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Show WANTS TO BUY A STREET RAILROAD A Ulg Offer for the Kollinr Mock and rranrhtt of the Prove Mae. The owner of the stock and franchise fran-chise of the i'rovo street railroad, who lira In this city, received a big otTor fur their property today from James S. Thomson of the Garden Citv of the I tab Valley, who bid at the rato of 110.000 for a controlling imprest iu the corporation. His offer was rejected. Tho amount expended by tho company up to thin time, curs, motors and for tracklaying, aggregates something like ii,0U0 or WO.ooO. which the company evidently thiuk from their refusal of the offer made, is a good investment. |