The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-26
Story of How Glasgow Took
Possession Of Its Street Rail-
ways-A Sketch Of Johi,
Young tile Nestor Of
Municipal Own
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tlS0S ..,... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4ag UQ0 NH
.1S9D Observation-Disclosures. h. } 8O5,0o0#s
1900 ..i.... command. !. 81 900 VI.
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19O2 ,5a..... ...,.....1 DAB 1gtl
1909 n. III &. ~. Z. &. 4. \. .i25o00b
Last year. the city reduced the hours OF
labor from ter, to nine. Iis profits have
been so great that 1t voluntarily Increased 81
si5. 900 to s125. 900. AS has been explained.
there Is no uniform rate of fare, and
American readers will be interested q M
learning how much one gets for, mon eys&
expended for street car trips In tias- "
gov. According to the statistics III the
annual report for last year the average Il
fare was about one and three quarter
cents In our money. FOR a cent one can
ride on the average SO Of a milo: for tvst,s
cents, 212 miles; for three cents, a.48 Y
miles: for four cents. 4.6i miles; for five Y
cents $50 miles; for six cents $50 II
miles; for seven cents st5 miles, and 4
for eight cents, 900 miles. Eight cents
is the highest faro charged. regardless
of distance. but the average fare Is less
than two cents. Prior to 19olia speciai sS
rate was made to workmen OF d penny
during the morning and evening hours,
no matter how far the journey; but since
that date no discrimination has been
made to those not workers who use the 7.
cars in such periods. 3#
fare. and q movement is on foot to issue n
passes to all who regularly attend the
public schools The The cars are hand
some, well lighted, clean and first ella IS III
In every particular. The illuminated
electric signs at the front and rear ar )
a decided Improvement over the9 syste M
which prevails In this country. II &isi NJ
possible on the darkest night to distin-SS
guisll one IS car n square % L ore VIA 4,
e6 In the course Of n. co1versat ton VII tn N
General Manager Young i asked him to 4
state the ground on which the ira N
ways refused to pay a portion OF II etrsa
profits into the city treasury for the RE- g. -@S
lief OF taxpay ers. Az
4 For the reason that the taxpayers q re-
not entitled to such relief said an r. S
Young. Sin the first place, the average
taxpayer seldom rides In a. S treet car.
He therefore does not contribute to the
revenue OF the company. We have not
borrowed a penny from the comm 1. On
treasury, and in the event ti1atSwe ia led i
the city would be In no way responsible
for our Indebtedness. The working
classes are the ones who pat onlze 4 he &
lines, and II favors are to be best
they are entitled to them. The tax -a
payers receive enormous benefits In IN -sS
creased values for real esta tie and in it,--Jl S
creased rents The@tramwa VS. pay taxes.
and heavy ones, both to the city and t. a
the imperial government. There is t1oA;
more reason why we should contribute
L to tile assistance OF taxpayers than there 4
is that we issue free passes to Them
The Common Good" fund is doubt
less the heir to the profits of the rams
ways. Not many years will elapse be-
fore the last dollar Of Indebtedness is4
paid. When that time comes nominal
rates of fare will yield annual revenuesli
OF not less than $4,000 This and
other donations will, be. expended " or
,4zS ,tett {tcaI
Of the fund There Is thus creat ting All
gigantic municipal trust. consts ely s. led
from reproductive enterprises not under
the control of the taxpayers It is ST.
ily increasing It's holdings OF real est te.s
Under the charter creating It there Is
practically no limit to the field N Of 4 ay
activities. Already It Is moro opulees1i 't
than ny individual ca pitnltst. III SSsS2S 8S;R
Il There is no more In teresting socia y NJ
stitution on earth than the Comm on On
Good Trust of Glasg oW.. IL n1enacesS Il
private corporate wealth with wea ponsss b
which the latter has forged. It proposes s.
to appropriate to itself all Of the enor J.isS
nous profits which accrue from the pat
ronage of the public. 1t is public ca pig
talism armed with franchise unlimited N
In It's scope. 1t has already declared
and displayed its intent to compete WITH
private capital In all fields where pront.s
tempt 1t. Against such a competitor IL i
is impossible to form a private monop- y
oily.
1t is not so much what Glasgow has
done, as a fear Of what Glasgow may
do that arouses the fears Of vested y III
terests, which never until now have f tl s3ss
the weight Of a competitor clad In their
armor The devout Glasgow bailie. adj
mnisterihg the affairs OF his city with
the same watchfu care he bestows on #
his household. with the same shrewdne
he gives to the bank OF which he is q
director, and with the same devotion
and loyalty which mark his life as g,
Chruchman-th unconscious radical has 4
done more to arousea wealth from It's 5ss
compliment and fancied security than I
the writings and 8rantings OF all Of the ~, {
theorlsts Who have lived ana agltatedS
for century. 8
Copyright. 1904. BY Frederick upha,-m7. an
Adams.)