Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13

. 0unlcient number Of subscriber.
The tight plan would ~, of course.
for the business men Of New York
who pay enormous tolls 10 The tole
phone monopoly 70 get together. 70
bind themselves 70 take . new service
-an automatic cheap service WITH
certain guarantees - and through
pressure Of pubic opinion compel he
granting Of . franchise 70 a auto
matte company charging The lowest
possible rate.
But Il 70 diAlcult 70 gee business
men 70 unite: dinheult 70 make them
resent effectively even the most pal.
pable sxtortion.
The chief hope lice IN the courage.
energy and business knowledge Of
such Q man % Armour. who has tAe
money. who 10 not frightened b. he
power Of monopoly. and who might
II he chose. bo remembered - one Of
the real bensfactors Of The country
By breaking down the telephone mon.
opoly and nahing Of the great tele.
phone convenience Q blessing within
the reach Of all and % cheap. IN pre-.
portion. - the national postomee.
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The Telephone Trust doesn't want
much from the City Council.
Il only wants the phone rates raised
tribe. They are not high enough at
present to swell the dividends Of the
local and the parent company.
Il only wants permission 10 install
pay.in.advance slot machines all over
the city, because people are not losing
enough nickels already.
II wants the people to bear more Of
It's earning expenses than they do now.
slt wants them to deposit . nickel
before they can get police or dre pro.
lection on an emergency call.
II wants the city to give Il free
rein to carry out its designs on the
public.
Il wants q great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out their
constituents to help this monopoly
The telephone company. may have
silenced some Of the kicks about tick.
tick phones, but the people are not
satisfied and demand lower rates.
The city water department 10 q
paying institution. Its net earnings
are immense. The people ought to re.
ceive the benefit Of these net earnings
without being held up to swell the
dividends Of the water meter trust.
A pumping works built at the lake
shore end Of every section line in
the city would obviate any water
shortage, give great pressure all
over Chicago and would not seriously
fund. l.
Washington street will be known a.
Fourth street; South Water street %
First street; Lake street as Second
street; Randolph street as Third
street; Madison street AZ Fifth street;
Monroe street as Sixth street; Adams
street as Seventh street; jackson
Boulevard as Eighth street; Van Blu.
rem street as Ninth street, and 80 on
down to Twelfth street. II the ridi.
culous proposition to change the
names Of north side streets to mum.
bered avenues goes through. II
strangers fnd It 80 hard to find north
side streets. they are equally at sea
on streets Of the business district. II
north side streets have to lose their
Identity and be known by numbers to
gratify q city map department whim,
then down town streets must be mum.
bered streets also. Chicago avenue.
Division street, North avenue. Web.
ster avenue, Fullerton avenue and
Belmont avenue are as we'll known
40 Washington, Madison, Monroe,
Adams and other down town streets.
II one change Is made the other must
follow. There Is no reason anyway
II this argument is followed out why
Twelfth street should be the first
numbered street on the south side.
That fad artist, the City Forester,
advocates the planting Of fruit trees
on street "parkways." Aside from
the fact that fruit trees are too small
to give shade an additional reason for
planting them would be the trouble
fruit thieves would give property
owners.
Abolish the Board Of Local I'm
pr0vements and save q million dol.
lars year for the taxpayers. The
cost of street improvements and spe-
cial assessments is far greater than
1t ever was before. and the creation
of this costly department Of the city
government is to blame for 1t.
Judge Rinaker says that II he ID
elected States Attorney:
"There will be no 'railroading' OF
defendants to make a record, nor will
undue leniency be shown.
II am 43 years old, free from any
ailments either physical or mental.
II have demonstrated my ability to
shoulder responsibilities.
II am not broken to harness, sad
die, bride or halter.
II do not wear binders or hobbies,
and have never been delivered to
any one on any proposition,
II have 80 lived and conducted my
self. both in public and private life
that I can look any man squarely In