1926-1 - 5 Eri i
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N `/O .
"ii,' +.rolianto - awl ";zi_i ;(mr , o:iiittoo
sanction tine n ),)rove or., notion of Elio ''ity , ouneil in filin;;
fOrMAl `Gtc:: '_, ' hy 5tit, 1_x:31, %jitla ViC .s:ilraid '7ot:r'ii3aeio❑ of
>'lorirca, - otecttn., t1w ":cation cionliu 'ixlwr effective .1nty arat,
1931, mid ifie .zCticjra o!' the .'..:.ts. y. in dioorie)inritirt;� oc;ablat
100,11 Ili-)porc :env_ loo:il biwinecla intereato b,;' ;Ate arbitrary
denial of de:)ot aad itgency facilities at Elliot Joint, without
)ublic notice or o,tportunity to bo hc-'Wt
A1,D) :':::'t:.:y the crchlntr. :and 'iai.),)ere )mvc heretofort! wlrod and
writton tlicir individirti •)rotouta to tlx! :'allro%d Co.,tilaniota of
"'toricla, to�,ether -:rith protent from tlx: citiaomr and tt x.myorfe, and
the C}rmbt�r of ...onricrce:
A'i') " ?l .n ;_9 itt Ow o- )anion of the imblic a )irited - )oo,)lo of this
Gorr-unity the fmitchine and -)rlvlllgos ithich Elie ::trite of '•lorida
pervit,4o the 7. ,.C. 'Zy. to use in ronderin, - )ublic e(-..rvioa carries
witli it Uyi clear duty to render an adequate servlce, suited to
the needs of this )ublie, an wall its the duty to observe t1x,
,tatutea nrad tile: ztloo next :o(ulfatlons of tlae neo :)loo :;ailrond
t'omiesion in periorr'rtnee of earrior duty, rooirdl000 of tihother
or not railro•-:cl revenue, for the !)reoont„ 1ui-) )entf to be, or is or
-my be clnii:aed by the x'. .C.s;y. to be# nq-unoratirc oIr not `duriik;
the ±ire ^ent season of denerel de.,)r'ession)
AA -.i : t =:. ::, in tinao of econoanie stroaa an.. wid ; e wead do ,!)resolon
the "erOvints and .-nA!?pero suffer pro_)ortionately with Elie 'ailimy
and. are an c)c,oh effect:,d by lose of profitiblo business raid custvra-
-ary )rofito ao the is, or Blaine conclernina hale of not
revenue -- so tlttt, 171 the opinion of the l,)')era Co!r. ittee,
recovery iron lose should not be on !pled aixt retarded beedune of
title aarrior's inclimation to out off a ancy facilities, tiit7,lout
notioe, (arbitrarily, and without "enrin,;, to the lots:, aml dctrinon' /,
of this entiro cors l:itaityt
A : -: 1 ::i :,. All Limon ,met artd for a long .oriod of years, when
there was no oori')etition aMe, no other tr(ann,)ortatlon avai _cable,
tai °!- roWintc wad lii�)pera lr,ve boon forced to ouan. -At to . ^..:;.c. ;J*
rates and stack inadequate frscilitics -nd tardy service an the
- ;'ill:�y a,tc3 fit to five the mriunity, tlae intorooto ma )renented
by this ^o :, ittpo lied no other altca'•ra-itivo next no v:ioo rr:ttt000ver
it. rt•))e-11V to tits !'rw -Tdtte - ac- only. fair ;,lid ri,�;i)t fleet title
)ubllo ahould, ir1 the -.wenent irirfVi tt :)!it tholr confict�mce in mr.
feel Inclincil herein to rely upon, the )co_)lon nilrocid ro_n cieaion
at 'ttllnlrtsnee, thtt juntioe Tiny be done to nll ooncerned, that
Inquiry rlty be level and the �)rirlt faciee o4f reasonnblenono be inmeee.
tr the end t1lat interested protost�intn mny be heard >.n._ the antur()
nn(l oxis ut of' -y. fueilitlea be iimluireti into bcfor., the otfition
clooin„ order be rr!de )cnrxiiaentt
by tlao :'hi )pQrr aro ;,cra c u l.Attecl,
and by the 'archante doly re )roacnted by Eliot: o.)u ?tcalion, tl.r,t
tliir• ,,)cxly fu'-o.)t the o ^nitlmmt entire, o;• tits) ;Aty' Council 01'
-c(ith Aa,-ti an ex,rcooeil in Vic r,ouncills .:ccol;ation of
lt- mtofor;r roz•.. r,led t(i Ox? - Alro-u! wi i,a;3ioni
flint t?t,-� ' i ty t't ornoys rr ir-m3en tri tiv .
the i ty ;atat•,il b��, a lot oia)owere(: ezuti- jo ;,ized <<xt
re ucoti?r',, t'.'i ,� i iii., "Cr )�% r..tQ 1Sn:C�; t"; the :)i1X'Mti
, t , .r rc:.,.,. „! sz i:): loll
co
,� 1 n ,a::.:- i'or tho Ili) ), -,re) ' c;rtilts,oe,