Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-23
Public Franchises.

Public Franchises.
Up in the pretty city of Toronto
public franchises are negotiated
Tor through municipal agency repre-
senting the community as a whole In
stead of leaving street railway franchis-
= TO be scrambled for by the politi-
-ians. the city of Toronto itself took the
franchise, fixed its terms and invited
for a lease limited to %
years. The main consideration was to
provide accommodation for the public,
and the interests of every class OF the
were considered. Different
classes of tickets were provided for, ran
ging in price from 10 for 25 cents to s
for 25 cents, good during special hours
Tickets good at any time on week
days 9 for 25 cents. and on
Sundays at for 25 cents. Moreover, it
was provided that the cars should be Of
such design as the city engineer sh ould
approve, and that the lines should be run
on such streets. and cars should be run
at as frequent intervals as the city au-
thorities should direct.
For a franchise so conditioned and
limited to p years. reserving to the
city the right to purchase the plant at
the expiration of the franchise the
company which holds the lease pays
$500 per mile of single track and s per
cent ON all gross receipts up to million
dollars, the percentage increasing for
each additional half million until it
amounts to 20 per cent. upon all receipts
over s., 000, 900 per annum Thus. in ad-
dition to securing cheap fares for the
people, the city derives large revenue
from the franchise. amoupting last year
to 1926, 447, and, moreover the company
pays taxes upon all its property, the
sum last year amounting to $22, 75s. So.
The company is prosperous and declares
regular dividends, but, of course there
il no capitalization Of franchise value
in it's stocks and bonds The exhibit
shows what good municipal manage
ment can do; the results Of municipal
mismangement and incompetency can
be seen all about MS.
THE Trans-Siberian Railway OF Rus
sia now runs four express trains every
week ont of Moscow, which make the
trip through to Dalny, the Pacific term
linus of the road in Manchuria. in thir-
teen days The distance is s.053 verstf
or 4, ,36s miles and the fare for first
class passenger about tf32 80. From Mos
COW to Manchuria station Is 4,1S7 miles
and to Port Arthur 5.3SS miles. The
fare to Port Arthur is s134 and includes
cost Of passage across Lake Baikal by
steamer.
Prominent physicians In this coun
try believe that Prof Maragliano, Of
Genoa. Italy, has at last discovered o
cure for consumption. The Italian az
serts that he has produced. after more
than 30 years Of study, serum, which,
introduced beneath the skin Of the arm
az vaccine lymph Is used in vaccination.
producesa a small circumscribed tubercu-
losis sore, attended with slight fever for
two days, after which the system Of the
subject Is immune to tuberculosis On
consumption.
The returns of 4th Of July casualties,
gathered by the Chicago Tribune from
200 cities and towns, foots mp these to
tails: Killed, 81: injured in various
way s,3.Gs5. The toy pistol was respons.
ibIe for $50 injuries; gunpowder in its
many methods of use wounded 1888; sky
rockets. 206; firearms, 562; fireworks,
f.f7o; cannon. 319. The toy-pistols
work, I'm the shape OF 1ockjaw. is
still going on. In seine cases the te-
tanus was caused by the explosion Of
I'm the hand.
J. PIERPoNT MORGAN, who has
gathered together considerable OF this
worlds goods, has an art collection
1alued at $6,O00,00O Recently Mr..
Morgan has indicated his Willingness to
resent this to q national art gallery to
,e established at Washington. He de-
Tres that this collection should occupy
wing Of the building, TO be construct
a ut his expense. and that it be forever
nd eternally known an the J. Pierpont
Morgan Collection. Which is not un-
easonable.
THE chief glory OF this Republic IN
hat the poorest and obscurest boy be-
ween the two oceans may become the
,reatest dignitary In the land. The
ON Of a washerwoman. IL he possess
,rains and character and energy, II
more likely TO be great and good man.
the esteem Of his fellows,
han the son Of millionaire. But
strong and splendid characters. with oil
,he rugged honesty and sterling worth
hat honest proverty breeds, may also
,ome out Of the Injurious homes OF the
rich. President Roosevelt was born
md reared In a mansion on Fifth Ave.
But q large majority OF our chief
were poor boys, the sons OF