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Show IMPORTANT INTER-URBAN I FRANCHISES GRANTED I x jH Towns of Providence and Hyde Park B Make the Grants, Logan Rapid Transit Co. the GranteeOfficials Eager for the H InvestmentRoad Will Soon be Reality In n recent Issue It will be reuicm bered thnt wo made the statement that Mr David Eccles and the Logju Hnpld Transit Company would proceed pro-ceed Immediately towards the construction con-struction of nil lutcr-uibnu road throughout tho vnlley, on private right-of-way If necesnary. Since thai tlnio Mr. Eccles nnd of fleers of tho company have been busy laying plans and going over details and jestciday two franchises wero granted which are important factors In tho curly beginning be-ginning of the rond, and show couclus Ivoly that wo knew whnt we wero talking about. Yesterday lu tho early part of tho day Superintendent Robert Anderson I'tul Secretnry Joseph Qulnncy, Jr., int't with the town hoard of Provl-denco Provl-denco nnd laid tlie matter of a franchise fran-chise on the streets of that thriving llttlo town before them, with tlie result re-sult that the franchise was granted by h unanimous vote. In the after" noon they visited Hyde Park with H the icsult that tho snmo nctluu wns J taken at a meeting of tho town IH houid of that placo last evening. The H officials of botUt. places were more pH than nuxlous to meet with these gen- JH tleiuen, and assured them thnt they H would do nil In their power to push IH early construction. These representa- PH tlve of thu Logan Rapid Transit IB Company were shown every possible pH courtesy, nnd gave It out that It Is H tho Intention to construct south to H Providence and north to Smlthfleld. pH Tlie franchise grnntcd is drawn IH along tlie same Hues ns tho Logan PH franchise, the condltlonx, limitations, IH nnd restrictions being tho came. Ap- pH plication will of courso bo mado to fH the city council of Smlthfleld and pH other towns, who will no doubt be H glad to follow- the nctiou taken by pH these two towns. It Is now to be hop- PH cd that nil will join in tho move- H incut for tho early construction and IH operation of an inter-urbati road. pH |