Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.
The Reformers want to reduce the
number of police stations almost fifty
per cent. In the opinion of the re-
formers who are holding up people,
there should be no police stations.
Oscar F. Mayer would make splen.
did city treasurer.
County Judge John E. Owens clean
and honest administration of affairs
in the County Court has gained for
him the admiration Of all Chicagoans.
Both as lawyer and citizen James
s. Hopkins is liked and respected by
all who come in contact with him.
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The Telephone Trust in order to
throw dust in the eyes of the public
has announced that 1t has set aside
ten millions for pensions to its EN-.
ployes In all the companies that It
owns.
II the Telephone Trust can afford
to divide ten millions Of dollars as
pensions to its employees after paying
eight per cent dividends to Its stock.
holders. then the city council ought
to be convinced that 1t can start q
big reduction in telephone rates.
All Of these millions come out Of
the pockets Of the people and the
victims of monopoly are not apt to
feel their burdens lightened by honied
talk about pensions for employees.
The people demand relief from the
telephone burdens.
They will keep on demanding re.
lief until they get It.
The head Of the principal part Of
the Chicago end Of the trust Is quoted
in daily paper az saying:
"The five Bell Telephone Com.
panies, with headquarters in Chicago
the Chicago Telephone Company,
Central Union Telephone Company,
the Cleveland Telephone Company.
Michigan State Telephone Company
and Wisconsin Telephone Company
will adopt the pension, disability ben.
efits and insurance plan In behalf Of
their employees.
THE approximate number Of EN-.
ployes in the Ave companies operat.
Ing In the five states Of Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, 10
$4,000"
The trust claims to have over $780,.
600 customers In Chicago alone.
Why doesn't It do something for
its customers?
People will keep on asking why.
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President Thomas A. smyth. Of the
Sanitary District, has increased the
efficiency of the service one hundred
per cent since he took office.
Judging from the number Of alder
manic candidates now In the field
with petitions, the spring fight will be
a lively one.
Every time you 60 to the telephone
you feel like voting against q man
who favors the Phone Trust
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Among Cnicago's leading financiers
and business men no man stands high
er in the estimation of the people than
Albert q. Wheeler.
John J. Geraghty, head Of the An.
cient Order of Hibernians and well
known manufacturer Of badges and
buttons would make fine city treas
urer.
| Common justice demands that Al
bert ]. Hopkins be appointed to tn,
seat in the United States Senate thai
he was so unjustly deprived Of.
ADVERTISEMENTS
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For o good many years the Chicag'
public had ample opportunity to oh
serve what telephone monopoly mean
In the way Of service.
The rates had been raised severa
times-and threats of another rais'
were being made. There was talk o
abolishing certain forms Of residence
service. The public was treated will
scant courtesy. There were intermin
able delays in changing old phone
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone
bringing with 1t the much needle,
spur OF competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts t
improve the manual service wer
made.
But 1t is a cold, hard fact that thes
efforts have been to large degre