The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

THE dispatches announce arrival Dalrympe
Chicago Mr. Daympe is regarded the municipal street
railway expert of Glasgow and summoned by the
Mayor of Chicago mpart wisdom regard municipal roads
for the benefit of Chicago first and econdary for the enlighen
ment of the United States that interesting subject
His city of Glasgow has been very naturally and properly
garded the model for the world municipal trading There
facts about the Glasgow railways that Mr. DalymPlc
will be expected talk about In this country the whole sub
c is SO nterxed with party politics that is hay matter but
little understood As rule its advocates it to the public
as means OF getting something Tor nothing Inc most pesenl
latest delivery the that all cities should their
appeal policy
derided No than the illogical offer of
Others dagogic Mayor John
point with eor the cheapness the railroad
t :; L +h tI f de- b follow Johnson 1bv
strength of few years ago they
spreading the that municipal ownership and operation
and entirely relieved the people of taxation An inquiry into the
facts proved that of in Glasgow high if
higher than San Francisco but that demonstration left the
cheapnes standing powerful argument
The Municipal Year Book gives full and reliable information
the railway OF Glasgow By this that
the Glasgow for o5S mile for 23o miles,
for 8 miles cents for 64 miles cents; for $50 miles cents
for o9 miles cents for 8I5 miles cents for miles,
At time wOngmen had special of and from
their work, but this has been withdrawn 1901.
An Oakland paper compares these Glasgow and distances
with the uniform OF cents for fare regardless Of dis
IRENE border OF Berkeley ten miles cents This is two miles
Tor against the Glasgow half mile On
than the Oakland The fares from Point Rich
mond and other suburban points the side of the bay
II than six miles from the foot OF Market San
francisco TO the ocean beach, fare By the Glasgow rate
would be The Glasgow applied San Francisco
would the mechanics and working people who cheap and
good homes here distance from their work fare than
they thorough analysis OF the Glasgow
paon with the San Francisco and Oakland prove that
uniform are OF cents regardless OF distance cheaper
rate than the mixed variable of Glasgow.
Going another phase the question comparison wages
that with cheaper fare than Glasgow paid
higher Glasgow pays crews an average
OF 50 per week The average all the municipal roads of
Great Britain ST day AT the hour paid here the
make more than 100 per cent than the Glasgow The
average monthly street Great Britain
$50 Here Here there but little
OF the ncemnt weather that endured
These facts and figures bearing wages
abate the enthusiasm of the advocates
ship but they do have tendency somewhat shorten the pedestal
which Glasgow has been mounted burning shining
light for example to American cities
All plans and policies subject change and improvement
American cities municipal ownership let them improve
what has been done by detacg the public credit
niopa plants entirely Make each one its own and
pense operation revenues
judge Of the propriety OF cities going into trade.