The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
PUBLIC UTILITIES

lie economists now 10 confer p,
greater benefits on the commpn,.
ties they serve Intelligent, than
they receive from them In r,er,
money compensation.
And not the public economiy,
only has come to hold this opinion
but an element NJ the public IL :,
II SO large that II is believed by
students of the question 10 No In
the majority. The lead. ng lndlcs.
ton Of this l. held to he the sub.
sidence Of the preiudices that used
10 he M accentuated and wide.
spread and often initiated agaIrs,
the extension of the privileges q,
such concerns and prevented their
due growth.
Those preiudiccs have been over.
come TO a great extent both b,
the growing enlightenment, nj,
communities az a whole and tho
increasing dependence Of the puh.
lie utilities OF this or tina. kind
let II be gas, electric light. stree,
railway or what not, which lis.
has developed Into necessities.
The Inconvenience, II not wors,
: that would result from their or.
Iteration In almost any give,
community are almost i~nc1ncelv.
able and so much Ia, accn cnn
tributed by such corporations 70
development Of cities and town.
in making them 60 much MOI,
more comfortable - I'VE in and
so much more feasible for bust.
less purposes that their growth
which meal the providing NJ stU
more facilities OF the respective
kind. has come to Ne welcomed
instead of being INSTRUCTED az
once used 10 be tho case.
Manifestations OF enterprise on
their part no longer excite sus.
picion and hiring forth efforts -
impose more and moro exacting
burdens that once they did. The
antagonistic spirit has all bu,
vanished. and the companies In 4
great majority W instances IN.
stead meet cooperation from city
and town officials and go fnd It
easier % expand and rive ths
people the additional facilities
which ought to he theirs without
the asking.
The search on the part o. tNN
companies for improvement IN TIE
character Of both quality ana ser.
vice leaves little room for the "a.
mands that are bred when IN.
competency distinguishes a man.
agement and that therefore he
come impossible of compliance
and so lead to friction. This
search for improvement is a.
sharply exemplifed by the gas and
electric light and power com.
pan!es as by any other Of the
great utility companies.
They are almost making these
two great agencies, gas and cleo.
tricity. take the place Of maids In
tho home. They have devised APP
planes which make for well nigA
incalculable economy and comHr'
in the household. BY means O.
the bewildering arrav Of household
devices which the best brains Of
the country have been Kept n
cessantly busy developing these
, companies-in this case they ma
be called household, or prsvai'
utilities communicative limos
made the Drawn OF the husk'
housemaid unnecessary In no
work and care OF a home. These
devices and machines which we7'
not the result of Legislation W ~.
sistent public demand vii sW'".
the carpet, Wash the clothes MAKE
the ironing easier ana prH'.'i.'
do the cooking on The tan." WhI''
you eat.
They will do a great many Other
things besides and st'lI are h' u
means the greatest " the hene'''
which the corresponding u'''''
companies r comforting on iH'.
several communities. The Jesse
space that q manufHc'ur'rE CON
cern now may occupy through IN
advantage OF using either gas '
electricity for power or for hes'
doing away with the s'o-.a- q
coal. and the far greater ''h'I'N
resulting from tho freedom .
and dust that the handling 90. 20
coal to produce his hea, HH' p."'
entailed are other counts H '.
favor, This manufactures a'
been made possible ia places "'''
previously Il woull 9 have '''.
permitted or been p1sS a.'.
~ SlIttl lAAAN'N
deprecating recently the pr",H'''
and suspicion which he sails VIZ
often stirred mp by denaE' wv,
who still thrive on som" pos q.
wrongs of the past, d's'u's'A To-
phase OF the subject - 20 -
railways in the following N''''
And there IL, from 'N' po'H. .
view Of public concern, ne 'u
stantly menacins evil ~ cover
ment railroad!ng, NTH 90 'e'''
train Of eNtravaCtute 'n'
efficiency. The situation '~i'i
complicated by Iae "\-.'"
some perpetual ~frau'h'-' "
have proved profitable DO
eagerness TO attack 'ne'"
gotten the almost .UNaT'" =.
quence that FOR E\ENN
LAR OF PROFIT To SI'.
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