Arizona republican., 1907-07-08
COMMISSION REPORTS
 ON PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Civic Federation Completes An Investigation
 Covering Two Years
It Has Searched Diligently In Both European aud American Cities for Facts Concerning Public Cttli- ties and Their Proper Management.

New York. July 7.-After an investi- gation extending over nearly two years and embracing many of the principal cities both of the United States and Great Britain, the national civic federation commission in public ownership and operation has complet- ed its duties. The important and in
 teresting reports on labor conditions are the first to be made public. There are two reports on this subject. one by Prof. John R. Commons, of Wis consin university. and the other by J. w. Sullivan. editor of the "Cloth- ing Trades Bulletin" of New York. The report of Prof. Commons. under the title of Labor and Politics" is more favorable to municipal ownership of public utilities than is that of Mir. Sullivan. made under the general heading, "The Labor Report" MT. Sullivan makes caustic reference to political rottenness, evidence as to which he declares was conclusive in Syracuse. Allegheny and Wheeling. Prof. Commons, on the other hand. holds that corruption under munich pal control was no greater than under private ownership.
 The committee of investigation of the commission is composed of twen- ty-one members. as follows: w. D. Mahon president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railways offAmerica: Prof. John R. Commons, of the University of Wis consin; J. w. Sullivan, editor of the weekly Bulletin of the clothing trades. and a prominent labor leader Walton Clark, vice president Of the United Gas Improvement company, Philadelphia: Daniel J. Keefe, presi- dent of the International Longshore-
 man. Marine and Transport Workers Association; Walter l.. Fisher, presi- dent of the Municipal Voters League of Chicago: Melville F. Ingalls, (chair- mann. chairman of the Cleveland. Cln- cinnati. Chicago and St. Louis Rali- road company; Prof. Frank J. Good now. of Columbia university; pr Al 1 bert Shaw (vlce chairman), editor or
 the American Monthly Review of Re-
 vievs". Edward A. Moffett (secre- | ltarv). editor of the "Bricklayer and
 Mason; Edward W. Bemis. superin- itendent of waterworks of Cleveland Ohio: Milo R. Maltbie. formerly
 editor of Municipal Affairs, tof New York. Charles L. Edgar. pres iident of the Edison Electric ana llluiiiI- mating t,omDany of Boston; H. B. r.
 Mcfarland, commissioner of the DIS trict Of Columbia; W. J. Clark. foreign manager for the General Electric Com lpany, New York City; Timothy HeaiN, president International Brotherhood oi IStationary Bremen; pr. Talcott Nh- iliams. journalist: r. J. McNulty. pres lident. International Brotherhood oi Electrical Workers; Prof. John H. Gray of Northwestern University; Professor
 Frank Parsons/ president of the Ma ltional Public Owership League. and AL bert F.. Winchester. general superin- Itendent of the electric works of the City of South Norwalk. Conn.,
 The Commission has made most ex- lhaustive investigation of public and private operation of the four leading public utilities. gas. water. electric lighting and power, and street railways lin all the cities visited. both in America land Great Britain. Fifteen members o the Investigating committee sailed fol
 Europe >on May 22 last year and re turned to the United States in August Among the cities visited abroad wer' Glasgow, Newcastle-on-Tyne, London London. Liverpool, Norwich. Manches ter, Birmingham. Dublin. Leicester an' . Sheffield Investigations in the Unit
 ed States were made in Cleveland Chicago. Philadelphia. Wheeling. De . troit. Indianapolis, Richmond. Atlanta