Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-11
FUTURE OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES, THEME
OF CITY OFFICIALS
Theorists Will Also Express
Views on Subject Before
Conference of Municipal
Heads.

Mayors of hundred American munich
palities, other city officials from all Sec
tions of the United States and Canada
students of municipal economics from
utilities commissions, public service cor
porations and universities are arriving in
Philadelphia today to participate in dis
cussion of the nationwide problem OF the
relation of municipalities to corporations
dealing in public utilities.
The city executives, with the theoretical
and practical men, have been summoned
to this city by Mayor Blankenburg
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, of New
York. Mayor Carter H. Harrison, of Chi
cago; Mayor Newton ID. Baker, of Cleye-
land, and Mayor George w Schroyer, of
Dayton. The American Academy of Po-
litical Science has cO-operated in the
call
A formal reception In the Bellevue
Stratford will open this first conference
of American Mayors tomorrow night The
consideration of the board, practical prob
lens will begin on Friday morning and
will continue until Saturday night
1t is expected that more than 500 dele
gates will be present A number of the
terday.
Twenty universities. including Prince
ton. Yale, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Mon
tana and Leland Stanford, will be rem
resented by men of theory, trained or
the question of public utilities and rein
forced by bulky statistical data,
Against them will be ranged the praoti-
cal managers and operators OF public
service plants, who will present their
views In the free, broad discussion on
public policies affecting the corporation
they represent.
OBJECT OF CONFERENCE
The Mayor and city officials will
handle the problem in the interest of
the municipalities. The ultimate object
OF the conference is to formulate stand-
ard principles that Will be adopted An
ali cities and viii bring into co-opera-
tion municipal officials and officers of
public service corporation In determining
proper rates and service facilities Tor
each municipality.
The morning and afternoon session of
the convention win be held at the RsIIs-
yue-Stratford. Practical Utility Prob
LENS will be discussed Friday nornfne
and the Regulation OF Utilities" win hs
the topic OF Friday afternoon. In the
evening at the Central High School. the
speakers viii consider Local and State
Regulation OF Municipal Utilities"
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Discussion OF Municipal oWnership ana
Operation VIII be taken up SATURDAY
morning. ana In the afternoon the Mayors
and delegates win so into executive ses-
sion to consider elements In a Com
sEruetIYe Utility Program"
At the Anal session Of the conference
IN Witherspoan Hail Saturday night the
subject 10 be discussed Is Holding Com
Panies and Public Welfare"
Addresses OF welcoms 70 the delagatss
at the opening session viii be made by
Ex-Governor Edwin 8 Stuart and Mayor
Biangenbprg Response for the visiting
Mayors VIII be made by Mayor George
" Sehroyer, OF Detroit
a Womens committee Of which Mrs
Is honorary chairman aud
Mrs.. Cornelius Stevenson Is acting chair
man. viii extend hospitality 10 the ladies
attending the conference. The privileges |
q the Civic Club, New Century Club ana /
Acorn Club viii Be extended 10 The faml- |
nine guests,
Entertainment, Including Inspections.
.unehsens e tns clubs. taa At HrYn /
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aafE been nl4unea 1oz Lhs visiting women. 8