work on the street car platforms
twelve to fourteen hours day, sever
days week, for twenty cents an hour
and Disseminated against if they tr,
to organize for the purpose Of securlp.
better treatment-ask the men if the
Traction Co. ought to be given this
concession just because it will "bene
fit the state fair" Ask the men who
have worked so hard to improve indus
trial conditions in this city if they
ought to give any more concessions t.
the concern that is antagonistic to I'm
ionism?
union men of the city that right here
is a pretty good lever ready for theil
use. Let them not be deceived il,
any remarks from Traction Co. Off
Gals to the effect that they care moth
ing about using the viaduct. The,
are just as much interested in getting
it as the state fair management is
Remember that the Burlington's
shuttle trains" yearly cut big hole!
in Traction Co. receipts for the sim
pie reason that thousands of STATE
fair visitors prefer those trains to tn;
roundabout grade-crossing, slow ser
vice of the Traction Co.
The Traction Co. seems able to in
duce the state railway commission t,
blow hot and cold at it's suggestion
but it remains to be seen whether j
has the same amount of influence
over the free electorate of Lincoln.
There are bootleggers in Lincoln
therefore prohibition in Lincoln is
failure!" shrieks a man here an
there. Great gosh! Two or tire