The Detroit times., 1909-02-06
Committee Of 50
May as Well Bring
In Its Report Now
u Must Aim To Please the Major.
Ity and What That Majority
Wants II 10 Already
Aware OF.

| Wants II Already franchises are about O expire be
*| Aware or turned the d. U. r. until
If Mr. Warren municipal ownership why IN the
of would he wait IS years more io "
Why municipal ownership in 1902
There miles covered by the franchises winch e
year. anything gained for municipal owner
chip city turning the d. u r. again the right 10 the
streets involved will have to be shown
Another years bagatele the lite OF CITY, says
Mr. Warren
Another IS years private ownership he and we re-
peat this advocate of municipal ownership
easier for follow of 10 years who also
before who shouted for municipal ownership NOW
and with whom this of is no mere bagatee
believe the committee fifty appointed with view to
bringing satisfactory of the railway prob
lem in this city.
plan upon by this committee the best plan
In judgment finally ratified by the people.
folly and of time for the COM
mnniy which end Thursday night held an open meeting
THE SENTIMENT OF THAT MEETING WAS OVER
WHELMINGLY FOR THE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF
THE LINES
n 1894 but NOW.
And The Times submits that the may and dis
band.
committee of so S a representative body.
not represent elements in the community
weknown and respected citizens all OF the
but has been quite apy said that OF them ride in auto
mobiles
they automobiles that is of their bus
mess far they concerned.
who have stand the fact that they Do ride
automobiles happens be the pubcs business too
Bobbng sereney in the pringy cushioned
of automobile isn't likely much sympathy TOR the TEL
who hold and listen his teeth rattle while
humping along street
faulty mostly the absence of
upon question of fare and service from the stand
point of their experiences.
being undo what the who happens to
be mayors chair has and DONE The Times would make
suggestion
Let there be invited to committee person.
working working and business and business
who tired at the days end
take witness stand before the committee sitting as
q jury and by tell their experiences.
claimed by that Detroit street service unex
celled
is claimed by others handle the
obliged stand bueted about and squeezed
In among
This may be true O may be false.
But whether true false may be determined
In the suggested
The D. u. charge of unsatisfactory service
right to a trial on that charge.
The people claim unsatisfactory service.
They have right present the proofs in sub
sanitation of that charge.
the prponderance of evidence settle this question OF
vice.
The question settled the of fare
There are Detroiters geographically with
fares
There are other favored who pay hve-cent
fares
United railway making its hree-cent
lnesa
Investigation question need 60 farther.
company is making money its hreecent lines then
Il il possible for three
And NOW.
possible for the private of the lines make
much cheaply could the
itself carry passengers WITH NO DIVIDENDS TO PAY
WATERED STOCK Could the city better service
of threecen lines
hng7
committee proceed in this that it
of yyhy
overwhelmingly municipal ownership Of the lines
going of consideration for the majority
well ALL would prefer that
basis for declaring for municipal ownership
than a the crowd.
committee goes the will it into
municipal ownership in the belief OF The
Times. ~
And sentiment bumps against the will 1t