The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-04-12
VIM. E. McEwen, Editor and Publisher. ,
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP WATERING.

MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP WAVERlNG.
n nUN1c1PAL OWNERSHIP in Duluth is hanging in the
wi began it's period of extoron and acted with utter
disregard for the lives Of the people there has been an
The fight has been hard from the beginning various times
s es back
the corporation and it's of
of dollars from the pockets people, sacrificing
hundred lives more by their poisonous water
mediate furnishing of water at somewhat lower rate there
general expressed among all the people Many
looked forward to the requirement of other utilities as time would
warrant.
been patiently awaiting the expiration of the
lighting franchise with the hope that the people would be willing
Until placed the way The people
had been hoping that they could have their homes
fedaesS s at
The wage who now uses looking
the when he could light his little home with electricity at
why hopes shattered? Simply because
wishes develop the the hills behind
Duluth refuses do anything until electric lighting
franchise, together with a power franchise .
Every Duluth has been patiently awaiting the deve
pment of this power They want it, and they want badly but
Until last Monday evening it thought with exclusive
power franchise the would be perfectly satisfied No
dreamed that they would into the electric lighting bus
strongly financed they would be assured OF some
of in the mere furnishing Of to the ctys inde
Duluth would use oneenth of the company capacity in its
exceedingly liberal granting franchise but these meetings
the matter alone discussed and not word
the first franchise asked by there not
clause the entire ordinance referring lighting unless
light 1nsomuch
rate mentioned in the for electric ghag
evident this the of electric lighting
consideration Other their
this and extremely unfortunate that the Highland Canal and
5 t tS s%g will
easier for the company to float it's bonds but should not be
# have got what they say every Of
that they furnish will be utilized in manufacturing this
argument that if can furnish
municipal plant reason
into the lighting business This
requirement public utes principal being the
rat special privileges from the political field
received campaign funds who could
depended to accordance with the wishes
pan and at the expense of the people, Good
politics and honest men were cast aside to satisfy the Unsuitable
who has heard of Light Commissioners inter-
fering in the politics of the city?
community lower than they were The
business of the city transacted business principles
government:-the fountanhead of all government
meeting certain city recently one of the
said that certain professor who charged with
things outside the meeting fooms Of oni"ns
II trade unonist said that about scab" lot Of
clear around the world Ill! ~
1t little that those the hardest
and longest against the Pumans others eve
nothing to arbate the that ckngn the
hardest and shouting the oudest the
Peace which brought about first recognition the
trade union movement the part of the
secondly provided whereby great can
be mutually arbrated
The affairs Africa is enough to make
the British public feel that it when
present OF $5ooOO for whipping the BoerNew
Purchasing and productive capacity test of
and
little to its purchasing power Remember that wage