La Junta tribune., 1908-12-05

lodging houses owned and run by
the city This building would accom-
modate about three hundred men.
Beds are furnished at from two pence
to six pence per might've pence,
four cents, being the regular charge.
The hunks are arranged in halls, in
two rows, a row on each side of
the aisle, the beds being in two tiers
one above the other. But the beds
are arranged so that, while one is
above another, the one Is entered
from one side and the other from
the opposite side, and thus each bunk
or bed is separated from every other
giving each man compartment by
himself. The dodgers are provided
with large reading room. lighted,
heated and furnished with plain table
and benches. the use of bath
room, a kitchen with two great range
each about four by eight feet. and
a dining room with small lockers
twelve by eighteen inches with lock
and key, all towels, dishes. cooking
utensils, etc.-all these without extra
charge. The ranges are heated and
attended to by the house and dish
es are washed-without extra charge.
saw the men, each man for himself,
cooking his own supper. He provides
himself with what he chooses. In this
house, all kinds of eatables are kept
for sale, in penny packages, where
the men can purchase II they desire
or they can buy outside and bring
into the house for their own use.
The house is clean. There is no lux
ury, but there is afforded healthy,
comfortable home for the laborine
man, at a very low charge Those
houses are for the poor. The city
has quite a number of these homes,
Also a home for widowers with child
ren, and for widows with children.
where the children are cared for
while their parents are at work. The
home I visited Is a three story build
ing above the basement. Is heated
by steam and is under the super
vision OF manager and his wife
The tramways are owned and oper-
ated by the city. They are as good
as 1 have seen, the fares are very
low, cent for a little more than Il
half mile, two cents for more than
two miles, etc, and the service most
excellent. The tramways, not only
cover all parts of the great city OF
GLASGOW, but they extend to suburban
towns. Not only are the fares cheap,
but the tramway makes profit, yield
ing considerable to the treasury OF
the city. This money goes into fund
called the Common Good, which is
used for various public purposes, as
the name implies. have gathered
mhrh material upon the public utili-
tics of GLASGOW. DIR. Roberts, who
went as the emissary of the Denver
corporations, to inspect the oper-
ations of the city ownership OF pub
lie utilities In England and Scotland,
brought back the kind Of report he
was sent to get. do not find that
his report is net true. In any respect.
1 find the sentiment is becoming uni
tersal that the cities should own all
he above public utilities. Edinburgh
owns her electric trans and will take
the cable trans as soon as their
franchise expires. Aberdeen, Belfast,
Sheffield. Birmingham and many
other cities own their water, light,
tramways and other utilities. Glas-
COW has one of the finest technical
schools in the world. attended by five
thousand pupils. open day and night,
teaching electricity, civil and mining
engineering, bakery. confectionery,
sign painting, modelling, sculpture
cooking, every art and all kinds OF
skilled labor The building is great
palace, beautiful mosaic and marble
floors and fine finish.