The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-12
Why Take a Substitute
When We Are Soon To
Get The Real Thing?
The Cleveland Traction Plan Is the
Nearest Mayor johnson Could
Get to Municipal Ownership.

selecting its members from among the citizens how
hold the city nominal capitalization
arranged company the lines of the Ceve
company. threecent basis and guar
anteeng the agreed valuation
The city back of the having granted security
franchise Cleveland all the
terms of the
Mayor Thompson suggests people of Detroit watch
this three months and the end OF that time
should pursued here he will give them
they doubtless intending conduct
his campaign for reelection along this line
months however hardly prove the worth of the
johnson scheme.
may only for the Cleveland siua
don and the showing be made in that brief OF time may
be all against it, far Detroit is concerned
There fair chances, for just that of affairs the
having brought presumably the
relngs of the Cleveland Electric puposy overlook
fares and this connection with the falling of travel due
the strike of employees following the taking of the lines by
t1he holding company.
showing may prove satisfactory in
sxmonths whereas longer trial might show
IN exactly reverse
Labor troubles which appear have been snoohed over
may break aresh time and the liability of the holding
in of accidents must be considered together with
many other points in roadng which render that business OF
most uncertain nature as regards dividends
With these facts view would like show Mr.
Thompson better way. doing which recall the words
Of the mayor when he a candidate two years ago.
In stating his position upon railway matters at that time
be declared for tent fares and universal transfers as the so
ZION Of Detroit situation He for municipal ownership
eventually available through
stitutonai sanction.
The amended since that time
subject to the approval of the people.
It will the municipal ownership of public utilities
by hree-6hs of the number voting the
question
After of watching the Johnson plan in Cleveland there
its practcabity
BUT THE VOTE ON THE QUESTION OF ACCEPTING OR
REJECTING THE REVISED CONSTITUTION WILL PROVE
THAT THERE is NO DOUBT IN THE MINDS OF OUR
PEOPLE AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT MUNICIPAL
h1yry NIUrc QNE
GrONS TO THEM IN THE AMENDMENTS
The new constitution will be adopted.
MAYOR THOMPSON WILL THEN BE PROVIDED
WITH THE WEAPON HE SAID HE WOULD USE WERE
NJ PUT IN HIS HANDS
light of which idle for him continue
bo the dark for the only safe and solution the traction
Question for Detroit
Mayor Johnson's necessary by
ahe fact that municipal ownership possible in Ohio
it is highly probable that Cleveland would her
street railways today.
Under holding plan Mayor Johnson
city ownership he could under the constitution of his
TO IMPORT THE CLEVELAND IDEA TO DETROIT,
THEN. WOULD SIMPLY MEAN THE BRINGING IN OF Al
SUBSTITUTE FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP WHICH
CLEVELAND CANNOT, BUT DOUBTLESS WOULD HAVE
UNDER JOHNSON TO SERVE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
inJNDER THE REVISED CONSTITUTION, BUT WHICH
MAYOR THOMPSON SEEMS TO INSIST WE SHALL NOT
HAVE.
candidate mayoralty willing with
fo would make Mayor Thompson and his ue campaign for
eecen fares from private look bad when the
counted
Detroit sincerely believe, municipal ownership
believe. who wants municipal ownership
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