The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-11

HELNIlLE r.. INGALLS,
chairman of the CommissIuuD
man, ana the following are the names
OF the other men Oh the commission.
Fa'cott Williams, editorial writer. the
Press, Philadelphia; w - Mahon
president Association Street Railway
Employees, Detroit, Frank J. G0odnow
Columbia university; Walton Clark
lhird vice president of the United Gas
Improvement company, Philadelphia,
i3r Albert Shaw. eeltor Review of Re
views, New York; Edward W. Bemis
superintendent water works. GIeye.
land; John II Gray, Northwestern uni
.elsity, Evanston H.. Walter T. Fish
er. secretary Municipal Voters league,
Chicago; Timothy Iealy, president In
ternatioual Brotherhood Stationary
Firemen, New York; William }. Clark,
foreign manager General Electric COM
rauy, H. b. +. Mcfarland, president
1oard of commissioner, District OF Co
mmbia; Daniel j. Keefe, president In
leTnatioual LougshOremen's asSOcla-
uon, 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 Peuusyl-
yania; f. j. McNuity, president Inter-
rational Brotherhood of Eiectris
workers, Washington. d. C.. Albert Z.
Winchester. general superintendent
city OF South Norwaik electric works
Charles l.. Edgar. president The Edi-
son Electric and Illuminating COM
pany, Boston: Milo h. MaUbie fran
cbise expert and former editor NUM-
cipal Affairs. New York
The general scheme of the commits
sion is. in the MAN. the same for All
the fields to be looked into. care being
taken, however, 20 make the mode OF
investigation applicable 70 the subject
whether this be transportation, gas on
electric lighting or water supply
The comprehensiveness Of the work
undertaken will be the better appre
GATED By looking briefly ar he meth
ods TO be employed b. the committee
Ia the first place. expert engineers Will.
be employed by the committee 20 ascer-
rious lines of transportation investi.
gated and in the various mJnuiar.
tories and businesses visited: cN
pert accountants viii compile facts All
10 stocks bonds assets. liabilities. ro
ceipts. expenses and profit and loss
and finally experts In political. socia.
and ecoomic questions will. as mem
bers Of the committee. Investigate
from these various points of view
taking into consideration the facts
established by the engineers and &C
countants.
No part of any business investi
gated win escape the attention of the
committee. Having ascertained al
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 TO the
existing system OF owner hip and on.
erstiou. the neat point taken MP viii.
be the supervision of the municipal
tiles. JlGer this head viii be iu
vestizsteI tie poser Of municipal
tiles to con tuct their oun street
railways. Lifting plants. cte- wheth-.
er the city can condemn p. rlrty OF
private systems under eminent do
main. and the power Of The particu
lar cts in raising funds for such an
dertakiuEs.
In fact. che commission irfeues trI
rlaEc .fs w1rs s0 thorou-l t.i.t its re
-lfl uiI De lasting monument fr|
b. progress Of civilization. aud. I-ae-
Ir- by the composition OF me commits
zion. 10 is not al an doubtful that OIL
afl accomplish ITS purpose ana ear
-Fl lasting gratitude ~ i-- fellow
Autrscaus-