The Detroit times., 1910-07-13
Public Ownership
Scores As Often As
II Is Attacked f!

Each Attack exist 81. and
Only Es tola IN smesv will effect
hIbalon I.y the city acquire raft
:. Ss :s and ssss:,s "s ss'ss
5 brine " s"S s:.S the Ss" system to
v: sss public which bearing ": ;S S
. Il. m"Ssa sos1s S:f:T
ssS,"d upon ~ ~. o %4S lucky
X: soo"a behind that the hose will not drive
relieve the ST.. Of the . :Tss farS'
;: ss I ssss with there for u'p''
evil: ran tn. 1%sg s nssGG track
~, . ssss; wa. ,"S" simply %.''
a We reprOduce in full an editorial the Free Press
The Free Press anything like the solution OF DeHo
railway of the city taking over the lines anu p
sting them.
The Free Press wants the the hands Of private
to be operated PROFIT preference to their ownership
and operation by the people for SERVICE
The the people credlt ior aoy W
.la street railway service OF themselves
PRIVATE CORPORATION whose stockholders live in Canada far
from the scene BETTER the Free Press reasons
PRIVATE CORPORATION responsible men to place al the
head Of t street railway moving and the nickes
in but DETROIT COULD NOT the Free Press
reasons.
The thorn in the side Of the franchise Detroit and its
ape organs has along that Detroit and operates an
electric lighting plant and a water works system
To quiet ownership the street railway
lines arguing the danger political machine and corruption all the
ownership point the
publicly. operated Lighting plant and water system
Detroit has grown rapidly the past few years.
II has outgon facilities supplying that adequate five
years ago, and recently
had be extended the city has ooadeno anu nc"
residence have sprung
month unprecedentedy hot for June
The hottest memory the oldest inhsbian in which
practically rain proved strain on the pumps and
resulted in pressure in the outlying districts
franchise crowd make the most OF tins SITUATION
It's an empty cry the Press raises however
Only mentioned its editorial wall which comes
back and hits light of all of the facts
The water pressure is low.
The water pressure is TOO low.
During passed residents out North Woodward
HAVE compelled without water above their first floors
This is due to the conducted public service
IN AN WITH THE GROWTH OF DETROIT has
been compelled mains and pipe water than the pumps on
hand could prove equal to
But franchise boosters Where the
supposed under municipal ownership
Of carsi
Where i. that great Oiciude public that is come with
publicly conducted public services
Ind pleasure answering:
soon commissioners the citizens charge of
service the danger the
running months they IMMEDIATELY set out to get
BETTER FACILITIES to take of the cts patrons
AND OUT AT THE WATER THERE is NOW BEING BUILT
NEW PUMPING STATION SUPPLIED WITH MODERN HIGH
PRESSURE PUMPS KEEP THE SERVICE UP TO
THE HIGH STANDARD OF THE PAST.
Do you understand, nowi
Can you presentation all the facts the Free
Press and the franchise shOutersl
HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYWHERE ON THE PART OF
THE SUPPLYING US STREET RAILWAY SER
VICE EQUIPMENT AND THE EFFICIENCY OF ITS SER
\. VICE UP TO THE DEMANDS OF BIGGER DETR0IT9
anywhere the this
whether have seat the that
10 ride ont
the direction correcting the ntolerae
discomfort delays ndecenCy attending packing people
In the carsi
the the