The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-02
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ukrRou UNITED RAILWAY FRANCHISE THIRTEEN YEARS
fioh matter viii be you referendum 80
We viii simplify By taking small out Of the
nee suitable for secret meeting.
~ We viii place a table in the center of this room
Present in the besides legal representatives of course
Iayor Thompson.
At the three long the door
" Je O. Hutchns appears first satisfied himself with
Wy glance about the room, enters
The two proceed to opposite sides Of the table.
On the city, paid servant
rd representative of all the people stockholders the city of Detroit
On the other side paid and representa-
I'VE Of the stockholders in the Detroit United railway
Et< NOW:
These possible bargain pec
uP4 employers
At the the advantage lies with Mayor Thompson
The stockholders h represents OF a city
Without grant the stockholders in
4hompsons Mr. Huhns would have of
business
Nj We viii ask you here WHICH TWO VIEW
ADVANTAGE THE ONE, OUGHT THIS MEETING
WITH THE BETTER OF THE BARGAIN
mayor explaining
matter.
Huchns people
paying highest possible price possible
knows his
unless Detroit United railway of its perch the will arise
might together with certain
than q mile from meeting
Eve realize thoroughly" Mr. Hutchins calmly
plating tightly that hold the whip hand Mr.
Mayor railway Do with
your specify repre-
you MUCH THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY WILL
fcHARGE You FOR COMPLYING WITH THOSE DEMANDS"
good. the first
70 Office straight out municipal ownership platform said
agree your upon demand About how much
would charge for this nasmuoh as you are you u
Being Obliged abide BY whatever you may decree and having
mind municipal ownership pledge stockholders would
disposed MT mayor says MT hutcnns sun the
let of easily would consider that we ought to have for that say
Good" excams the mayor my campaign pledge
holding the whip hand you know DO Mr. Hnhns would
supposng Hu.hns the
stockholders have had with your company the question your SIN
aYou seem forget Mayor sharply
at this point thing forget
considered You other words Mr.
forget that have got back to my stockholders with some
thing :,
Having completely power" the mayor Il beg your
pardon
very this thing Mr. Mayor that might
thing have generally forgotten to file as an
good The stockholders the B. will under
stand that this bond does not become effective until the people
decided the lines figure which quite believe MI
will be q beetle too high"
aOh Addlesck" continues Mr. Huthins mpaeny this thing
got there that the people to pay
for the the Detroit United railway what theDeU United rail
would charge them for that property we will be willing to forfeit
that the Detroit United railway stands the
way Of cutting for its stockholders"
Well put that way the o course the agree
COULD provide that in failed deliver the lines THE 10
position and don't forget don't suppose your
company would agree to that, Mr. Hutchinsf
Mr. Mayor that the Detroit United rail
the Detroit needs the Detroit
railway Many franchises have expired and others fast
seriously sit before the representa-
humbled corporation for all Of its ansgressons OF the past
5 that WE WOULD NOT THINK OF GIVING RIGHT
III REVOKE FRANCHISE UPON OUR FAILURE TO DELIVER THE
PROPERTY, NOT EVEN AS PROOF OF OUR GOOD FAITH
s the dog thunders Mr. Hutchins bringing his
the table he arises have from me- the
Detroit railway Detroit United railways last word
'his point"
progress enough today" the and the
meeting adiouns
This is conference 1. --
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