Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-21
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
More About The Street Railroads Of Glasgow
Scotland.
salt Lake ely. AprIl 20. 1ses.

Salt Lake City. April 20. 1895.
To the Editor:
There Is some things notice In your
editorial In last Saturdays News" on
the subject of the municipal ownership
of railroads. etc. which call for some
mention. i do not know, nor do
care to inquire any further into the
motives that prompted Mr.. Proctor to
make his report, nor am | able to
judge as to what prompted his So
called study of the question:; but 1t
must be apparent to any person who
knows anything on the subject, that
he has not given 1t the careful and I'M
biased study that the subject demands.
For instance, he cites the case of the
city of Glasgow as being the city that
Is mostly spoken about by the Amerl-
can press In this connection, and pro-
ceeds to draw n comparison as to the
facilities afforded for the transporta-
ton of passengers by it and some OF
the large American cities which, ac-
cording to his view, places Glasgow
away behind. Now, / take IL that in
his comparing Glasgow with other
cities he places himself on record as
having studied the subject in that city.
and when he points out that Glasgow
has only some II miles of street car
100000. as compared with hundreds of
miles OF street car rails in Chicago to
about the same or less amount of
population. he either stiles some OF the
facts or betrays his ignorance of the
subject, In some respects, at least.
For instance. he neglects to mention
that Glasgow has miles of underground
railroad with trains running to every
part. almost of the city, every few
minutes. In one part there is an outer
circle and an inner circle where a train
runs continuously both ways all the
time. not only that but no account IL
taken of the splendid system of river
steamers called the "Cluthas," also
owned by the municipality, which carry
thousands OF passengers up and down
the Clyde. These also run every five OF
ten minutes. This does not include
all the means OF transportation, for on
some OF the busiest routes there is a
line of omnibuses, and 1t is we'll known
What the cheap fares permit of hundreds
20 use cabs and carriages.
Just word. as to the fares, ETC.: II
IL well known fact that prior to the
corporation OF the city OF Glasgow. taxi
iny over the lines and plant. the SER
va4ts of the street car company were
treated In shameful manner. Space
VIII not permit me to go into the de-
tails, but / venture to assert that II
all tile street car employees We're asked
today whether they would prefer to
work under the old rather than tho
new conditions. a universal mo" would
be the reply. The fares are lower than
ever and the fact that the city made
such large profit over the actual eN-
penses OF running, where | cents fares
are in existence for stipulated distances
Is an argument Mr. Proctor cannot
overcome. In conclusion. let me state
that the "city fathers" Of Glasgow arr
not In the business 30 make big divi-
dends but To treat the people we'll, pay
better wages and work their employees
less hours than private corporations dc
In the other cities.
Yours truly.
WILLIAM SERVICE.