The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-03

good only when obtained at the
company's headquarters in booklets
of 25c and 81 90, not transferable nor
good for transfer.
If the Traction Company had
agreed on the pay-as-yOu-get-On
plan for children from 3 to Is years
we would have supported the ordi-
nance and this corporation would
not have had to spend several thou
sand of dollars, for election pur-
poses, but this is an old story.
The purpose of this article is as a
review of the influences which were
vital in this election. There were
hundreds who were in doubt and
undecided, but were inclined toward
the defeat of the Traction Company.
This doubt and indecision was re-
moved after the Journal in its ed
itorial had urged the voters to sup
port and vote for the ordinance, and
therefore the Traction Company is
indebted to the Journal for its sue
cess. 1t is the Journal editorial
which did it. This fact is empha-
sized for the reason that the glory
of the grand achievement is being
claimed by others. Well, candidly,
it is true others did their part and
did some parts exceedingly we'll, but
it is the little editorial in the Jour
nal that did it.
And since it has been done it is
irrevocable, and this community is
tied up, done up good and strong"
until the year 1854, but the Traction
Company is not blameable. They
have obtained what they wanted,
and for which they have been striy-
ing for fifteen years. What is there
left of any value that the Traction
Company would want? They have
acquired practically all that is or
may be of value, everything desir-
able except the women and the chill
dren.
For all this, this corporation may
and should indulge in self-congratu-
lation. Who would be so mean or
little as to envy their glorificatiOn?
Not the Caucasian. Indeed, if there
be anything in sight that may be
needful to the company, let them
have it.
Just think of the Traction COM
pany's grip, or that of their success
sors, on the City,of Shreveport until
the year 1854, Without contributing
a cent of their fevenue to the city.
And there is, another source for
Congratulation, indeed, several OF
them, but especially and approx
mately applicable to the citizens OF
White street and Herndon avenue,
who have been waiting long and pa
tiently for the paving of their
which as has been explained
on the authority of the city, was de-
layed unavoidably and could not be
done until the Traction Company
had obtained the LOrenz franchise,
or words to that effect.
And with all these congratulations
is the comforting reflection that
since all that is or may be worth
having has been obtained by the
Traction Company, unless there IS
invisible, yet reachable
that they may want It there will
be no further demands for an
election for the extension of
the franchises until, probably in
1854 when not man connected with
this corporation or one of its active
in the April election
will be alive and when only a few
of the men now aged 80 years will
be in the activities of life. The hope
is entertained that when the year
1854 shall have come, that those in
the activities of life will have a
greater appreciation of the value Of
the extension and of grants to rail-
ways and other corporations which
use the streets of this city than has
been displayed by their ancestors.
Can we fancy the opinion the gen
erations to come may entertain Of
the citizenship of April /, 1913, their
verdict may be, as applied to us:
they were a lot of chumps," but
possibly they may be mindful OF the
fact-and we repeat what we said
Tuesday-that the people generally
get what they want, be it good, in
different, or we may add, bad or
rank.