Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-05
THE SAME OLD TACTICS.

The ,eJ 7. Ithe lneuTDanI AGAIN posi-
When they think they have the edge and again reorng
the big stick methods OF obtaining thing which the majority OF
people Ottawa opposed The wants and must have
new bridge across Fox To get OF the desired width
with sidewalk each side that the present tracks OF the
nteruban be included the structure really new bridge
nterurban well the city The company asked
small proportion OF the expense and after long delay have
given their which just about what was expected
The interrban the privilege OF running freight trains
through the principal business and OF the best
dence Ottawa with the racket and DIRT and
Objectionable freight traffic.
Several get such franchise have been abandoned futile
the property refusing largely the ground OF dam
age property and suggesting that such franchise necessary
the road they should divert the freight business make
the haul through the best part Ottawa This the neurban don't
propose to do citing the great cost to them OF such project How
much damage inconvenience done to the city does not enter
consideration.
With the bridge proposition up they believe they have the
whip hand and say they promise anything the bridge pro-
position and fact will consider any such thing unless Ottawa
grants them the freight franchise they Ii the whole solution
of the bridge question depended upon the granting freight fran
chse would be worth it, 1t don't but suppose did Is the
carrying the original bridge plan value Ottawa than
the penalty she would have pay giving up her best
freight trains with all that entails The older residents of Ottawa
well remember when Walker south of Madison
the finest residence streets Ottawa The 20 tracks
What today? 1t the passenger traffic that ruined the
for there each What would
freight traffic do the which the nerrban If
freight traffic unobconabe why divert where passes the
elegant residence of the attorney the railroad
East Main street the proposition the freight traffic part
OF the east side down onto the right OF way used for the clay
and Main the residence passed
Another thing be considered IS what would heavy freight
trathc do to the pavement the which would
We all know that the vibration passenger does
the pavement between and alongside the rails any better What
would heavy freight and trains do? Ask any railroad
tenance OF way man and he will tell YOU
Ottawa wants the neurban and she good and adequate
bridge she ready to be dubbed into the nterurban demand
can the bridge problem be solved another and better way?
believe
But does the OF the c. & p depend upon freight
franchise IN Ottawa aone Has she similar franchise the
other cities along the line? VIII the hauling gravel
IRON west OF town the big lock Maees interuban
hat IS the greatest thing the present proposed franchise through
Ottawa would mean the nerurban such hopeless inan-
ca condition that an Ottawa freight franchise alone save it,
how long a lease of life would that give it?
These but few hints They to touch uDon the
question OF the ACCESSIBILITY of Ottawa turning streets
to freight traffic Others will you as well Think the mat
ter over tor 1t can possibly be worked the question will be brought
up, possibly for decision by YOU.