The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-08-25

house near the river front on the other
to connect both with this subway. this
permission was instantly granted but
coupled with an expense demand upon
him for something like a million dol.
lars
Gormly could give Miss Haldane .
million dollars TO play with. he would
not spend ten cents for bribery. lilo
saw instantly that the demand upon
him was a mere attempt to hold him
up. To build the switch would cost
perhaps forty or nifty thousand dol.
lars; the privilege might be worth rs
much more. but lnasmuch az no
streets were crossed. no overhead traf.
nc hindered. he was doubtful even as
to that The road had been built by
private capital-su subscribed by the peO-
ple-on a public franchise The In.
teresis Of the public were supposed to
he paramount a reasonable return
upon their investment was all that tho
promoters had a right to expect
Gormly had consulted his attorneys.
had appealed TO the city council. and
had done everything that be could to
settle the matter short OF publishing
tho whole Affair. lie had failed alb.
solutely everywhere. The members Of
the transportation committee Of tho
board Of aldermen were very sorry.
but they did not see what could bs
done. A gentle hint that Gormly
might prefer 60 Indemnify the alder.
men for their trouble in case they
should give him permission was met
with panied silence or explosive wrath.
II was furthermore pointed out to him
| that the board had no power. the
rights Of the people having been vest
ed in the corporation for n ninety.nlns
year period II was too bad that this
innocent aldermen had allowed them,
selves TO be placed in such nm unfor
tunate position: but 40 II was-and
there you were. There was no help
for the matter. and Gormly's only re-
/ source was to pay the money. unless
he wanted to unload his goods into
/ truck wagons and vans and cart them
all over the city or course he could
do this; but II would be much easier.
more profitable and more desirable in
every way II he had the right to run
cars out on the pier alongside OF thu
,essels Of his feet and transport the
merchandise in bulk In that way
lie was In n very desperate situN
ton. Here he was sadjled with q
twenty.hye-year lease ~ one OF tho
most expensive piers in New York:
here he had great warehouse siI
blocks or more AWAY from the pier:
here he had also vast store several
milcs from the warehouse. hero was
railroad that practically connected
nil three, provided one or two little
spurs or switches could be built from
| pier 10 railroad. and from warehouse
TO railroad. II was perhaps the ono
mistake that he had made in his bust.
ness career not TO have arranged mat.
ters before all this came to a climax.
Tho railroad people meant 20 make
him pay. They were resolved that
he should; he was equally determined
that he would not.
lie was not alone in his position,
however: for II was found on all sides
he discovered II by making quiet In.
quiries-that other shippers and
merchants seeking similar privileges
were being held up in the same way.
The road had proved enormously *.
penslvc to build; the stock had been
waterod numerically. Contracts
which had been entered into for tho
construction Of switches were found
10 DO OF little value: means were avail
able to break them and eyadc them.
and the whole water front OF New
| York found itself practically helpless
in the grasp OF this octopus of corpo
ration
There had been no clnmor In tho pa
pcrR over this matter: but there was
a tremendous undercurrcnt Of resent
ment and dissatisfaction and GOrmly
thought he saw an opportunity Of turn.
Ing II to his own account. To expose
the Ubiquitous methods Of procedure
of the Gotham Freight Traction com.
pany. to bring about Its ruin or lbs
downfall by dcprlying Il oi the fran
ohlse II was abusing. to safeguard tho
people In their rights IN any further
grants, was certainly an object SUN
clently high and sufficiently vast to
attract the attention, and, should no
succeed to awaken tho admiration Of
any being, And Gormly himself with.
out losing sight Of Miss llaldano DO.
San to look at the possibilities from a
high and noble point Of view, In which
solf.intcrest took a secondary position.
Therefore. late In November he
came boldly out In the open. and oyeI
his own name vigorously attacked Tho
Gotham Freight Traction company
tie did II In a unique way, too. Inv
stead Of the full page advertisement
Of Gormlys store which appeared
simultaneously In all the great dallios.
there was presented one morning ia
clear, direct busnessllke English u
statement OF the whole situation tx.
actly rs It was There were no threat =
no monaces, no limitations OF any fu-
turc plan or purpose; Just blunt
statement Of facts printed In large
double.leaded type. and signed with
| the familiar facsimile NJ his nov Ia