The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-09-28

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stsa. through the provisions Of which
II Will be held"
Have the people surrendered thsiT
rights absolutely 20 the Gotham
Freight Traction company"
should say that they haA--
Are they delivered. bound AAa1
an1 foot, 10 this corporation"
well. you put It rather poetically;
but In substance your remark ia true
And have they NO redress o. -
course?
Certainly"
"And what 10 that?"
Il haven't the slightest objectioa 70
telling you. They can revoke the
franchise-at the expiration Of the
ninety -nine-year term
is that all they can do!-
Absolutely all. You see. therefore.
II would be quite hopeless for you to
attempt to fight this corporation, even
with the alliance and support Of the
people. which it is by no means Ger
taia you could gain"
And that 10 your unprejudiced opin-
isar
1T is. Therefore l urge upon you
the acceptance o. my offer to mediate
between you and them"
"And you say your interest y purely
impsrsonal?"
| Entirely"
Il an glad. a. said before. to
k1ow that" returned Gormly. be
cause l should not like to md myself
In opposition to one who has mani.
tested such friendlinsss to me a. you
have"
haldans looked up suspiciously;
but Gormly's appearance was abso-
lutsly guilelsss.
For Notwithstanding what you tell
ne" the merchant continued, all of
which 10 doubtless trua. l propose to
enter the contest with the Gotham
Freight Traction COMPANY. have
never allowed myself to be robbed: l
have never been beaten by trickery
and chicanery: and l don't propose to
be robbed or beaten now"
Ruin. absolute ruin 10 before you" :"
said the other earnestly. III you en-
gage in this contest
But sir. they are trying to hold me
up-to use . blunt phrase-for . mil.
lion dollars for thing that should
not be worth . tenth of that amount
on liberal basis. Morally"
Morals. my dear Mr.. Gormly. some
how seem to have little to do with
business. You must do what they
like, Or"
He shrugged his shoulders.
"We shall see." said Gormly. Il be-
lieve. though l am not = student Of
military history. that an able general
10 one who takes advantage of the
mistakes Of the enemy, and that more
battles are won by such sharp sighted
endeavor than by deliberate plan.
ming"
But suppose you did succeed, what
then? How would that affect the
Gotham Freight Traction company! ?"
Meanwhile" said Gormly. and in
this instance he deliberately laid all
his cards on the table. 81 propose to
take advantage Of the one blunder of
the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany."
And what 10 that?" asked Hal.
dane with intense eagerness There
was no longer the faintest pretense
between these two. His cards were
on the table as we'll. although he had
not admitted it.
In order to make the franchise Of
the Gotham Freight Traction company
| rf Inc f0 OF
TEN, without which It begins and ends
in the air, they must have the old
New York Street Car company fran
chiss which expires next spring. 1t
covers the only available routes and
the only available streets to connect
the two ends of the Gotham enter.
prise. Somehow or other the astute
minds controlling the corporation
failed to secure the renewal OF this
franchise. 1t has to be voted upon
and passed in the spring.
The present administration" was
the quick reply. will be in power un-
til the April elections. The franchise
expires In Match. No regrant of 1t
could be made until then. 1t will BE-
| IACACWCO USlOlC Ae" AllOu
could supplant the old. even II your
wild dreams were successful"
That is to be seen." answered
Gormly coolly.
MY dear sir. 1t is self evident"
BY no means. Public opinion shall
be aroused on the question of the re-
newG Of the franchise Of the New
York Street Car company, with a clear
explanation Of the principles and con.
sequences involved. to such an extent
that do not believe any administra-
ton on earth will dare to counter it."
And who will do this arousinE!
Il will"
How"
BY offering myself - = candidate
for mayor Of New York and by fight
ing the battle on that issue, and that
alone"
Il might" said Haldane slowly. aft
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