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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
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MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP — WHAT
IT IS DOING.
Padington, England, has invested
1125,000 in a cycle track in a recrea
tion ground, with power to make
charges.
If the labor unions of New York can
force the project through, the city will
have municipal ice plants to break
the trust.
Victoria, Australia, has built seven
local railways on the co-operative
principle. The railways were esti
mated for by contract at $5,000,000, but
by working the co-operative principle
they were completed for $1.000.000.
London, England, Is putting in its
own telephone system at a cost of
nearly $5,000, and expects to furnish
service to 40,000 subscribers at nomi
nal cost.
In Denmark provision is made for
old age pensions to needy workmen of
good character, which is borne in parts
by the state and the commune. In
1899 there were 36,246 such pensioners
who received $1,052,707 during the
year.
The profits accruing to the city of
Auburn, Me., under municipal owner
ship of the w aterworks system seem
very satisfactory, says the W aterville
Mail. The net profit last year was al
most $9,000, and the total net profit fo
all the time since the city acquired
the works is about $57,000. That is
rather better than putting th a t much
money into the pockets of private cor
porations.
The Prussian government has issued
an order constituting eight hours per
day a day’s work on the street rail
ways, and providing that in no case
or under any emergency shall the
hours exceed ten.
In Austria every man of 60 years of
age, who has fulfilled certain condi
tions, is entitled to a pension equal to
one-third of the amount per day
which he earned during his working
days.
There has been altogether 205
changes from private to public owner
ship of waterworks in the United
States, and only 20 changes from pub
lic to private. About one-eighth of all
the private works built have become
public, while only one seventy-fifth of
the public works have become private.
If experience and tendency of custom
prove anything they prove th at public
ownership is more desirable than pri
vate ownership. Keep this fact before
the minds of the people until every
public utility in the city Is municipal
ized.
The Chicago gas companies’ plants
are estimated to have cost $20,000,000.
They could be duplicated with the
Silk W aists
Dress Skirts
Ladies’ Jackets
Atomizers
Hosiery
Art Pottery
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs
Christmas Tree Ornaments
Manicure Cases
Smokers’ Sets
Ladles’ Neckwear
Ribbons
Toilet Cases
most modern appliance for $18,000,000
or less. They are capitalized at $80,-
000,000. This means that some $60,00,-
000 of water have been pumped into
the capitalization of Chicago gas. Divi
dends and interest to the amount of
$8,500,000 are annually paid on this
huge capitalization, when $1,200,000
would be an ample return for the in
vestment. The balance, $7,300,000, rep
resents the power of the monopoly to
make the community pay. In one part
of the city the People’s Gas Company,
otherwise the Chicago gas trust, is
selling gas at 40 cents per thousand.
In other parts of the city the* house
keepers pay $1 per thousand.
Those who scoff at the declaration
made by those who favor government
ownership of railroads, th at under
that system a passenger could ride
from New York to Chicago for $2, or
across the continent for $5, should
know th at in Switzerland, where the
railroads are owned by the govern
ment, one may ride day and night for
15 days for $6. To those who cannot
believe until convinced by a practical
demonstration, what more proof do you
want? If the government owned the
railroads of the United States, work
ingmen of New York or other north
ern cities could visit the beauties ot
California every winter, those of to r
rid southern cities could take a week
off to visit the cool retreats of the
Adirondacks, or of the Rockies, every
summer, and those of back north and
south could revel in seasonable fruits
and vegetables the year around. Are
these not reasons why workingmen
should work for the system of public
ownership? There are other reasons,
scores of them, but are not these
enough?—St. Louis Labor Compen
dium.
STANDARD OIL CRUSHED IT.
An Illinois industry representing an
outlay of $2,000,000 and five years’
labor has been u tterly destroyed by
the Standard oil trust.
Several years ago the Cudahy Broth
ers, of Chicago, went into competition
against the Standard oil trust. They
constructed a six-inch Tnpe line, begin
ning near W abash, Ind., running west
ward 150 miles to Momence, 111., where
extensive oil refineries were built. In
the laying of the line and erection of
the plant $2.000,000 were expended
and hundreds of people given employ
ment.
The abandonment of the line and
the closing down of the refineries are
due to their purchase by the Standard
oil trust. The pipe line is being taken
up, and the plant at Momence is being
turned over to the bats.—Argus, Clin
ton, Ind.
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Fire Engines
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Wagons
Banks
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Tool Chests
Sewing Machines
Iron Toys
Ice Cream Freezers
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CO-OPER.rt.TJVE TELEPHONES.
As a hint as to what can be done by
co-operation in the management of
public necessities, the following a rti
cle from the Independent, will not be
without interest:
“The co-operative telephone system
established at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
should be brought to the attention of
the public. It seems th at the city has
enjoyed a service th at is not only ef
ficient, but rem arkably cheap. The
company was organized in 1896 with
a capital of $5,000, divided into shares
of $60 each. Any person could be
come a member of the combination by
subscribing for one or more shares and
by leasing one telephone for each
share of stock. The company was
thus to be controlled by th e telephone
renters and for their sole benefit. A
w riter in the current issue of the Mu
nicipality says the company now rents
300 telephones and has increased its
capital stock to $10,000. The rents are
uniform, being established at first at
$2.50 per month for business houses
and $1.50 for residences, and after six
months a dividend of 1 per cent a
month was declared. After 18 months
the rates were reduced to $2.25 and
$1.00, and the dividends were increased
to 1% per cent a month. The net cost
of service to each of the renting stock
holders shows a cost of $24 a year for
business houses and $7 per year for
residences. Let any town having a
service on the non-co-operative basis
come forward with a better showing
than this. Next to actual municipal
ownership and operation, private co
operative telephone companies would
seem to be easily the best.”—Free
m an’s Labor Journal.
The Elderly Gentleman—The true
secret of success is to find out w hat
the people want.
The Younger Man—And give it to
them, eh?
T. E. G.—Naw! Corner it. —Indian
apolis Press.
When a banker goes to the peniten
tiary he always gets a job as book
keeper. The class division holds even
there.
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