The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
WILL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BECOME CLUB HANDS OF
 MONOPOLY TO CRUSH THE JTTNEY OWNER?
-NI-~HE QUESTION between the trolley monopoly


 oasly profitable almost openly demands legislation which the vehicles, carrying pas sesers to and fro the public streets for small fare of transportation d except wished to horse back. or in palanquin, as they do in India
 right carry vehicles trolley monopoly reason noropoy monopoly in free state and will not be tolerated except in where benefit to public nfraction of the
 history of mankind everywhere shows that it is dan powerful pride having are owners of monopoly come state which in man perhaps fatty degeneration They rely more sas sss ? ss'sla'n 2 sustain hs and less and less 'n Hence soo6ety is always seeking some means Of breaking monopoly, for the purpose of obtaining competition
 long trolley monopoly, which early oonnsotiest - It has given oor.servee high prioe It's representa- swaggered legislatures through governments every considerable paee cecut legislation, defeat beneficial Eyerybody what the insoence this re- aes has and how much the state has suffered by the that they finger every pie.
 has produced the automobile And the far trolley and for the same price h fact the ney Wherever t exists t increases the service to the people, and benefits the people by compelling the trolley monopoly Recently the trolley monopoly set outo crush the jney, Courant authority for statement that bill to regulate tey has been prepared by counsel for the any suddenly appeared the judiciary Tuesday and the forces of arrayed in behalf
 presented regua- ion of the character statements substantially
 But about the general principle that the General Assembly, will attempt to regulate competitor the behest fof somebody who does not want competition
 BFidgeports great department ssIs.s s 0 Hf9d ts havshs l stores regulated out of
 Suppose onef concerns make an argument ke this, to the committees ~The competition little stores fair They only goods tax anepay alarge tax Do not let them compete with
 Everybody would laugh at the department store would make such big kind of business competition It is only industries that pampered by state unIthey believe they nalienabe right dip peoples pockets, that whining with claims peoples government.
 statenent no exaggeration adverdsenents which the trolley monopoly is causing to be printed make prejudice against the jtney shows that ney pays while the whole trolley monopoly franchise it's rails real eate buildings and vast equip rnent a larger tax
 When the trolley monopoly tries to appear this tax paid it's speaks with entire disregard of the paid upon all it owns dollar dollar of value fairly valued for taxation which it is
 Neither is true that the tax jney ST. these advertisements claims.
 About smallest j1tney type pays s14 the secretary of state and about s7 the municipal rnent which has jurisdiction.
 Dollar for dollar of value tney heavily the trolley monopoly is heavily undertaxed.
 Ihlngs nave come to a 1lne pass n Connecticut citizen of the state who complying with hacks ana seh carry passengers in the public streets when the desire to be carried the regulation is jney that carries pas for nickel than which passenger dollar
 regulation type were needed il should not be had the initiative of monopoly
 not the custom Connecticut that vvip