The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

modified form OF socialism in place of
Il slumbrous capitalism. And there Is
nothing to prevent our native captains
of industry from reading this unbiased
narrative and profting thereby. Eng
land has adopted public ownership for
the simple reason that private CAPT talists
refused to properly manage private mo-
nopolics There was no sentiment about
it. There was no appeal to high economic
ideals. There was no academic discus
sion. It did not even form partisan
issue. and was rarely plank inca local
platform.
y More than 200 cities IN Great Britain
own and operate water works. There are
100 municipality owned gas plants and
more than that number Of public cleo
/, trio lighting plants. Every largo city
owns or operates its street railways. the
i total being considerably in excess OF the
hundred mark. Two hundred and fifty
cities own their markets: loo cities main-
7 tain baths and wash houses. and un equal
number own burial grounds. Forty
three cities own piers. docks and quays.
There is invested In all of these Nproduc-
tive enterprises q sum of money IN excess
I. og si5O,COOO00. Plans already adopted
will increase this figure beyond the bill
lion mark These rough statistics give
hut an inadequate idea OF the scope and
extent of tho movement. All or ms mas
been accomplished In less than thirty
years, and most of 1t In the last decade
who is there SO bold as to predict what
this quarter century will evolve! s
/ London Is an interesting but a beWlld-
ering field for the social and economic
explorer. London Is not city, IN the
, accented sense OF that word. 1t is more
or less federated cluster OF towns or
i boroughs. each with It's separate local
/ government, and each pulling at all
points OF the metropolitan compass. !,
The yasueness OF the word London
will he realized when one comes TO UNDER
stand what 1t may mean. inc CltS OF
London" has an area OF $50 acres Itte
more than square mile, ana an actlhl
population iof less than 2l,oOo' ms rs the
original London, and 1t Is SO filled with
traditions and institutions that they have
n actually oyerflowed its boundaries ln1Sll
it had population of 10000, and In lSal
1t reached Its high water mark OF l2isl9.
Since then its population has stead ~
decreased. From time immemorlal " has
had twenty-siX wards and liz par.snos'
,rhirty-fiye of these parishes have Il popu-
lution of less than Fifty, Barnard's Inn
parish numbers n population of five, and
MI that ST. John the Baptist can COUNT
is two Inhabitants, since each Phrish -
entitled to q councillor and a parish clefK,
an election in ST. Johns does nor pos
sess the elements of excitement co'a'''on
ia aldermantc contests in certain of our
American cities The TRADE Guilds or
Mysteres'' also have representatives.
Some Of these were founded before re-
corded history, but they are stu pow
erful factor, and despite all opposition
and rdlcule they retain their grip on
| authority,
Great bankers and titled arlstocrats who
never did stroke OF manual iapor ~
their lives are members OF su.n unslan'
Trade nnions as the MERGERS The Com
lpany of Pcpperers OF soper's Lane the
E"Drupers,n "Fishmongers, "Goldsmlths,p
f"skinners.r Merchant TaNlors,' N'lInb'
I or,lasheis." "siterS "lfonmonsefs,
.Njnter,.pior thu "clothworkers 'fheFs
] are .tAe. twelsc 1Ggesl Livery E9mRan|es.'