Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

arouses civic pride and higher stan
dards Of civic administration among
| the people; public ownership takes
public utilities out of politics. II
public utilities get into politics it Is
because private companies owning
public utilities seek to control coun-
ellis, mayors, legislators.
As further establishing the value
of public ownership of public utilities
let me make even hasty reference
to two notable examples. the one Of
a great city, the other OF a great
state. First, as to the great city:
Here are the outstanding facts
about the Los Angeles system which
cannot be refuted:
The city of Los Angeles Is supply
ing power, in large and small
amounts, at from 80 to 40 per cent
less than rates charged by privately
owned companies.
From April /, 1917, to June 80. 1921,
the municipal system returned
profit to the city of $1,01S,9S5.
The above profit stands as the sur
plus after deduction of all expenses
for operation, maintenance and de-
probation, and after allowance for
sinking fund and interest on the
original investment,
In 1910 the total value OF manufac-
tured products in Los Angeles was
SIS, 100000
In 1920 the total value Of manufac-
tured products was $7SS,672,000. The
Los Angeles domestic rate is 5.6 cents
per kilowatt hour, compared with 8
cents, plus surcharge of per cent,
charged by the private companies
Los Angeles sells power Is low as
| .07 K. w. II.
From April 1, 1917, to June so,
1921, the gross revenues from the
municipal systems were $5,909,6S
expenses, .$2,032, ,06S; balance, $3,S71,-
563; allowance for interest and sink
ing fund, $2,S5S,57S: profit, $1.01S,9s5.
The civic, industrial and financial
| success of Los Angeles municipal
water and power department re-
gard as the most distinguished civic
achievement of the present genera
tion in any American city. l regard
the efforts of the private companies
to defame this achievement and to
cripple or destroy it as a piece OF
infamous treason against the people.
The work of Scattersood, Mulholland
and those who have supported them
deserves all gratitude and honor.
Take, second. what a great state
has achieved in public ownership OF
hydro electric power. That state is a
third larger than the state of Cali
fornia. In Canada they call 1t a
province instead Of state. In the
state or province of Ontario Canada,
they have successfully put over the
greatest achievement by state and
municipal Co operation OF pubhcly
owned hydro-electric power in all the
world. They have without litigation
and at full valuation bought out
every private power company in the
province and are selling power at re-
markably low rates to 100000 peo-
pie. This has been done without q
cent OF taxation. The whole vast
utility paying it's own way from the
start on the business done. Said En-
ginees Jeffreys in an address at the
League of the Southwest in RIVER
side:
"In ten years our provincial scheme
has grown from one system supplying
Ia municipalities, with less than l0oO
horsenoWer. and an expenditure OF
S3.750, 600, until at the present time
the commission is supplying IA an
ferent systems in different parts or
the urovince. which supply 2S2 urban
Municipalities and Al townships, or
276 municipalities In all, with over
$50 900 horsepower ana an expenui-
ture Of over $175,O00,OO0, which fig
IRE. including the cost OF complet-
ing the Queenston- Chippewa devel-
opment and the purchase of another
of the large power plants at Niagara
Falls. will be increased during the
coming year to over $210, 100000. The
nonulation which is served is approx
inately / 500, 000 people and the num-
her If consumers supplied over 2lO.-
600. and as / have previously stated
this scheme is entirely self lf-support-
ing. not one cent ever having been
levied in taxes in any municipality
ia meet any part of the cost OF oper-
ating anv of the systems"
The above wonderful achievement
has been put over in Canada by her
HYDRO electric power commission,
consisting of Adam Beck, a great
merchant of London, Canada, whom
England has knighted for his great
achievement; the Hon. I. B. Lucas
an eminent statesman, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Carmichael, great
Fearing in mind, among a great
MANY other instances. these two spe--
ciaIly notable examples of municlpal
and state ownership of hydro electric
mower: examine for a moment the
california water and power amend