New-York tribune., 1919-05-15

:eAt oeIeer tnan he is, yet the strong ~ ,
idea that instances, nsea been SO deceived by the
Ior nimseif, that although the idea sss
LioInerhooo - Is a comfortable suggested,
ne goes on becoming stronger and stronsn.
s,tsi %sr.noue ever once thinking he has an
outy TO bring his brothers and s;ss Sly
aiong TO the point where they part;.;,ss.s
IN the same comforts and conyen;en.ss
"nlch ne has become accustomed to
IL perceive, too that a great many vsr,.
hnnan ,nea respond OF an apparent Unborn
iehowmen. But the peculiaritv of ~,
manifestations of this human imnnls. "a
tnae they all want to do it entirely az.
1aae s,'. Oh eneir course of experience. ahse-
iiuteiy refusing to apply the sc;sa.sS-
knowledge they have gained !, .emunc sae,,
iaeing strength. and insist on giv;ng M
charity to their fellow creatures ;n ~ ~
Iorm OF money or something they l,,s, s
hothing about themselves ""
Cites Carnegie as Example
For example. Andrew Carnegie acc,.,,,
iates his strength by organizlnr ,,,n'' u'
making steel and accommodating monay ~,
.ne course OF his busy career books ,,ara
probably about the last thing he baa ,sss -.
TO become familiar with Yer 80 '.siio %
way he can think of to help Other my :.
establish lot of libraries To he ,,s.;' 70
S,nea at the expense of those he aas
pounded by other forces to naks -
ana cheaper steel and better WACO az
hVlng conditions for his so-called .eo,aln.s
who worked for him NfH"'S
Iou have, however, the most wonde e,,
opportunity at your command 70 n,
tcaliy express the idea of brotb.rboa5
any man who lives
in the greatest city in the un;vers. ,.,,
control, say, the Consolidated Gas c.
Pany, which owns the New York Edison
Electric Company You control a ls-,ssn
number of the interstate railroads ~
ciuding the coal-carrying roads which
includes the control and ownership of com
petng modes of conveyance. as well a.
the mines Themselves and the coal land
on which no operations have been in.
stalled You control banks. trust com.
panies, sources of financial strength and
organizations of civic and political power.
Submits Big Electric Plant
Yet you go and permit the operation NJ 4
the utihties mentioned in this great citv
IN a fashion behind the inventions of
lne age that you lose money and Your
o,ooo,0uo brothers and sisters in your own
Guy are Obliged to pay outrageous prices.
ana IN some cases go without necessities.
IN their effort to get comforts and con.
veniences, and receive service SO abon..
inabiy poor that they ready TO well
come any suggestion of change, no matter
now dangerous the source.
In the last twenty-five years dscov.
eries in relation to electricity have coma
SO fast that now a gas house located in
city like this should be obsolete and
is of no value A coal wagon on ths
streets of New York should be a thing Of
the past all heat should be generated
and can be generated at the source of suu-
ply-either gas well. an oil we'll con,
mnne' or waterfall, 1t can and should be
transported in the form of electric energy
and distributed 10 your brothers and s;s..~s
IN this great city on a wire and at a ,r;.s
so mucn cheaper than the present syst
requires that if you were to put the yys.
tenn in operation here you would be A,,r.
prised at the number of vou,, neiohhor.
who would become really satisfied that
you were one of their brothers.
And you have the power to put it in
operation. All you have to do is TO say
so, and it will be done
Would Call Him Impractical
If | should say SO, every coal company.
every railroad company every electrical
oppose it, would say that | was inDtac-
teal. eccentric, and. if necessary would
call me names. and the result would be
that | would get nowhere
But assure you that ii IS a practical
fact. nevertheless. that all light. hea, and
power can be produced and transmitted
long distances in the form of electrical
energy and distributed economically and
perform every service that fuel in The
form of either coal or gas is now being
used for.
If you will seize this opportunity You
can in the city of New Yori,
Alive every one a Lighting service,
heating service or power service at q
nominal cost
b-Eiiminate the necessity OF expensive
heating apparatus gas pipes and eNtrava-
CANT appliances for creating heae~or POWER
C-Reduce plumbers bills to a nominal
minimum
D-Eliminate all smoke in the city
E--Elimlnate all danger TO health or
human life from gas.
Eliminate dirt and consequent dis.
ease.
Reduce traffic on the streets to .
very considerable extent.
H-Add TO the comfort and convenience
OF every. citizen; the very poorest could
have light and heat and power by Jim
ply pressing a button.
I-Rciieve the congestion CT freight on
fuel-carrying railroads, giving hem
greater facilities for handling other
feights, and thus materially reouce n,
cost and add to the convenience of living
And you and your organizations could
make fair, reasonable and satisfactory
profit, and the rights of stockhnc..rs.
directors, officers. employees. including
engineers, lawyers. banhefs, etc. noa.u
be secure; and. what would be new and
-.osslbly strange, you and all the other
would have the respect and brotherly love
Il the community
You suppressed a great work in
literature" observed Senator Jane, 4.
Foley, after the letter had been read
Senator Thompson then read his
letter to Mayor Hylan, already printed,
and which referred to the Carson
Martin bill.
Il did not state to Burke" continued
Senator Thompson, after he declared
that he mailed the letter on Marcl 16
70 the Mayor and gave it to the news
papers, that | did not see how the
people of the city of New York ele ted
Mayor Hylan. | perfectly unders and
Why ne was elected and helped { lect
1im (referring to the wire ia ppine in
'estigation he - Thompson - on
lucted). Of course. as to what an,
'ened since, decline to take any re-
An effort by Burke's counsel to re-
ave the old Biltmor pro-rating +,
er was negatived by the comm; @.
'ho refused to issue subpenacs fol ne.
Production of documents and witne. es.,
senator Burllngame explained that ne
natter was not only collateral. but adj
'een investigated publicly.
An attempt on the part Of Mr.. III ,ss
o cross-eXamine Burke on some sn ri
ge that occurred in his accounts y henl
.e collected moneys for "The New
Sork World" was ruled out for similar
easons.
The hearing will be resumed to- day.
Burlingame said last night thatI
e believed the Investigation would bel
omp!eted within the next three or foufI
lays.
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