The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-08
:. rAu GREAT CITY WAS TO be ROBBED ITS PUBLIC
,,,,.trss AND TIE OF HIGH RANK WHO WE'RE IN
-as seatME-wlLt PHILADELPHIA COMPLETE TIE COOP
.oRK IT HAS eoMMgNcEof

20 selse control 81 tho clty's streets.
lighting rights filtration ana water
system. telephone franchises Ia
fact every Naihlhle city asset All
these we're 60 be combined In one
steai municipal trust II was 10 be
called The Public Service CafpaFa.
ton" To affect this Boss Durham
ana his party 0f hoodlcra we're IN
eonahina ton with the heads OF the
United Gas Improvement Co, the
itapid Transit Co. the Phlladeirhia
90. and the keystona Telephone Co.
When Mayor Weaver vetoed the bin
70 extend the lease Of the citysa raa
plant 20 the United Gas a Improve
meat CO FOE Is years. he net only
nlpped IN the bud an Individual pian
g loot the eits treasury OF iieo. 4.
oee.oeo but he Instituted an IN
veatigation which now reveals the
astounding truth that this steal was
merely inrident 10 the vaat aps
almost inconeelxabla plan 10 make
% philadelphia municipal trust
operated for the benefit % few Of
her most sreedY captains o. finance
men who would Indignantly sepa-
diafa tnpntations of their morality.
integrity OF patriotism.
Following the Eas graft. the Kans
Intended 70 pilfsr the Kruat as 600. /.
eve city ftitratioa plant. now under
course Of construction. Jim Nc
Nlehol one q paFhaufs uhlef nsu-
tenants. l. The contractor IN charge
81 this bis work
Then wss 20 come a merger Of the
philadelphia Electric. which has a
monopoly 81 street lighting. with lhe
Keystone Telephone Co. nnd the
United Gas Improvement Co.
When the United Gas Improve
meut Go. SGT control with It, pres.
snt lease % The eity'n magnificent
municipality built Ras works there
was no Dissatisfaction upon the part
% the weil-dciuded public me
lease was zfxen 10 expire in isas
The ges plant vas 40 grossly mis-.
managed while Il vas uadss the
control 81 the city that the various
plants were uut o. repair. with no
money ia The treasury sin which to
Improve them. and IRE leasing prop.
ositlon % the United Gas Impruve-
mcnf company Naa hailed win De.
ltEbt - tar disarungled cltlnepa.
IT II NOW KNOWN THAT TIE
GANG AND THE Gas COMPANY
WERE I.AAauED N A PLOT At
THAT TINE TO HAVE THYs cry
PLANT 50 MisNANAGED THAT
THE pfsausrED CITIZENS
WOULD GIVE No OPPOSITION
TO THE LEASE WHEN PROOFS.
30.
henemherinw this victory OF chi.
eanery. this promoters % tho fsluui.
eipal trusf proposed q repeat IN.
operation 70 gain control az the IN.
tratlon plants VITA the city sorel,
IN need ~ funaa they proposed I,
take advantnKs q the PACT THAI
THE FILTRATION PLANTS Arr
NOW DEFECTIVE. ard on rain q
an advanced tax rate BID Ia IA,
water works AZ their own price. ID
forcing through blanket franchise
street railway privileges were 20 b
$50 ~ #F#AN 1FHAa AsHAH tAANEMMEN
fare With control 81 the Gas ar
water works. Philadelphia yxouI
have been lefi thfsadharc.
The chief financial members q
this remarkable Public Service Cor
pofatiau scheme rank now arnan
the wcaithiest. and uiosf aristncrat.
ie. n such a term could be applied
% the Quaker city.
Iho#s HoiHn. for instance. IL tb
president or director 81 several 0
The most important enterprises O
the state. a member Of the nations
committee 10 promote the uniVer
sity Of the United States. ard = en-
d the trustees of the Mckinley M
tional Monument association. re /
noted a. a phllauthroplat and pro
motsr o. educational enterprises.
Peter A. Brown Widensr IL one Q
ths weslthlest Of PHILADELPHIA capt
taiists, ard has long been pr0mlnsn
in republican politics. Ito acted a
city treasurer q PHILADELPHIA 4
Isl3-t. lie IL the street rhlIwa
maGnate. and = interested IN man
other important corporations. II
presented the building FOR the IRE
public library IN Philadelphia.
d