Weekly journal-miner., 1911-08-09
HOUSING MEETING HELD BY CHAMBER
(From Fridays SaiIy.)

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 Last nights meeting of the ! Chamber of Commerce showed that the question of running the street ears is in a condition that will bear fruit within a few days Council man Heaps statements proved that the people of Prescott have had man working in their interests that has left no stone unturned toward bringing the. matter to a successful issue.
 In his opening remarks he stated the question by saying-"I have i succeeded in getting the stock here ! and anyone who wants to run the cars can have it, or if you will make up any deficit I will see to it that the tracks are put in service able condition and will run the ears So that Prescott may not have the advertisement of two streaks of rust running up the center of the streets, and the cars lying idle in the barn. A fervid discussion then followed; the following gentlemen expressed their opinions:
 LeRoy Anderson. ''The street ears have never paid and l suggest that we take advantage of the liberal offers of the power company and the stockholders of the street railway company and run the ears for, say, six months, if the mat ter does not adjust itself by that time, we can stop the ears and the proposition will be in exactly the same condition as it is at present. suggest that we organize a subsidy fund, run the cars for few months and find out whether we really can handle them or not''
 Frank M. Murphy.
 ''I suggest that instead of paying interest on the bonds of the company we attempt to buy the bonds at a reduced price.
 "If the company refuses to run the ears. let their franchise be forfeited and we can start a new company, which will run the ears on solid basis. If the present company does not run the cars we can raise the money here for starting new com pany.
 "I vigorously oppose MT. Ander- sons plan."
 Dr. Finn.
 ''I am personally in favor of MT. Anderson's s plan. Under it we stand no chance of jeopardizing our chances if we feel our way. Let us go on quietly and demonstrate what we ean1 do and if necessary buy the line later"
 Harry Heap.
 ''I have here the reports of the street railway company for the past six years and they show that it has cost $500 a month, and the receipts amounted to but $400 month. To- morrow at ten o'clock we will hold a meeting regarding handing over the stock, so that this body can run the cars. On Sunday the power company will demonstrate with motor, a method which will materially reduce the cost of power; so that in time the ears can be run on a paying basis.
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 Reese Ling made a motion that the committee which has the proposition in charge to take the matter up with the owners of the bonds and see what figure they will take for them. Carried.
 New Telephone Lines.
 Mir. F.. J. Anderson of the Arizona Telephone and Telegraph Company, formerly the Consolidated informed the body that, owing to the numer- ous requests for long distance line between Prescott and Ash Fork. the company will start work on the line at once and construct it according to the latest improved methods. Pupin coils will be installed every eight [, miles ;this means that every eight 1 miles the message will be relayed au- tomatieally SO that the parties using the line will hear as clearly as if they themselves were but eight miles apart. The company has recently { installed two metallic long distance lines from Phoenix and Tucson to | Southern California. Prescott will 1 within a short time be connected with . these lines and will have almost per feet service at all times with g Southern California. s
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