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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
1
Chicago actions curb a controversial gas shutoff scheme pushed via a state law and city ordinance. Alderman Cullerton denounces the plan as a burden on small property owners, noting device costs reach 100 to 200 dollars per lot and penalties for noncompliance.
A critical editorial argues the Bell Telephone Trust and its subsidiary Chicago firms exploit residents with high rates. It cites rising dividends from 3.1 million to over 12.6 million in 11 years, calls for rate cuts, demands inquiry into city officials' ties to the Western Electrical Company, and urges competition to lower charges.
The Telephone Trust condemns Chicago mayor and aldermen opposing its rate hikes and accuses rivals of changing managers. It argues Illinois Tunnel Company has invested 2.3 million in equipment and protests demanded concessions. Allegations of threats to beat candidates who back rate increases are raised as the monopoly pressures city politics.
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