Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-04-06
WHY MAKE 1T A DONATION?

There big feature consideration when the
question up whether the people o Ottawa shall or shall
donate the neruban valuable freight franchise through
the best residence and business Ottawa and that that
the only presentation OF the before the hamber OF Com
made by the paid attorney for the teruban and Incl
dentaly the abeSt attorney, the He gave
why from the standpoint OF the road Ottawa should make
it Donation and he could doubtless present equally
focbe argument why the ntcruban should pay or what gets
the any other corporation individual should be asked TO
do 1t the spirit and instances the people
who argued favor OF donating franchise IN the git OF the
city when asked for and the ccyer presented by the
attorneys the seeking the Donation 1t the
spirit got up the ncsnab benefit that the
sanitary ditch going be to Ottawa and the Illinois valley
because the increased flow OF Noud keep the pure and
allow big boats the Ottawa making t, city the
head OF navigation and ad ~ and the Free raider con
demed because insisted that that was not the proper way t
Chicago dispose of her sewage and predicted exactly the ond
which the whole valley enduring and making
effort possible
Why is Ottawa selected the goate easy mark The city
working every angle raise the money necessary the
city Why should she be asked donate outright franchise which
the attorney for the road wipe annual deficit OF
$4,000 100000 and the road paying basis and get moth
ing whatever directyno enough up the
litter which the hauling OF coal sand will leave the
And the proper safeguards the past has revealed all bunk
10 stTrenrhs granted has been shown by past actions took
had freight franchise hrough Ia, ala yt was
Weknown freight was hauled until the practice was
stopped by the Officials 1t human franchise
for all worth and the nenrban managed by human beings
The Free Trader Journal is not opposed freight franchise
through Ottawa 1t believes that there benefits which would
to the city But does believe that the road seeking the
benefit should pay the for what they getting and does
leheEe tlat nplet threat ta they
che that they will make the people OF Ottawa pay them back
equal amount should b Ottawa asking what her due
In what would Ottawa Ottawa merchants because Of the
cost OF franchise pay for additional freight sand and
gravel hauled from four miles the equal
distance east This is the first big job in sight and the why
an attempt to get franchise now ON here regardless Of whether
obtained in La Sale Peru
rs to the present desperate financial condition of the
wiling to take the attorneys figures 1t is somewhat
however call the OCks passengers
getting and off the nerurban this point and then lay the
blame OF the detlc on Ottawa her alone make good
Because other portions the road do pay. to ask
Ottawa to make the road donation outright will
$4,000 100000 deficit and make the company
be ecompensed III for the damage inconvenience
Ottawa wants the inerurban and believe citizens are
willing to make reasonable sacrifices keep but do think
handout this that reasonable
We believe Ottawa has something TO efmd should be paid
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