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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-10

Holders of water privileges. or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes
are from To s o'clock a. m. and from
to q O'Clock p. N.
ANDREW BROWN.
superintendent Wafer Works.
Al wed by A. YOUNG,
Minister OF Interior.
HoI niiG, Jnue IA. 1883.
l244-U
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-10

Wife (bitterly)-"You deceived me
when you married me-" Husband-"I
did more than that. deceived myself.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-10
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

l4i1-2M
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
AMERICAN STOCKS IN LONDON.

London. April 1.-The Stock Exchange was gen.
orally firm week especially In the speculative
markets with interest centring mainly in Ameri-
cans which were more active than they had been
for many years. The operators have been working
hard recently for this boom, and British and Con-
tinental investors beginning although
tardily, to appreciate the change in the financial
status in the United States. Baltimore and Ohio
led the list, with rise Of twenty points, and all
the more active stocks have shown an increase of
from three to points since the last carry
over" Owing to the university boatrace the at
tendance yesterday small but this did not
weaken the market. Americans closed better all
along the line. Wabash debentures IA points
Baltimore and Ohio T. and others from 4 to as
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

The United States Treasury received last week
22s, ,366 and from miscellaneous sources s4lss0s n
total OF SO 257 against 50 63 in preceding
week Receipts for the month TO date sis 72s s37:
expenditures s32 00 excess OF receipts $s55s ss7
Receipts for hscal year. s427 1852; expenditures
GIL; excess Of receipts $685. Isl Tho Treas
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES REPORTED.

The bank exchanges of the New-York Clearing
House and the stocks sold a the New-York Stock
Exchange last week and the same weeks OF the
preceding years compare follows:
April 2. '9s. April J. 80. March 81 90
Exchanges sIs2 96l GA 81 233 $50 81 ss 694
No sold. 3,29o,OsS 6.0T3. S62 1854. a56
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
Dip6eno q cities.
WinsIow, lansr q Co., N Nassau ST.. .MyeA.

THE INTEREST AND DIVIDEND on THE Eor,.'
ING BONDS AND STOCKS ARE PAYABLE ~ 4<yN o
BANkING-HoCSE On AND AFTER APRIL. 20 iasnc
Cleveland & Nahouing Valley Ry. Co Rezfss's iso.
Cleveland & Pittsburgh r. r. Co General Nor-ys.
Dunlirk. Ind. Real Estate 6s. s1s
Franklin Ind, Mortgage 5s-
Grand Rapids & Indiana r r Co. First Nor.g,.r ..
guaranteed Ts First Mortgage Unzuarant4ss - ~
Grant 7s - -@af
Graod Haven. Mich Funding SIS
IawTenceburgh. Ind. Refunding IS
Monroe County Ind Funding 5lzs. County 4.
Pueblo. Col, Sewer 6s.
Pittsburgh. Fl Wayne Chicago Ry co. First M,-.,.
Is. Series u Second Mortgage Is Series x -,s.e
Third Mortgage IS. Quarterly Dividend ~ .r.s-,
Stock. ~
APRIL 30.
Greenfield. Ind. Municipal IS. Series g.
Pittsburgh. Fl Wayne Chicago Ry. Quarterly ~.
dend "a per Regular Stock wv
APRIL 16
PendletOn, Ind. School 6s.
Pulaski County. Ind, Funding 5s
APRIL Is
Greenfield. Ind. Municipal 6s. Series I.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

able OF together
the wek
low
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

ury's actual cash balance increased in the week
s5,SS6,5s7 and now stands s6S. .475s3s. Receipts
Of National bank notes for redemption in the week.
s., ,762ls
The Treasury statement OF Saturday compared
with that Of Saturday a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnnss of
sixty-fou railroads systems for the third week
In March. OF these hfty-hve return gains OF ss7s-
49, or I24 per cent and nine losses of s5 656
or s.s per cent. The whole shows gain OF $s2O.7sl
or 1913 per cent.
week in March
1899. Differences p
companies .$1Og1 4ti SI96s91l Inc SSIs.43I u
o companies sS3. 20 SIS $40 Dec. 5I,G56 6S
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
CHANGES IN THE FIRM.

CHANGES IN THE FIRM
J. S. Morgan & Co.. of London. announce that
Robert Gordon and Frederick William Lawrence,
having decided retire from active business with
draw from their firm to-day. Clinton Edward Daw-
kins, heretofore financial member of the Viceroy
of India's Council. has been admitted as partner.
and Edward Charles Grenfell has been authorized
to sign the of the firm.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compared follows
with those OF a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
THE FOLLOWING COUPONS ARE DUE AND Paw,
BILE AT THE BANKING-HoUsE OF
N. w. HARRIS & COMPANY.

APRIL 1ST. 1900.
AnacOrtes. Wash. School District No Is
CentreviIle. Ia. independent school District.
Chehalis Co. Wash school District 70 %
Cowitz Co. Wash. School District No. ID
Dawson Co. So. Oak. Refunding-
Dayton Ia. Water Works
Decatur Ills. Refunding
Forreston. Is Water Works
Fort Dodge. Ia. Refunding-
Galveston Tex General Indebtedness Funding
CsreenviIIe Tenn School Series a
Jerseyville, Ills. Refunding-
Knoxville Tenn. Market School House; Public Inpv.
Lee Co Ia Refundag
Ienox Ia Independent School District School Fundl,a
Lewis Co. Wash. School District No. 9.
Lewis Co. Wash. school District No. 10 CWnlocO.
Menomnee Mich. Refundng
Monmouth. Ills Refundng Water
Odessa. Mo. Electric Light Works
Rock Island. Ills. Board OF Education school Discsa
Royaiton Minn. Independent School District.
Salem, So. Oak. Water Works.
Sandwich. Ills. Electric Light
Spring Valley Ills. Water Works
Williamsburg. Ia. Water Works
York. Neb. School District No. IL Retundinz-
APRIL I'D. 1900.
Fergus Falls MINI. Independent School District -
sangamon his Board Of Education School District NAt
(Auburn school BIildngl-
APRIL 9Th, 1900
La Moure No OAK. Town Hall. -
APRIL 7TH. 1900
School District No. "a
A'-'i ~ APRIL 10TH. 1000.
Richmond Township. Mich school District No scAsa
APRIL 18TH, 1900.
Bethany, Mo. Water Works
Rurleigh Co. No. Oak RefUnding-
clinton Co Mo. Funding.
WestpOrt Mo-. Refunding school,
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
New York Security and Trust COmpan

Rhode Island Perkins Horse shoe GO.
A Il A MEETING of the Board OF Drecion
held day. a quarterly dividend q one % -
cent was declared the Preferred stock o. ths co
pany payable the fourteenth day of April l~o %
stockholders OF record April :. 1870
CHARLES Y. STARK Treasr7~
Providence r l.. March -. 1890.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

MISSOURI KANSAS ~ TEXAS RN. CO.
- VA March 81. ~ :.
COUPONS OF THE MISSOURI KANSAS
AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY maurice
April l. 1900 viii be paid presrutat az tns os
April "a I9oD.
& c. HEDGE. V.-Prest. Trsssgs
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

yrENAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CONfAN
E,-s, N,rtsax. coupons due fst APRIL ieso -.
be patd on ana after April. BY Moran oie''
81 William street
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

dividend u one per PAYABLE. FREE n ar - y.
2 1900 until which the transfer book vii ee -
JOHN / COLE ts.-'--
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
KNICKERBoCKER ICE
THE rRoCTER 4 GAMBLE coaP,
THE G.LLATi~ NATIONAL aNNK

OF Tue CITY OF NEW YORK
The 135th Consecutive semi Annual ptvlisnd.v
York Mtrch = i-s
THE Directors of this Bank have this as'
declared a dividend % FIVE PER CENT. fni =.
Dividend % ONE PER CENT. ef AZ rtts's
and after April 9Th pr0Xim0 The transfer h'okt "
SAMUEL. woOLvERroS. Ctshisr
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
THE DIREGToRS cd;S have have declared quarterly

THE NATIONAL. SHOE AND LEATHER BANK
OF THE CITY OF NEW NOitk .. ,a.,.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-02

Total sales for the weel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
wages of from . 1t to Ii per sent.

wages Of from 2 1t to Il per cent.
Some years ago while I was living in
Egypt I visited one of the cotton mills
at Mansourah. the commercial centre OF
the cotton region. Thesb mills are owned
by English. French and German capitalists
and operated by native labor II the main
room of the factory are air was so thick
with cotton dust that 1 found it difficult
to breathe A row of Arab girls OF l. Or
12 years Of age We're standing there before
a series OF tubs manipulating the raw
cotton.
Union bookbinders of Toledo fine them
selves 50 for non-uuion shaving.
What are the hours of labor Of th) SO
girls?'' I asked the Europa foreman.
who was acting as my guide rom K
o'clock in the morning to O'Clock at
night with an intermiSsiou for dinner
he answered 'sAnd what is the pay?
Twelve and q half cents day When
we are very busy they stay overtiIns
from till 10 o'clock in the evening and
we pay them an extra plastre q L. or D
cents and sometimes young mothers
come with their babes at the breast ana
put them down on the floor in the cor
ner and go to work with the rest And
all this, mind you, III an atmosphere
which you can almost cut with KNIFE,
so thick it is with cotton. One tnlnS
has saved Egypt. and that is the alb
sence of coal. 1t costs too much 20
bring it there for It to pay to Introduce
factories on a large scale But there IS
plenty of coal in the Philippines. Coal
can be had at the entrance OF the mines
IN japan for IS cents a ton. | am In
formed, and it will be as cheap IN th7
PhiIpnines-Ernest Crosby, in AH1eri-
can Fedora ZIONIST.
At Vancouver the proprietor OF one OF
the single weaver factories is disehaFS-
ing his men because they dared to walk
in the Labor-Day procession
It is said that owing to the Introduction
of electricity for he manufacture OF cigars.
cigarettes and tobacco. several thousand
OF hands will soon be thrown out OF WORK.
Chicago United Sheet Metal WORKERS
Council will increase its initiation lee
from 50 TO So on November list After
that the fee Will be raised So a month uns~
Iii it reaches So.
Cigarnakers' Union 81 OF Boston. has
1000 members. who paid an assessment
of 81 each in instaIlments for the benehI
OF the striking and locked-out cigar
makers OF New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
DIAMOND THEIR GIFT.
Two Hundred Men Honor Mr.. John A.
Doarnberger at Dore's Cafe.

Two hundred men of the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works pald a
parting homage to their beloved and eff
Gent foreman. Mr.. John A. Doarnberger,
last night at Dores cafe. No. 1416 r.. Nam
Street. where a large diamond STUD was
presented to him and a sumptuouS ban
Mr.. Doarnberger has accepted posi-
ton as foreman in the boiler department
in the shops of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railroad, at Elkhart, Ind.
He held the position of foreman in the
boiler shop of the Richmond Locomotive
and Machine Works for the past three
Previous to the feasting Mr.. S. p Steig-
valid, one of the boltmakers in the boiler
shop, presented the costly gift, extolling
Mr. Doarnberger's worth as foreman
and as a fellow-Wor1man. Mr. berry
gret at losing Mr.. Doarnberger. In &C
cepting the, stud Mr. DoaEpberger sad
ing his thanks for the kindness shown
him in the joyous gathering Of his men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
COUNTRY CLUB MEETS,
Mr.. Joynes Elected President at the
Annual Session Last Evening.

annual session IdS1 ISSAAhF,'
The annual meeting Of the Lakeside
Country Club was held yesterday after
noon at 5 o'clock at the clubhouse: MI.
w. R. Johnson, the retiring. PRESIDENT
filled the chair. The report OF the treas
urer was first read It was most sratl1y-
ing, showing the finances to be IN eS-
cellent condition. The committee recent
ly appointed to confer with the officials
of the Richmond Passenger and POWER
Company in regard to securing better
schedule on the Lakeside line, reported
that they had secured twenty-minutes'
schedule after O'Clock in the day, be-
ginning yesterday.
The following were elected new mem
bers Of the Board of Directors: Messrs.
Coleman Workman, w. II. Palmer, Jr.'
Abe Warwick and r. p. Glover.
After the annual meeting the Board or
Directors held meeting and elected the
following officers for the year: Mr.. Levin
Joynes, PRESIDENT; Mr.. E. 7. D. Myers,
Jr., vice-presdent. Mr.. 81. A. Williams
was reelected secretary and treasurer.
After the adjournment OF the Board OF
Directors the annual banquet was spread,
which proved a great success. More than
three hundred persons We're seated at the
tables which were beautifully decorated.
The tables were removed soon after the
banquet and dancing was continued until
a late hour. Thilow's full orchestra fur
niShed the music.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
In.tke County.

The Democratic Committee of Henrico
county met yesterday !Inornl11s' att tha
COURTHOUSE. Further arrangements
We're completed for speaking IN
the county The committee re-
ports very encouraging outlook
for the campaign in Henrico. The
meetings to be held during thia
week, are as follows: Ridge Church,
October 18th, at P. NJ; Bakers, October
10th, at s p NJ, and Seven Pines. Octo-
her 18th, at P NJ.
The Tuckahoe school-teachers reported
Yesterday morning, and were paid off
The board transacted only routine mat
terS.
Thomas Reid, charged with cursing and
abusing Peauline Newman. was up before
Squire Darracott, and was fined 81 ana
costs.
Robert Gaines, charged with assault
ing the son of Lizzie Holmes, is lodged
in the county Jail. He was arrested by
Constable Myer Angle, and will be tr1ed
Monday before Squire George w.
Thomas.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Ron ravlor on Sentiment.

Gov Bob Taylor. will be the next at
TRACTION of the II. P. A Lecture Course at
tho Academy. Saturday. November Sd.
sentiment is the subject for this second
lecture OF the course and those who know
Gov. Taylor's versatility can readily see
the splendid field which this unique title
opens for the exercise of his wonderful
powers of pathos, word painting, anecoote
and mimicry. The lecture is new.
Ex-Governor Chas. O'Ferrall will intro
duce Gov Bob and Hon. Jno. s Har-
wood will have him as a, guest While IN
Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Ch;,6ro,,,s Chorus.

Despite The Inclemency Of the weather,
cutie a number Of the members of the
Children's Chorus met yesterday at u
o'clock, in the Y. AZ. C. a. Auditorium for
rehearsal. Mr.. Merc=r, the director, started
the children Oh their regular work
and is greatly pleased with the results. He
apprehends great success this year, and
thinks the children will make greater
hit than ever.
The regular vocal exercises began yes
terday, and Ii reafter at every rehearsaa
the children VIII receive regular anstruc-
ton in sight-singtng.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

vent q transfer system being adopted:
We have sense enough to know { ,n q
whether or not a transfer system shat "
adopted is not an open question. 1t having :
heen decided by the City Cottncf thas -. :
shall saI and the only thing that remains 1aanas
10 De settled is the agreement OF teli -
between the two companies. we selo, ne
" dissent from the proposition tnas ~ ~
cause our Board did not agree 70 10 10
traction IT. Company's proposition, we a. a.
trying to prevent the adoption % ~. -
pan. AL that our COMPANY desires -
an arrangement which shall be FAR 70 y.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Chinese Culnrits.

BERLIN. october ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Tien-Tsin, dated Octo-
Der 18th, says:
At a conference OF diplomatists at Pekir
October Sth the German note Of October
lst was discussed. In regard to the first
point. whether the list Of ringlaaders CON
tanned in the Chinese Enlperors edict was
complete, this conference declared the
names OF the chief culprits, Tung-Fuh-
Sian and Yu-Sin. were omitted.
On Point It was decldea taat the pun-l
iahnlent was tnadeGna te.s
On Point 1t was concluded that thu
penalties must be carried into eject by.
delegates OF the legations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
SUNDAY UNION.

Mass-Mecting of Workers to be Heiu
Next Friday.
The Sunday-school Superlnleiioeii.'
Union, at a meeting held YESTERDAY at tne
y. NJ G. A, decided to hold mass-me ,,
Ing OF the Sunday-school Workers OF the
city on Friday, November I'd Inc KEY.
E. Morris Ferguson, Of Trent4n, N. -.
one of the best Informed ana most
pleasant speakers in the Sunday-scnooi
work, has consented to deliver the ADDRESS ADDRESS
A Committee on Arrangements was ap-
pointed by the Union to: act IN connect
ton with a similar committee from the
Executive Committee OF the State sunday
school Association.
The regular meetings of the Union will
l,e held hereafter on the second Sunday OF
each month.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Pheasant Evenln. assured.

musical Will be given on next Friday
evening at O'Clock for the benaHt OF tins
new Tesr-End Christian Church. and q
ma programme has been arranged.
There weiI be a number OF selections by
soma OF Richmondls most popular sing
ers. among them Captain Frank Cunning
ham.
The entertainment will De given at the
Mission rooms. No. 1908 West Cary Street.
and pleasant evening is assured all ~sao
attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Funeral Services.

The funeral of Mrs. IS. ". Henley will
take place at $50 o'clock this afternoon
from the Pine-Street Bapt'st Churcn.
The interment will be in Hollywood.
The funeral Of Mr.. w. II. Is5ell. VINO
did early Friday morning at his home
in Hanover County, took place at o'clock
yesterday afternoon from St Paurs
Church. in Hanover.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Dunna-
want. who. died wednesday night. took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock from
Centenary Church. of which she was a
member, and the body was taken to
Petersburg on the 3:15 o'clock train Tor
burial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Tho Wharton Cnse.

The Monmouth County N. j. grand
Jury has just considered the case OF
Rev. Henry NJ Wharton, the noted,
evangelist of Baltimore, who is charged
by Miss Clara Somers. of Ocean Grove.
with having attempted to defraud her oc
money entrusted to him for chartta2ia
purposes What the grand juEy's action
viii be is not known, as the findings o.
the body are kept secret until the IN
dictsd persons are arraigned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
QUESTION
TRANSFERS.
President Bemiss Replies TO the Propo-
osition Of the Other Line.
he OFFER IS DECLINED.
Reasons Given for Declining to Accept
the Terms of the Passenger and
Power Company-nIajor
Patton's Statement

The Traction Company has decaned TO
accept the terms offered by the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company, IN re!a-
tion to transfers. ,
President E. L. Bemiss yesterday SEM
10 President Patton the following letter:
October Is, 1900.
Richmond Passenger and Power COM
pany, City:
Gentlemen,-1 beg to acknoWieoge re-
ceipt Of your letter OF October w IVY;
We decline your proposition as mace.
Tn doing so we are but expressing again
our position, which has all along been
well known to you, and which was par
ticu1arly impressed upon your president
and attorney, in the last conference
between our companies on this subject.
We have shown, you that transfer
system based on mileage, as proposed by
you, is contrary to practice, and is against
all principles governing the charges for
street-railway TRANSFORMATION. These
points can be fully demonstrated to you,
as they have heretofore been, to the
satisfaction of your president, Major Pat
ton. and attorn.zy, Mr.. Ainslie. who met
us as representatives OF your company
on this question, and who agreed that
the plan submitted by US and preVailnS
In other; cites was a fair and reasonable
one. and would be recommended by them
to you.
If. therefore, you are as sincerely desir-
Gus as we are of establishing a system
of transfers on a fair and reasonable
basis, we would be glad to meet you tor
this purpose.
READY TO ARBITRATE.
If. on the other hand, you are deter
mined to insist on a scheme which you
know we cannot and will not accept, be-
cause it is unfair and unjust, we peg to
notify you that we are ready to submit
the question to arbitration, as required
by ordinance.
In regard to the interchange of tickets,
although the Richmond Traction Com
pany is not required by the city TO DO
this vet as the city authorities desire it.
as shown by the requirement for this
in your ordinance, and the public desire 1t,
we are willing to enter into an agree
ment with you for this purpose, as we
stated to YOU some months ago. We are
ready at any time to meet you to ar
range this matter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Real Estate Men.

A meeting of the real estate agents of
tn, city was held yesterday afternoon in
the Offices OF the A. J.. Chewing Com
pany.
Matters pertaining to the interest of the
association were discussed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

AT Bangor. Pa, two years ago tbs la
borers were only receiving so cents per
day for - hours work. To-day, when
there is hardly a laborer in Bangor OUT
side the union. they are getting from s1.40
to $50 per day OF ten hours
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
OBITUARY.
John Slack.
(Soecfal Dish;

Especial Dispatch TO The Times1
BRISTOL, TENN, October I3.-John
Slack, who established the Bristol Courier
in 1870, ard had ever since been It's senior
editor, died to-day at the age OF sixty
five. He had been prominent in Stats poll
tics for a number of years, and was a
OF his death.
Mr.. Slack was Brissol's postmaster dur
ing President Johnson's administration. and
again during CIeveland's first term
John C. Enri.ht.
Special Dispatch to The T,mss.>
DANvILLE. VA, October I3--John c.
Enr.ghe d.ed suddenly here this afternoon.
Mr.. Enright Was a wall-kaowa merchant
tailor and was an old citizen. "a leaves
a wife ard several growa children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
DEATHS.

DEATHS.
HARRrs.-p,ed. at 9:c5 o'clock Saturday
mornine. at No COS Oak Street,
GEORGE H. HARRIS, well-kuaWni
citizen. having been employed for many
years at L. Phillips
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-05
TAKE UP FRANCHISES
LONDON TO OWN TRAMwAYS.
Municipal Ownership Given Substantial
Extension Profits shown in Previous
Experiments Highways for the Peo-
pie.

Municipal ownership of traction Ia
cilties in London was substantially
extended by the London city council
recently when notice was served on
the companies in the parishes of Dept
ford Greenwich and Southwark, re-
quiring the surrender of their fran
chises embracing twenty miles OF tram
ways Coincident with this action. the
council announces its intention of avail
ing itself henceforth of its right to ac-
quire tram properties as fast as their
grants expire, with Il view to the public
ownership of all lines in the county. 1t
is said that the year 1910 will see this
accomplished. Meantime the systems
are being modCrniZed throughout by
the substitution of double for single
tracks and of electric-conduit power
for horse traction.
Mr.. Thomas Bentley Westcott, vice
chairman of the highways committee
of the city council, said to your cores
pondcnt tonight: Public ownership
of traction utilities is no longer "A de-
bated question in London. What diff
ference OF opinion there is still Is only
over the advantages of municipal OWL
ership as compared with the results of
leasing the lines to private corpora
tions. The systems at present munich
pally controlled showed during the last
year Il profit of 10000 and II reduced
tax rate of Il farthng in "A pound. In
asmuch as the bulk of the profit came
from the leased lines, experience fav-
ors rental rather than municipal oper-
alton. 1t has been found impossible
entirely to divorce municipal conduct
of the roads from politics, not to men
ton the bothcrsome routine entailed to
public officials.
The council is firm on one point
never to consider giving another fran
chse to private interests. The high
ways are essentially the property of
the people, and the people are entitled
to the benefits of any commercial val
ne they may possess"
The county councils ambitious plans,
in addition to undermining London's an
tiquated tramway system. comprise
the widening of many of the ci;y's his
torical but narrow streets, and in sew
eral localities these improvements are
already in progress. They will soon be
asked for authority to carry out sim
ilar improvements ON II more extensive
scalc.-Chicago Record.