The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-11

| AELN lille t.. INGALLS,
Chairman OF the CummisSi0u)
man, and the following are the name,
OF the other men Of the commission
rG'cott Williams, editorial writer tht
Press. Philadelphia; w y. Mahon
president Association Street Railway
Employees. Detroit; Frank ]. Goodnow
| Columbia university Walton Clark
| third vice president Of the United Gas
Improvement company. Philadelphia,
llr Albert Shaw, egltor Review OF re.
views New York; Edward W Bemis
superintendent water works, Cleve.
land; John II. Gray, Northwestern uni
eIsity, Evanston, H.; Walter T. Fish
81, secretary Munig pal Voters league
Chicago; Timothy Healy. president In.
| ternatiOnal Brotherhood Stationary
firemen, New York; William j Clark
foreign manager General Electric com
paLy, H. b. +. Mcfarland, president
c0ard of commissioners, District of Co
.umbia; Daniel j, keefe, president In
lernational Longshoremen ass0cia-
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 s. Rowe, University of Pennsyl-
yania; f. }. McNulty president Inter-
l-5tional Brotherhood of Eieeiris
Workers, Washington, ID. c.; Albert L.
Winchester. general superintendent
city OF South Norwalk electric works
Charles L. Edgar. president the Edi-
son Electric and Illuminating com
pany, Boston; Milo r. Maltbie, fran
chise expert and former editor Muni-
cipal Affairs, New York.
The general scheme of the commits
sion is in the main, the same for an
the fields to 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 compreheusiveness Of the work
undertaken will be the better appre-
GATED by looking briefly at the meth
DDS 10 be employed BY the committee.
ia the first place, expert engineers Will
he employed by the committee 20 ascer-
tain the conditions existing in the va
rious lines of transportation inyesti.
gated, and in the various manutac-
tories and businesses visited. eX
pert accountants viii compile facts a.
10 stocks, bonds assets. liabilities. ro
ceipts, expenses and profit and loss
and finally experts in political. social
and ecoomic questions will as mem
bers Of the committee. investigats
from these various points Of view
taking into consideration the facts
established by the engineers and &C
countants.
No part n any business investi
gated viii escape the attention Of the
committee. Having ascertaincd 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 ownership and on.
GRAFTON, the next point taken up will
be the supervision Of the municipal
tiles. Under this head Will be in
vestigatei the power of municipal
tiles 20 con truct their own street
railways, lighting plants. etc. whcth-
r. the city can condemn pc pclty OF
private systems under eminent do
main. and the power Of the particu
lar city in raising funds for such IN
dertakings.
IN fact. the commission intenes o.
make ts work So thorough t.s-t its re
pert viii De a lasting monument Co.
the progress Of civilization. and, iGug-
De by the composition OF -he commits
Zion. Ii Is not al al doubtful that it
aiI accomplish its purpose and ear,
the lasting gratitude Of its fellow
Americans.