The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-11
THIS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP KNOCK
LIKE ALL OF The OTHERS, A BOOST

(. Ike ALL OF The OTHERS, A BOOST
time reading that public ownership and
telephones proved failure report which
pleasing to monopoly in fact inspired by it
that would lend themselves
a conspiracy public service corporation
phones and that people dissatisfied
This truth half the truth the for the
increased cost Of phones being carefully withheld
Here facts which indebted The Public of
the most valued exchanges publication the that
Progressive should be without:
The Tory party power in Manitoba
ostic instinct it stood in with the Interests
popular against tOrym had begun Canada in the
itself Once opposition monopoly
Of public utilities
threatening public sentiment the Tory ministry
Of Manitoba public ownership telephones promising
system half the cost of the Bell system
actually began this point the trick was
Tory ministry to that trick con-
scousy important The Bell company
the began with negotiations for the sale
Of its plant the Province
After delay propositions and propositions
largely evidence of the pogresness
Tory accna Bell unloaded the government
This was done at SECRET Tory cabinet and with
out legislative 300OOoust about ONE
the could have been duplicated
probably full MILLION AND HALF MORE THAN THE
SYSTEM AS 1T STOOD WAS WORTH.
capitalization has made rich pickngs for the Bell stock
holders been heavy burden the operation OF the system by the
government.
Nevertheless the Tory ministry
They than real and yet reported
each year splendid surplus transferring this from telephone
poses general purposes further crippled the telephone
Only year surplus $4,000 At that time
the Tory ministry predicted surplus for the of 100000
but before they could transfer cards collapsed
Telephone Commission announced that the deficit
M operation Winnipeg year $5o0 and that would be the
same this year increased by April 1st There then
splendid SURPRISES the telephone fund draw the general
fund having had been and the excessive price paid the
memorable in its demands for interest on million OF
million and a half Of watered capital
running from 80 cent to oO per cent
higher would been but for the secret deal between the Tories
and with all SURPRISES promptly transferred from telephone
remarkable that there should be
deficit
In the same city of Winnipeg municipal telephone
Is 30 fa faiurehough managed by identical who
aged system Bell before they unoadd
the public valuehere another public utility electric
and this proved great success that local sentiment unwa
ing for public ownership and operation of public utilities
private ownership operation the rate for electric light
at the lowest 10 cents per municipal ownership and
operation three and low cent under contracts Tor
heating and cooking
The plant for this public utility costing
that the telephone plant purchase Bell the
nrstc and there is water in the price.
was constructed estimate supply power almost
unlimited quantities. selling the prices set forth in the original
upon people referendum four
lighting bills Winnipeg have consequently been cut enormously
there that SECRET BARGAIN with public
utility company.
m Whenever public utility publicly operated exploited
failure reasonably certain that the failure not lie out of
whole CLOTH caused the crooked hand of public utility
company
In telephone all the indicating failure
are traceabe directly BARGAIN Tory cabinet
and Bell telephone company.
ua Note that put emphasis upon bargain
O. There's a local reason and no doubt you follow
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