The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-16
mer Executive
Hints It's Over on
Shelby-st.
WRITES ANOTHER
LETTER TO NEWS
Says Paper Now Pro
fesses Confidence
in ID. u. r.

son has addressed a third letter to
the Detroit News in which he
makes further attack on the stree,
railway purchase scheme and the
action OF the News in espousing It
The letter follows:
Editor OF the Detroit News:
Tell me please amidst your raw
ings on the blank check, pig-in-a
poke, now you see IL and now you
don't street railway deal you are
trying to put over. the answers to
these simple questions:
Where is the mayors ONCE now
You used to fear that Il wasn't In
the city hall and insinuated II was
at No. IL Woodward-ave. Where is
II now? Wouldn't the letter car
rier deliver letter addressed 10
the mayor to No. So Shelby-st to-
day?
Tell me. too, that II your trio Of
street railway commissioners who
are going To run the street railways
when they have power, are such
fine business men. why they don't
enforce the building Of the Grand
Belt from its present terminus at
Warren-ave. and Thirty-frst.st. 10
It's required terminus at Mt. Elliott
and Harper.aves.?
There Is an ordinance requiring
that extension on day.to-day occu-
pancy hasis.-If Messrs Dodge
Couzens and Wilk.e are going to
do so much when they get more
power. why not give a specimen OF
their abilities with the undoubted
power they have now?
Tell me, too, and Tell the electors
through me. how much Of the peo-
pies money is to he paid Messrs.
ucking and lawson TO get the PEG.
ple to insure the continuance Of the
payment OF the d L. II. bondhold-
crs' interest according TO the terms
Of the present mortfAges?"
Tell me, too. whv. II you are so
anxious about extension. you and
your bold heroes OF the burned
Belle Isle bridge don't get them on
the day-to-day basis9 I got extern
sions, now in operation and running,
on Hamilton-ave, Chene-st., and
Grandy-ave. TO the I.oZier ylant.
Why can't you and your pure and
without drugs or poison street rail.
way board show at least as much
for the s150,000 they have spent so
far?
Tell me. too, and tell me quickly
who is going to get the so per cent
difference between the present price
OF 20 and the par value of the $14.-
555 200 worth OF existing ID. l.. r.
bonds that are going 10 be paid off
In full according TO the terms OF
the MORTGAGE"
This is matter OF 1885, 500,
and surely the Detroit News never
saw a profit as big as that lying
around without exposing II or show
ing who was going to get 1t
Incidentally. let me tell you that
when I asked I'm my last letter who
was going to get the brokerage on
this deal that | wasn't referring to
or insulting either Mr.. Dodge, Mr..
Couzens, Mr.. WNlkie. Mr.. Lawson or
Mr.. Luchng. hadn't suspected
that they were after anything. My
suspicion was directed elsewhere.
Tell me, too. and tell the electors,
who Ia going TO profit by the ad-
vance OF the d. U. r. stock, now
selling at 500 a share. to $50 n
share where Il Is bound to 20 II the
d. u. r. gets its debts all paid of?
This amounts to s10.S76, 900 proft
on the stock alone. AS II belongs
to different set OF people, is or
isn't Il fair 10 assume that there
Ia a diffeernt deal with them-plain.
ly, are there two rake-offs.
Tell me how you have got 80
much confidence In the d. U. r.
You used to say don't trust the
d. U. r." Now you take their earn.
ings on faith, their property values
on faith, and want the people To
take the ID. Y. r.. yourselves and
your blind.man's-buff dicker on faith,
too. Why the complete change in
attitude! why has some one gone
no farther than the first foor?"
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