Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-27
WHERE LIES THE RESPONSIBILITY?

In
Fisher General manager o. y railroad relative !" W
, lI; Of that road for the delay the building OF the
proposed NIoraty Hill vaduc rs usual the officials OF a' %
take an entirely idea OF the position OF uS e
th road Because has taken position regarding proposed
changes that road and was not IN favor OF the granting u
open freight franchise through the heart OF the city ETC. ana because
il has from time called attention to violations oil inc terms "
their franchise the general manager takes TOR granted ta w
naner belongs to that element Who have anagonzed ana re
ced the road much dmcn and the interests OF the CITY oil
Ottawa in general Nothing would be further from the truth Inc
aim of this paper regarding the G. o. p and all other P u
ties has been TO be absolutely but protect the city OF Ottawa
and the territory circulation from abuses or injustice
We recognize the there many people who suppose every
public utility coming money hand over list and should come
whenever approached for anything the city or the county or al %
vidua regardless of the justice OF the demand or e RESPONSE
bty of the road We have every reason to DeeVe ' 'a o
at present is making money indeed not losing PROPOSE
ton People see crowded dcargng passengers and taxing
ON others and the remark is Immediately made you can't tell me-
that road is losing But note made by them on the
number of cars long stretches of the which are dong pac
cav business but which cost the road quite as much to operate
as the weLpaying portions We know the general superintendent
has mans job show balance on the right side OF the edSer
and such being dollar that comes o
the his the road money and pay expenses or
possibly earnings he may the direction OF con
servaon in expenditures pay nothing he not obliged to
All which would be but human nature And these people never
take into consideration that one bad accident for which may
or may solely responsible but perhaps technically IN the
eyes Jury wipe of big share of the profits OF consider
able period time have been expenditures which
if grao1sy and which cheeruly accepted would
have good and would have changed very largely
whole attitude of the community with regard to the road
As the of this paper regarding the Death Crossing
accident the writer whom the general superintendent says neg
leced inform himself both these matters Tor he has kHooHgyI
or knongly this company great injustice nmang as he
does that the proposed Improvement at Moaty HUI
hill caused by daory tactics on the part OF this COM
pany took his command to correctly inform himself
conditions His information largely from men who have
been charge the work either directly indirectly and accord
ING them the made by the general manager are but
"hali truths it, indeed that So far the officials OF the road
concerned well recall none have been inside TINS
Office or offered anv exclamation of action or failure of action in any
aCl1e6 tn Vho
responsible the delay the construction of the proposed
vadu all given The nteru
ban and ubstanae the statement In fairness to
the road this statement used but the words The c. O.
electric railway whose caused the death of yesterday victims
generally censured for the delay As the that
THE c. P agreed this kind OF agreement ETC. itO be
included in the vadc proposon) and that the hearing held
by the State Utilities Commission tor the (soe mpled purpose
OF dividing such expense is radically different from the ntorma
ton given the writer
As to the Fox river bridge matter at loss to see how
officer of company vtay interested could fail to have been
formed before July 27 last of the proposed plan the bridge and
how that road would be affected when the has been for
months But here again the general managers letter misleading
The inference would be that this paper ccnsrng the road be
they had not agreed to 90 into the plan What it said was
Here again the g. O. is held to be delaying the correction
the evil desired to make the bridge the full width OF the street
which absolutely if be safe for High School
dents and High School and Anoy gatherings In order do this
necessary make changes the present nterurban tracks
the bridge which they The railroad has right way
the bridge they whether the authorities will be
able to convince them to contribute reasonable amount of
to insure the building of proper bridge if they be compelled
do remains to be Plans understand praC
cay completed but necessary know what be done witt
the G. before operations can be begun In of the ae
accident can the mteruban officers afford to let the public
decision on their part?'
he writer lawyer but doubt very
Dan can be compelled TO abandon its bridge and the
proposed change Canddy hope if the not willing
TO go in voluntarily but we has doo But the whole
ter Vice President Executive Chubbck who in all reason
must be fully informed the proposed plan gentleman
vacation sacred that question demanding YES or No
cannot be put to him. the whole bridge project tied ND be
cause OF failure to get decision what interuban will
or must do who responsible for the delay impossible to lear
what that decision will be?
he crx OF the whole matter that there DELAY in Il,
construction OF the Death Crossing getting under
of new Fox bridge Meanwhile lives have been s,cr
feed and property destroyed and others had most narrow