The San Francisco call., 1905-06-13
DALRYMPLE's OBSERVATIONS.

ECENTLY The Call predicted that Dalrymple the muni
% ownership expert from GsgoM now beox a1d eond
He has found He finds first that the distance tars
street roads enforced in Glasgow necessary
cessfu operation will American hardship the labor
ing people, who take the longest rides This blow at the very
people public ownership advocated but not
the only condition discovered by Mr.. Darymple
Glasgow had experience and 1t was not agreeable VIII
the political organization and action of the city employees on sreet
railroads and other public trading enterprises became
very ny restrict the evil since appeared to sacrRce me
public interest to that OF privileged class OF Puphc
Daymp oesees that Chicago this evil likely to go on Win
sufficient check He arrived in time to the public school
part present labor strike that city, which they have done
OF the State This to have admonshed the
expert Glasgow and he that street railway employees VIII
tons TO decrease their pay regardless OF
the interests Of the city and operator OF street rail-
roads
He expects municipal ownership Chicago would lead
oeas political agitation for the purpose OF reversing the DIS
ID "a Is i would T capse demand for the highest fares on
ford high fare than the long riders This would mean endless
contention and would interfere with proper business admna
OF the
1t is not deemed feasible prohibit the Chicago
employees forming and aliatng confederating with
bodies prohibition would be carried politics.
members city government would surely be elected who
would repeal it, if adopted So there would be political
agitation higher less service and lower fares fares
unequal proportion to the mileage and when these two policies
met there would be loss to the city and dec to be made up by
the taxpayers.
railroad operated the plan suggested by The Call
plant credit such
sinking original the plant there
there be surplus paid the general fund This
that Glasgow her railways business
entirely interference by labor unions through
their influence politics Finally Glasgow the street railroad
bonds securities held by the people of the city The abore
them preference dposting savings banks for the
interest is higher.
How this may be in Chicago stated but Mr. Darymp
people of city will take the millions of securities
take the railroad system OF they
would every holder of such would direct
interest proper business operation of the property and would
make that interest felt the polls But this implies political
division in the city The investors will be deded Capitalists
and their will be subjected the form of attack that
IS made upon the corporations that own the roads
Those corporations have expressed their willingness sell
their property the city agreed valuation and have
they have done for enables examination of the policy OF
public ownership entirely free of the prejudice and passion that
uence when the interests of the corporations issue This
calm examination will probably lead the adoption OF The Calls
policy making the plant itself and making the
municipal ownership business proposition begin
ownership play in politics. for the purpose of graft desire
that deficits may be the taxpayers and be made
concealment
We think that Mr. Dalynpe has made plain his preference for
adopt political policy for the part
the programme national politics. and will doubt appear the
Democratic platform of 1908 Mr. Daympes advice and
cusions appear public report it will be interesting