Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-18

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man. and the following are the names
Il the other men OF the commission:
rg!cott Williams. editorial writer. the
Press. Philadelphia; ". d. Mahon,
president Association Street Railway
Employees. Detroit. Frank J. GOodnov.
Columbia university. Walton Clark,
third vice president Of the United Gas
Improvement company. Philadelphia;
- Albert Shaw. editor Review OF Re
views. New York Edward W. Bemis.
Superintendent water works, Cleve-
land: John n. Gray. Northwestern uni
,efsity. Evanston. H.; Walter l.. Fish
81. secretary Municipal Voters league,
Chicago: Timothy Healy. president In
ternational Brotherhood Stationary
Firomen. New York. William J. Clark.
foreign manager General Electric com
raHy; H. b. r. mcfarland. president
Loard OF commissioners. District of o.
mmhia. Daniel J Keefe. presidsn, In
ternational Longshoremen's associa-
ton. Detroit: Frank Parsons. president
National Public Ownership league.
Boston. John b. Commons. University
OF Wisconsin: J. W. Sullivan. editor
Clothing Trades Bulletin. New York;
leo 5. Rowe, University Of Pennsyl-
vania: F. J. McNulty. president Inter
EItional Brotherhood OF Electric
Workers. Washington. ~ c.; Albert 4.
Winchester. general superintendent
uiy OF South Norwalk electric WORKS.
Charles l.. Edgar. president the Edi-
ION Electric and Illuminating CON-
pany. Boston: Milo Y. Maltbie. fran
cfise expert and former editor NUM-
c,pal Affairs. New York
The general scheme OF the commits
sion Is. In the main. the same for all
the fields 10 be looked into. care being
taken. however. to make the mode OF
Investigation applicable TO the subject.
whether this be transportation. gas or
electric lighting. or water supply
The comprehensiveness OF the work
undertaken will BE- the better apprc-
GATED by looking briefly az the meth
DDS to be employed by the committee
IN the nrst place. expert engineers will
he employed by the committee % asoer-
tain the conditions existing in the va
r.oub lines Of transportation investi-
gated. and In the various manufac-
tories and businesses visited. ex.
pert accountants will compile facts as
20 stocks. bonds. assets. liabilities. re-
ceipts. expenses and proht and loss.
and finally experts IN political. social
and ecoomic questions will. as mem
beers u the committee. investigate
from these various points of view
taking into consideration the facts
established by the engineers and &C.
countauts
No part Of any business investi.
gated will escape the attention OF the
committee Having ascertained all
about the history OF the various indus.
tries how they were established.
when special features were adopted.
the effect OF competition. and the
general sentiment in regard 20 the
existing system OF ownership and op-
Grafton. the next point taken up will
be the supervision OF the municipal.
tiles. Under this head will be in
yestigated the power OF municipal
tiles TO construct their own street
railways. lighting plants. etc: wheth.
er the city can condemn property OF
private systems under eminent do
main. and the power OF the pArticu.
lar city in raising funds for such un.
dertakings.
In fact. the commission intends 10
make its work 81 thorough th5t It's re-.
port will be lasting monument In
the progress OF civilization. and. juGg-
ing by the composition OF the commits
sion. Il Is not az all doubtful that II
viii accomplish its purpose and earn
the lasting gratitude Of is fellow
americans