South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-13
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OCTOBER 10, 1917.
NOR HOG I'D HOMlNYn WORK.


Another hindrance TO South in its prosperits
nd progress appears certain for through the
omplacency our city board of public works-Mayor
clers executive daringsin their dealings with the
Hog Hominy' interests, legally known the
chicago south Bend Northern Indiana Traction Co,
yer which preside C. & Murdoch. high dnanciers.
Reference is made 70 the probable hold-up of the
Iishawaka avenue pavement merely because the Hes
nd Hominy' magnates Will pay sufficient 10
heir able get them and keep ahead of the
white Construction CO.. ia charge of the paving with
ne relaying of the street railway tracks.
think, too, that Gen Manager Grover at pres
Mt in charge also vice president Of the traction
pany, a member OF the board of directors OF the
road nothing like the days when Gen. Manager Hardy
vas Obliged bidding his superiors without
5ens ore OF ,hem-a goat behind which to hide
Following the strike last spring just another attempt
ID starvation for the companys employees, Mr. Hardy
afused be the goat any longer.
He knew and he always knew. that South Bend had
rotenes street Of any city OF its size and
snany smaller ones anywhere in the United States He
znew the reason too. Beginning with the Stops and
purposely excess hominy Of the Indiana prison,
poured hogs. proceeds then
the purchase the local lines the AIurdocks had
ceeded continuing the rnaneuvering, 70 keep enough
politicians under their thumbs, the bufaloed and
the influential popuaee interested with them
Through the floating OF watered bonds. that they felt
they were getting, and were all supposed TO like it,
Mr. Hardy wisely determined TO get under
Gen Manager Grover recently Terre Haute, seems
TO have taken up what Mr. Hardy refused to do and
with a willingness Instead Of making street car
service better, he has made infinitely since his
arrival and now comes this Mishawa5a avenue climax.
The traction company says a matter Of supplies.
The White Construction Co says il is matter of
workers that the work proceeding Children
such employed in the main in the operation
- the city 1t cannot well be used in the
tension rebuilding of rackage and there you have it,
Bot mind the public convenience or the public
welfare, the rights OF the who wants &c go
ahead and do his work. Somehow the NIurdocks seem
20 rave city board of works under their thumbs
ana even Mayor Keller. who has made much noise
anS really accomplished something in the way bring
ing The electric light and gas companies 20 time through
app,als public service commission. seems indo-
lers and unconcerned as lost mountain ass when .
comes TO requiring anything of Hog Homny"
friends
The Mishawaka avenue paving should go through
go through fall if possible and every day Of
delay should be paid by the Chicago south Bend
Northern Indiana f1actiou Co. that they in any
way responsible for The lines i'm South Bend
learn pretty soon is if it the case that
the city has streets some right
70 the unhindercd use OF it's streets
little pressure added requiring the traction
company repair the paving along its tracks as pro-
vided by the ordinances might not be all bad Exactly
why Mayor Keller and his board Of have been So
ALFRED easy the traction interests while other
utilities have been given the most that could handed
them, eventually out but that neither here
nor there What south Bend is interested i'm is in
getting something done one of the greatest hndrauces
the growth development. and Improvement in south
Bend during the whole OF the last years. has been
the Murdoch hog and hominy' system of operating
their traction lines