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

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We reproduce in full an from the Free Press
The Free Press anything like the solution OF Detroit
railway mudde taking the lines anu op
ating them.
The Free Press wants the lines the hands private
corporation operated for PROFIT preference 70 tne
and operation by the people, for SERVICE
The Free the people credit for AFFINITY 10
street railway service for themselves
PRIVATE CORPORATION whose stockholders live in Canada lar
from the scene can DO IT BETTER Free Press
PRIVATE CORPORATION responsible men to place at the
head railway lines and keep its cars moving ana the nck
coming PEOPLE OF DETROIT COULD NOT the Free fress
reasons.
The thorn in the franchise crowd Detroit and its news
organs along the fact that Detroit owns and operates an
eecric lighting plant and a water works system
To quiet the opponent municipal ownership the street railway
lines arguing danger political machine and corporation all the
publicly operated lighting plant and water system
Detroit has grown rapidly the past few
ougrown facilities for supplying water that were adequate nVe
years ago, and recently
The mains have had to be extended the city
residence sections have sprung up
Last month wasun precedentedly hot for June
The hottest June the of the Oldest inhaOant in which
there practically proved strain the and
resulted in low pressure in the outlying districts
franchise crowd make the most OF this situation
It's an empty cry the Free Press raises however
Only half its editorial wall which
back and hits himself in the light of all of the facts
The pressure is low.
The pressure is TOO low
During passed residents out North Woodward may
have been compelled go above their first floors
This due to the fact that public service
III AN ENDEAvoR TO GROWTH OF DETROIT has
been compelled lay and pipe water than the pumps on
hand could prove equal to.
But we hear franchise boosters where the
ancient supposed under municipal ownership
81 the street carsi
Where is that great icude for public that
rome with a publicly conducted public service3
And take pleasure in answering:
Al soon as the commissioners the charge of
CONDUCTED water the danger OF the pressure
running months they IMMEDIATELY set out to get
MORE FACILITIES to take of the cts patrons
AND OUT AT WATER WORKS THERE is NOW BEING BUILT
NEW PUMPING STATION TO SUPPLIED WITH MODERN HIGH
PRESSURE PUMPS IN KEEP THE SERVICE UP TO
THE HIGH STANDARD OF THE PAST
e Do you understand, now2
Can you see presentation all the facts the Free
the franchise shoutersi
HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY SIGNS ANYWHERE ON THE PART OF
THE PRIVATE US STREET RAILWAY SER
VICE TO BRING EFFICIENCY OF ITS SER
VICE UP TO THE DEMANDS OF A BIGGER DETR0IT9
anywhere the OF this
whether have seat the that
D ride ont
noticed the the private of the street
Inca there exhibited
conducted works service for water users?
We believe you do not
nd believe municipal ownership again.