The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-31
MAYOR dunno
AT BOSTON
Declares Municipal Owner
ship is Coming.
CHICAGO NOT TURNING.
Says He Is Misrepresentation for
Contamination Of Public Ownership
Of Street Cars in the Windy City
Before Many Months.
CHICAGO NOT TURNING.

Boston, July st.-several thousand
persons Saturday afternoon beard Nav
or E. F. Dunne Of Chicago deliver an
address on Municipal ownership" at
the annual outing Of the Tammany club,
"a democratic organization, in CALIFORNIAN
grove, West Roxbury. Former State
Senator w 4. A. Fitzgerald chairman
of the democratic city committee, pre-.
sided
Notwithstanding the effect Of municipal
ownership in European cities, Mayor
Dunno dwelt particularly upon the Chi
cago campaign in this direction, and said
that the movement IS not only strong
in Chicago but is advancing with tre-
mendous strides all over the United
States, and he declared that notwith-
standing the fact that all the eapitalistie
influences Of the oourtry and most Of
the metropolitan organs are ranged on
Che side Of the private companies the
time Of absolute municipal ownership
Dis not very far of.
Mayor Dunno reviewed the municipal
ownership movement, citing statistics to
support his statement, i can confident
~ assert that it is almost invariably
the rule That whore utilities are furnish
lea by private companies they cost from
80 to leo per cent more than Where The
same utilities are furnished by the PUB
lie companies" The speaker also vg6r-
ously defended his arguments vi icl, had
been published as indicating that he had
fecanted his faith in municipal owner
ship, saying; II am glad TO state 70
you that the cause of municipal owner
ship is as ardently espoused by me to-
day as it has been for several years past
and that / am as confident of rs ulti.
mate contamination as I have ever been
at any time in ray life"
Mayor Dunno then reviewed his re-
Communications to the Chicago city
Icil and said "Since have been indicted
into office we have, by the vigorous ae-
ton Of our law department, succeeded
in dissolying an injunction which pre-
vented our taking possession Of any por-
ton Of the lines OF the present traction
company whose franchises have expired.
We have instituted quo warranto pro-
ceedings in the name of the people, un-
der which the traction companies will
be compelled to disclose all their rights,
and which, in my judgment, win be
passed upon adversely to most Of their
rights in the supreme court OF the state
within the next six months. The trans.
p0rtation committee Of the city council
has called upon the present road to
name price for their property and they
have refused to come down to definite
figures, and we are proceeding vigorous
IL to map ont a municipal line running
through the heart Of the city Of Chicago,
which, II built, win not only furnish
adequate transportation facilities for
one-third to one-half Of the people Of
tlfe city within the next two years, but
will in my opinion prove SO remunera
tive as to pay its construction inside Of
ito years.
"The cause Of municipal ownership
i'm Chicago, instead of tagging or drop
ping BY the wayside, is being furthered
vigorously and steadfastly. The demand
of the people is being responded to. The
fight between various interests and the
people is well under way, and backed
az we are by public sentiment and the
righteousness Of our cause, [ have no
fears for the ultimate result. That we
will have litigation and every other sort
of obstacles thrown in our way by the
private companies and the eapitalistic
syndicates Of New York and Chicago Is
to he expected. But the wave Of pub
lie sentiment in favor Of the ownership
Of these utilities is sweeping headlong
over the land 1t first manifested itself
in the great city By the inland seas. But
lit is sweeping steadily and irresistibly
over the whole country. Chicago is in
earnest and when she says 1 VIII today,
she will say ! have done tomorrow.
That tomorrow, in my opinion, viii be
but few months away. It may be
longer. but the resistless force Of public
sentiment cannot be withstood.
Il confidently predict, from what |
know OF the people Of Chicago, that
within very shortstime il viii have the
proud distinction Of being the first city
ia the United States to be in actual
ownership Of its municipal street car
system. and when that great city has
proved that manipulation Of street
car plants is an assured success it will
mean That hundreds Of other American
cities viii follow in her wake and accom-
plish an economic revolution, to the
great advantage Of the citizens Of this
country