Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-09-23

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they have paid for. And on the same
like Of argument the Northwestern
Railroad should double the price Of
railroad fares because It has erected
a s25,00o,oo0 depot.
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All telephone patents should be con.
hscated by the government when they
become the exclusive property Of the
Telephone Trust. The following from
an editorial in the Chicago Daily
News Of July II, 1911, hits the case
exactly:
"ln an argument before the national
senate's interstate commerce comit.
tee, Senator Kenyon recently urged
several notifications Of the Sherman
antitrust law. One Of them provided
that when any patent granted by the
government is used to build up trust
or combination the patent shall b for
feited."
Municipal ownership Of telephones
Is favored by AID. Herman J. Bauler,
wto has been advocating penny tele-
phones" He serves notice that un.
less the Chicago Telephone company
agrees to o new schedule Of rates be.
fore the aldermanic election next
April, he will endeavor to bring the
municipal ownership idea before the
- ~nfarerdum vote.
AID. Bauier think It would be pos.
sible for tho city to purchase the
automatic system already installed
and to operate It on a municipal
ownership basis. He asserts It Is his
intention, unless new rates are set.
tied by the council and the Chicago
Telephone company. to get up q peti.
ton and ask for an expression from
the voters on the question OF the mu.
nicipality operating telephone sys
tenn. II Is understood Aid. Baulel
proposes to get this expression un
der the public policy act, which per
mits the submission Of q question OF
publ: policy to the voters. the de-
cision being merely advisory and NOT
binding.
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The Telephone Trust has com
menced q bitter and an uncalled for
attack on the Mayor and honest alder
men Of the city Of Chicago who are
fighting for the peoples rights against
q heartless monopoly.
The Telephone Trust Is opposed Il
the honest. capable and efficient serv
ice that Mr.. J. Ogden Armour and his
colleagues are prepared to give to the
city with their automatic service.
The Telephone Trust has changed
managers In Chicago and has decided
to throw dirt upon honest men In the
city government who oppose its dom
ineering and extortionate methods.
The Illinois Tunnel Company hal
fully complied with the terms Of Ia
ordinance and yet the grafters unior
is not satisfied.
II wants the Illinois Tunnel Com
pany which has expended over $4,000,
900 in instruments, wires and station
equipments, to be forced to give VI
all of this to satisfy the Telephone
Trust.
Any alderman who votes In favo
of an increase of rates for the Tele
phone Monopoly will be beaten to
finish the next time he runs for office
According to some accounts severa
men who are working for the mon
opoly and it's franchise may not b.
residents of Chicago when the mex
election comes around.
The Telephone Monopoly Is bus!
circulating "ugly rumors" about thu
Corporation Counsel, the Mayor AM
the honest aldermen who are standing
up for the peoples rights.
ugly rumors" is good
Aldermen who are anxious to learl
the truth ought TO inquire into the dc
tails OF the passage OF the telephon
ordinance five years ago.
ugly rumors"!
Well, there are some pretty ugi
rumors going the rounds just now.
But the Mayor, Corporation Counse
and honest aldermen are not the one
affected by them.
A watchful eye Ia being kept on tn
situation by too many people to hav'
II easily misunderstood.
A new report has been ordered ol
the books and accounts OF the Tele
phone Trust.
When the aldermen get that repor
they ought to be in position TO low
er rates.
II they raise them they will rais'
something hotter than this climat'
has been for the past few weeks.
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Mayor Harrison made a popula
move when he ordered a new repor
ON the telephone situation. The "ez
pert" whose report Ia now In tn
hands OF the Council Committee fav
ored the raising Of rates and Q ger