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n'linf, wfiikimmiiwmmmmiwp wrmqg9wnmmt ff1ll)pwwwwfi iiiwiihh) ..Mpi.ii,rl,ii.inwi.. ... t? ft & .& . i Hi i MTAGE Ml is nr. The State Senate Eas Passed a BUI Wiping Ont tbe Infamous Qas Consolidation. The Fate of Jake Sharp, President of the Broadway Railroad, Through His Proxies, Is Well Enough Remembered to Stir Up the Legislative Records of the Gas Trust. The City Council Is Moving Against the Noto rious Gas Trust with Great: Vigor. The Council Judiciary Committee Decides Upon a Red Hot and Very Inter esting Report. 'flu' history of the passage of the gas frontage Iniquity Is the history of n irlmv. By the lavish use of money this scan dalous measure was ruxliiHl through the General Assembly lit 1WI3. Peculiar a Governor as Altgcld was, the nctlotiH of the coiruptlonlsts who were behind the Infamous gnu law were so'bold timl so open that the then Governor vetoed It In the following menage: State of Illinois, Executive Olllce, June 10. ISltr,. To the Honoiable, the Gentlemen of the Senate: I herewith return, without my ap proval. Senate It 111 No. 3G'J. being "An net to amend section 1 of 'Au net In 1 elation to the consolidation of Incor porated companies,' approved March I). Ifc07." This bill provides for the consolida tion of any number of corporations or- good. The object of the raise will be to make money, of course, and make as much of It as possible. 'The people will have to stand It or go without gas "You don't suppose the Gas Trust spent .2."0.000 to Imy the Legislature for nothing, do you? "The Gas Trust Is not n charitable organization. "It paid out ."?2.0.000 In bribe money to Induce the last Legislature to make It a present of the consolidation mid frontage measure. "This measure gave the Gas Trust legal authority to consolidate the va rious companies Into a big one, mid to form a monopoly that would last for ever. "You don't suppose for n moment that the gas companies consolidated for the purpose of keeping down the price of gas, do you? "You don't suppose for a moment teas - T -I vr HON. CHARLES H. CRAWFORD. The Able State Senator Who Gave Us Clean Primaries and Who Can Give the Springfield Grand Jury Some Tips on Gas Matters. gaiil7cd for the same, or similar, gen eral purposes. I'NDCK IT, ALL COlt I'OKATIOXS ENGAGED IX TIIK kami: gexeiial lixi: of nusi- XESS CAX COXSOLIIMTE, AXD THUS LEGALLY IOIIM A MOXOI'- OLY. If this bill, or any existing law, made provision tor ndequntcly protecting the public In nil such cases, then I would not hesitate to sign It. for It has been my desire to cooperate with the Gen eral Assembly us far as possible: HUT FOR THE STATE TO DELIHEK ATELY LEGALIZE MOXOl'OLY, AXD MAKE ABSOLUTELY XO 1U10 VISION FOIt I'UOTECTIXG THE PEOPLE OF ILL1XOIS FHOM EX TOItTIOXS AXD OPPIIESSIONS, WOULD HE A fill ME. .IOIIX I'. ALTGELD, Governor. On motion of Senator Crawford, the rinislderntinu of the lilll and of the M-to message was made a special order for Juno 12 nt 11 a. in., when action was again postponed until Juno in, again until Juno H. when nfter lead ing of the Journal It was then post poticd for one hour, then postponed un til 4 p. in., when, on motion of Mr. Crawford H was ordered to lie on the table. it u .i curious fact that the dally papers which strained thein-clvcs abusing th Aldermen for receiving "bribes" I Which Wf re never offered) In ((unei-tlon with the stiect car ordi nances, never have a wold to sa against the (ins Trust, which does not d-'iiy that It spent S'.'.'O.uoo in buying tbt ;.ti-sago of the Infamous frvutago bill from tho Legislature. The nri(e of '--as In t'lihago will be ndvanctd to s:i per l.ooo feet on July 1, J-iA" (-aid a man close to the (ias Trust the other day. "What Is tho object of tho raise';" was asked him. "What is the object' Well, that's that the gas companies consolidated for the purpose of lowering the price to consumers'.' "If you do you must bo pretty green. "The Gns Trust procured tho passage of the consolidation nud frontage meas ures so that It could make more money and pay bigger dividends by raising the price of the commodity per 1,000 feet. "The compnuy needs money, "Most of Its mains and street pipes throughout the city are either honey combed by electrolysis or are rotten and worthless. These must be re placed. "A million must bo spent for other needed Improvements. "Had there been no consolidation and frontage law these improvements would have been paid for by the stock holders, because the certainty of com petition would have prevented au In crease in the charge to consumers. The consolidation and frontage law, however, gives the Trust a free and open Held. It will raise the price of gas to .?: per l.OOO feet July 1, Ife'Jl), mark my woids for It. "Why wait until July 1? Well, any one ought to know the reason for that. My July 1 tho ptesent Leglslatuio will have adjourned, and we have no fear that the skates In this aggregation of doughheads will interfere with the frontage law. Waiting until they ad journ befoie raising the price of Gas gives us a clueh on that proposition. If the price was raised now there would be a howl, and I he tattooed men might bother lu. Hut we will wait until the cheap boys get through and then we will raise our limit to .?:i per thousand feet In Chicago." Tho people are crying for tho icpoal of the frontage act, Senator Case. The Gas Trust apologist and chief whUperor and go-between, who Is around the City Hall of late, served Jive jtnra In the Ohio penitentiary for n Minn-loss crime. Y7 .iMikW' x N Ff VOTERS OF CHICAGO! Remember Gas Tru8t Akin, the Attorney-General of Illinois. When Attorney Meagher was operating in Springfield he is said to have told a Senate Committee that the Legislature could regulate the price of gas after the Consolidation Bill was passed I Will Mr. Meagher inform an anxious public how it is that the Consolidation Bill can be weak in one particular and valid in all others? The only way ta lower the price of gas is to give free competition. The repeal of the Frontage Law will give Chicago six new Gas Companies. The Trust Press favors the Gas Trust and its infamous Frontage Law; butdenouncesthe comparatively harmless Allen Law and all who voted for it. The Gas Trust uses Chicago's streets and pays absolutely nothing for them; On the contrary, it charges the city $1 per 1,000 feet for al.l the gas it uses, and the city pays the price! When the People's Gas Company made gas out of coal it employed 700' men at good wages. It now makes gas out of oil and employs about 40 men in Ihe new process; Four gallons of oil cost 3-4 of a cent a gallon and make 1,000 feet of gask. which nets $ I when sold to the people. The Gas Trust shows the European noblemen, whose money it handlesjthat some, things can be bought here cheaper than they can in Europe Legislatures, for instance. The Chicago managers of the Gas Trust are at the bottom of several other trustsr that control the people's food supply. The Gas Trust will soon be able to starve: the. people or keep them in darkness, as it sees fit. You know who your Senators and Representatives are, and if you are not sure whether they were bribe-takers or not, just ask some one. Everybody knows the grafters, but the people have been too lenient wittv them.. The time has come for the people to strike bribery, and strike it hard.. If it is not. re buked now your lives and your liberties will be sold before you know it L The City Council of the City of Chicago, by a vote of 50 to 8, has passed resolutions asking the State Legislature to repeal the infamous Gas Frontage and Consolidation Laws Will the Legislature hearken to the request and do its duty? The people of Chicago appeal to the Legislature to repeal the infamous Consolidation and Frontage Bill and save them from a raise to $3 per 1,000 feet for gas after July I,. 1899. The raise will surely come if the bill is not repealed I Will the Legislature stand by the suffering people? The Hospitals, Orphan Asylums, Charitable Institutions (both public: and private), and all Churches, Schools and Institutions of Learning are the especial prey of the Gas Trust. The Gas Trust has a perpetual monopoly, thanks to the infamous Consolidation and Frontage bill it purchased at Springfield. Is there no remedy? The Gas Trust robs the Soldiers' Widow. It robs the Orphan. It robs the Aged. It en joys a perpetual monopoly as the result of bribery. Is there no recourse? The Gas Trust has the impudence to ask the Legislature for a new law this year. The new law is even worse than the old. It hands the people of Chicago over to the Monopoly,, body, soul and breeches. There are no "flaws" in itl -r" v- , f xY'fi'.JJ