Show CHICAGO MAYOR MAYORIS MAYORI I IS SARCASTIC I Writes a letter to J P Morgan of pf Wall Street Fame LATTER IS ip Ii I WINDY CITY ALLEGED SETTLEMENT OF TION QUESTION J Chicago Oct OcL 28 Mayor M or Dunne tak tal taking lug ing ng cognizance co of a u statement attributed ted to J j P Morgan Joran that thuit t the Chicago traction que had been settled to today today today day sent a 8 letter to Mr Ir Morgan ask asking lug ing an explanation Mr Ir Morgan is isnow isnow isnow now in Chicago C Mayor Dunne says the traction question is still unsettled The mayors maora letter Jetter follows I My Dear Sir In the morning press pross you are quoted in speaking of or the all important traction question which is agitating seriously the people of ot this I community as saying that it the trac traction traction tion question is Ie settled A gentleman I of your standing and importance in iii inthe inthe the financial world is not In the habit of making rash or unreliable statements statement in matters involving many millions of dollars If the traction question which in interests interests tere ts the citizens of Chicago to time the extent of ot over oer hiss hils been settled it has been settled without the knowledge of the tim mayor ma or of ot this city ciU If It it has been settled the he settlement it Iii is a 8 surprise to the two millions of or people of ot this community who have hou been under the tho impression that the city council and the mayor are now seri seriously sent seril engaged in considering the great qu ti n The news new of the time settlement is of great importance to this great con com community as 8 a well wall as to myself Will you TOU kindly inform me when and where the settlement was made who represented represented represented the traction companies and who represented the city eity in this settlement how ho o was the settlement arrived at and what methods were used to settle it without bringing the attention of ot the executive of or this city to the terms of the settlement t Will you also kindly inform me what are the terms and con eon conditions conditions of the settlement Morgans Reply Chicago Oct 28 Late this afternoon the following reply was received from froin Mr lr Morgan by the mayor maor Hon Edward F Dunne Dear Door Sir SIrI I bog to acknowledge ge the time receipt of your letter of ot this date and to same will reply that the statement t tOU you jou OU refer to as being accredited to tome me in a reported interview that the trac traction tion question is settled is absolutely without foundation and find I need hardly add that I fully underhand that there has been nd n settlement of or tho the traction question Very respectfully yours ours J PIERPONT MORGAN |