OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908.
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LET US HAVE ORGANIZATION.
It is unfortunate at this time that
Oregon City has no active commercial
body to take up the work of finding a
site for a fruit-canning establishment
here and to assist and co-operate with
the Clackamas County Horticultural
Society to that end. With the offer of
S. T. Britten, of Meldrum Station, to
finance such a plan, providing a site Is
provided, there should be little dim
culty In meeting that gentleman half
way, but the situation at this time does
not look at all promising. It is only
by united and concerted action that
these things are accomplished.
Some months ago plans were started
to organize a commercial club In Ore
gon City, and now we find that In the
place of this organization there is to
be formed a lodge of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, with the
probabilities of a club feature attached.
The Elks are all verv well In their way,
and as a rulet here are a lot of jolly
fellows, but they cannot fill the place
of a Commercial Club or a Board of
Trade, and no one expects them to do
this. i
The Enterprise will subscribe a lib
eral amount towards the formation of
an institution whose primary purpose
ehall be to promote the Interests of
Oregon City and Clackamas County
and to bring thousands of people here
to settle up this fine country of ours,
that Is inviting Eastern people to
make their homes In a place that of
fers such wonderful advantages as
does Clackamas County.
Oregon City shall and will, have a
material growth during the next two
years, if for no other reason than the
establishment of a ne,w paper mill
within Its limits. The population of
the town will be increased by at least
1000. New residences will have to be
built, more business houses will be
established, and the south end of the
city, so long deserted, will become a
scene of Industry.
Perhaps we shall have our long
hoped for commission house. Who
knows?
U'REN NOT A CANDIDATE.
William S. U'Ren, whose name is
so closely associated with Clackamas,
has announced, in response to current
rumor, that he Is not and will not be
a candidate for United States Senator
this year. It is a safe bet that the
machine antagonism to the power of
the people will breathe a sigh of regTet
at thi3 intelligence. They would have
dearly loved to get a whack at Mr.
U'Ren through the-medium of the
ballot. While Mr. U'Ren has, like all
of us, main some mistakes, and will
probably, also like the rest of us, make
other mistakes, we believe that the
great masses of the people think of
him as an earnest, thoughtful man,
who Is entitled to respect, no matter
what his politics have been .or are.
The alleged funny flings of some news
papers at his theories and practices
read well, but are merely surface mat
ter. The refusal of Hon. Thomas A. Mc
Bride, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, to retire in order to become a
candidate for the supreme bench, is
not a matter of regret to the people
of Oregon City and Clackamas Coun
ty. They want Judge McBride to stay,
because they believe he Is an honest
and upright Judge and because they,
know him and trust him. But If'Tom"
McBride should ever conclude to be
come a candidate for higher Judicial
honors, his friends of many years'
standing would pull off their coats. Ir
respective of politics, and present him
with an overwhelming vote in Clacka
mas County. This is probably true In
no less degree in the counties of Clat
sop, Washington and Columbia.
The announcement that the indict
ment against George C. Brownell is to
be dismissed is very gratifying to his
many friends in Clackamas County.
While Mr. Brownell will probably not
soon be a candidate for a county of
fice, it is expected that he will Insist
upon having a voice in the councils of
the Republican party, in which he was
a leader for so many years. Of course,
he will never again regain his old po
sition as the dominating force. Under
the direct primary law, these things
are in the hands of the people, who
will not relinquish them.
Jovial Tom Richardson, the popular
secretary of the Portland Commercial
Club, whose work In bringing thou
sands of homeseekers to Oregon Is
everywhere recognized, will talk to
the people of Oak Grove next Thurs
day evening at a meeting of the Im
provement Association of that place.
Tom Richardson Is one of those men
whose face is full of kindly sunshine,
whose brain is ever active, and who,
when he goes to his everlasting re
ward, will stand beside St. Peter and
reject the mossbacks of Oregon.
The new Masonic Temple in the
center of the business.dlstrict is near
ing completion. It is a sightly struc
ture that is a credit to Oregon City
and Multnomah Lodge. In a few weeks
the building will be ready for occu
pancy, and where, a year ago, was
only a vacant lot will be located the fin
est and most costly edifice and lodge
building in the city. The members
of the lodge have shown their un
bounded faith in the future of Oregon
City by their large Investment. Let
us hope that their profit will be in
accordance with their faith.
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Feeling good over their partial suc
cess of two years ago the Clackamas
County Democrats are already prepar
ing to open the coming county cam
paign, with the expectation of re
electing a sheriff and of placing some
other olflclals In the courthouse. The
Republicans or Clackamas, while rest
ing on their oars with a normal majori
ty that Is Immense, should not bo
come lazy and cocksure. Politics, like
a poker game, is never out until It
is played out, and all bluffs should bo
called.
The attempt to wrest valuable min
ing properties from the Ogle Mountain
Mining Company will be frowned on,
and will probably come to naught. The
Falrclough boys and other Investors
have spent a great deal of time and
money In developing the property,
and that they should have protection
Is only natural. The claim that they
are protected by the I'nlted States
land laws Is not only Just, but Is gen
erally conceded.
The Implications contained In po
litical correspondence that J. U. Camp
bell was threatened with indictment
are not serious. It would have been
1 unjust, indeed, to bring a serious
charge against a man because he
stood in the way of another man's po
litical ambition. Jim Campbell Is too
well known In Clackamas County to
have ever suffered from any such an
noyance. L... . . . .
Comments of the Portland news
papers on the multiplicity of divorces
In the Clackamas County Circuit Court
are lost on us! More than 75 per cent.
of them come from Portland, where
the fees are higher and where it is
said divorces may be obtained with lit'
tie publicity. There Is nothing In this
latest belief, however.
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LOCAL BRIEFS
H. W. Strelblg vsas in Silverton on
business Thursday.
Mrs. Belle A. Sleight left Saturday
for a few days visit to Shanlko.
Miss Margaret Mulvey has gone to
Shaniko to file on a timber claim.
Fred J. Nelson left Monday night
for Southern Oregon, to be absent
one week.
O D Robblns. one of Logan's ster
ling citizens, was in town on business
last Friday.
License to marry was granted Sat
urday to Johann Williamson and Eli
gaer Wharton.
County Recorder Chauncey E.
Ramsby is in Eastern Oregon on a
business trip.
Miss Edna Park has taken a posi
tion's stenographer in the office of
Huntley Bros. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robblns, of Mob.
alia, spent a day in Portland, return
ing home last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Ely arrived here Mon
day from Seattle for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Carl Church.
County Clerk Greenman Monday
granted a license to marry to Laura
C. Irwin and J. Holt Struble.
Miss Myrtle Qleaver, of Lebanon, is
visiting at the home of her brother.
City Superintendent McKee.
Thomas Shewmann, of Portland,
will arrive here In about a week to
assume the management of the Oregon
City Courier.
Mrs. Margaret Baity, of La Plata,
Mo., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. J.
Waldron. at 413 Willamette Street,
in this city.
Attorney John F. Clark returned
Monday from a business trip to Dal
las, Polk County.
Carl Church has taken a position
as conductor on the Oregon City divi
sion of the Portland Railway, Power
& Light Company.
W. P. Kirchem, of Stone, was in Ore
eon, Citv Frldav on business. Mr.
Kirchem is one of the enthusiastic
farmers of Clackamas County.
The Postal Telegraph Cable
pany s olnce will be moved from Its
present location to the building occu
pied by Lent's confectionery store.
The Fountain Hose Company has
nlnrerl in nomination Al Cannon for
the position of assistant chief of the
fire department for the coming elec
tion in March.
A telegram reached here Sunday an-nnunnins-
the hirth of a son to Mr.
and Mrs. Norman R. Lang, in San
Francisco on Saturday.
Mrs. Lewellyn Adams entertained
the members of the Aloha Club Thurs
day afternoon. Bridge was the amuse
ment of the afternoon and dainty re
freshments were served.
died Wednesday night at
the residence of I. Pringle, aged about
50 years. The funeral was hem Fri
day. Deceased is survived by two
sisters, one living In Portland and one
In the East.
farina nhnrmlev. who has been
studying medicine in Portland, has
taton a eler ca nosition witn tne drug
firm nt Howell A Jones. Mr. Ghorm-
lev married several months ago
to Miss Mae Strange, of Canemah.
M. W. Hunt, general superintendent
of the Portland Flouring Mills Com
nanv was in town Wednesday on bus
iness connected with the dismantling
of the machinery of the local rain. Mr.
Hunt has charge of the 17 mills of
the company.
P. s Nover. who has been In Port
land for the past several days on a
business trip, left lor nis norae at
Molalla Saturday by stage. Mr. Noyer,
whn Is one of the old settlers of Clack
amas County, came to Molalla more
than fifty years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart and
Mrs. Raleigh Woods, of Seaside, Ore
gon, are in the city, where they were
called to the bedside of John' Boylan,
who is lying dangerously 111 at the
home of his grand daughter,' Mrs. W.
C. Green, on Seventh street.
DELINQUENT 8ALE NOTICE.
Tho Crown Boy's Mining and Milling Co. (a corporation) ; location of principal placo of business, Oregon City,
Clackamas County, Oregon (411 Main St.). ', ' '
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that there is delinquent upon thu following described stock of said corporation, on
account of assessments levied by the stockholders thereof, on tho dates and In the several amounts act oppo
8lto tho names of tho respective stockholders, as follows:
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A. W. Adamson..liS9
201
202
203
204
205
Wra. Boers 213
M. P. Chapman. . S3
G. C. Etchlson...lS9
194
;ioln & Co 6
7
Chns. Moran 175
Victor Mollne.... 81
154
M. Moran... 89
143
H. B. Nickels... 211
Stella Hall 80
Stacey Nickels... 29
E. A- Sommors.. 90
C. A. Stuart 18
74
Nick Storey 78
C- C. Garllck.... 80
Chas. A. Kerr 82
Fred Stelner 117
J. E. Wassom....l8G
Frank Jacquot.. .187
198
A. W. Becker 195
15,000
10,000
1,000
May
Ma
May
10,000 May
700 May
10.000 May
15,000 May
12,500 May 7,
10,000 May 7,
10,000 May 7,
10,000 May 7,
1.000 May 7,
1,600 May 7.
2,500 May 7,
10,000 May 7.
1,000 May 7.
500 May 7,
100 May 7.
3,000
1,000
May 7.
May 7,
And In accordance with law, and an order of the Board of Directors of said corporation, made on the 13th duv
of Ja-uary, 1908, so many shares of each parcel or said stock as may be nccesHary, will bn Bold at public auction at
the office of G. F. Anderson, at 414 Main St., Oregon City, Oregon, on Tuesday, the 18th day of February, lOftS,
at the hour of 5 o'clock p. m. of said day, at said placo, to pay said delinquent assessments thereon together with
costs of advertising and expenses of sale. By order of tho Board of Directors of Tho Crown Boy's Mining & Mill
ing Co.
Dated this ICth day of January, 1908 A. D.
1). C. BAKER. Soc.
ESTATE IS LIABLE
FOR ALL TAX PAID
MUST REIMBURSE D. L. TRULLIN
GER, WHO SAVED PROPERTY
FROM SHERIFF'S
SALE.
County Judge Dimlck has Just hand
ed down a decision Involving a claim
against the estate of the late J. G.
Trullinger for $103.30, that amount be
ing for taxes paid on a farm by D. L.
Trullinger. It appeared from the testi
mony that J. G. Trullinger had leased
a farm to Dan Graves, and as com
pensation the latter was to deliver to
Trullinger a certain portion of the
products raised upon the premises.
Before the crop had matured so that
It could be harvested, however, Trul
linger died and his estate passed Into
the control of an executrix.
D. L. Trullinger paid the taxes on
the property after they became delin
quent in order to save the land from
being sold by the Sheriff, and when
Trullinger filed a claim against the
estate for the amount, It was dlsal
lowed.
The questions Involved were wheth
er the claim of Trullinger should be
allowed and to determine who was
entitled to the crop under the lease
to Graves.
Judge Dimlck, in his decision, states
that the claim should be paid. As to
the second question, he holds that the
ownership of the crop raised upon the
premises belongs to the estate and
not to the Individual heirs or benefi
ciaries under the will. Judge Dimlck
says
"The principle of law Involved has
been settled by a great number of Ju
dicial decisions; that where a lease
is made by a person in his life time,
after death, the executor takes the
same right and position and Is clothed.
with the same authority as the de
ceased would have possessed had ho
rived, and under the circumstances all
of that portion of the crop delivered
by Graves to D. L. Trullinger should
be taken as a counter-claim against
the claim for $103.30 that the claim
ant paid for taxes and the balance due
on said claim, If there be any after
the deduction, should be paid by the
executrix to the claimant."
D. L. Trullinger received from
Graves 120 bushels of oats, 17 bush
els of wheat and 11 bales of hay, and
Judge Dimlck rules that the execu
trix should pay to Trullinger the dif
ference between the value of the crop
and his claim. The exact value of
the produce given to Trullinger by
Graves was not determined at the
hearing. In conclusion, Judge Dimlck
says:
"There seems to be other controver
sy between the' parties as to who re
ceived the balance of the share of
the crop due the estate, but as the
testimony was so vague and uncer
tain, I am unable to determine who
should be held responsible to the es
tate for the balance of the rents and
profits due the estate from Graves,
and I think that a subsequent hearing
should be had and proper testimony
ad3uced in order to show who Is lia
ble to the estate for that portion of
the crop due as rent from Graves after
deducting the produce received by
Trullinger, together with the market
value thereof."
ROAD LEVY SET ASIDE.
Voters of Harmony Did Not Proceed
Regularly.
A. Kanne, who owns considerable
property In the Harmony road district,
has succeeded, by resorting to legal
measures, in setting aside the special
levy of five mills made in the dis
trict. He brought suit against County
Clerk Greenman, seeking to restrain
Dates When Assessments
Delinquent.
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1907... May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug.
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1907... May 15 Juno 15 July 15 Aug.
1907... May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug.
1907,. .May 15
1907... May 15
Juno 15 July 15 Aug.
Juno 15 July 15 Aug.
that official from placing the special
levy on tho 1907 assessment roll. The
County filed a demurrer, which Judge
Mfllrldo overruled and tho decree was
obtained by default. As a result, there
will be no special road tax In DiHtrlct
No. 1. Kanne contended that nothing
was done In tho manner of proceeding
that should have been done, and that
the proceedings were Irregular In
every way.
CITY OF PORTLAND WINS.
Mount Hood Railway Company Non
Suited In Condemnation Case,
, Judge McBride on Wednesday non
suited tho Mount Hood Railway &
Power Company In Its suit against the
I City of Portland for the condemnation
jof a right of way. City Attorney Kav
janaugh, assisted by his deputy, J. J.
Fitzgerald, raised the point that the
company had not compiled with the
general law, providing that applica
tions for rlghtH of way must exhaust
every other reasonable means before
resorting to a suit fur condemnation.
It appeared from the testimony of
Mayor Iane and others that the Mount
Hood Railway & Power Company had
made no attempt to obtain concessions
from the city council, until after filing
Its suit In the Circuit Court of Claeka
mas County.
Piatt & Piatt appeared for the com-
pany and stipulated with the city's
attorneys on almost every point, In
cluding the value of the land, which
is agreed to be worth $75. The com
pany asks for a 100-foot strip, as the
territory through which the road is to
run Is very mountainous, necessitat
ing grades on mountain sides. City
Attorney Kavanaugh expects that the
company will now appear before the
city council In the regular way In
asking for a right of way otr land in
which is located the Bull Run pipe
line of the City of Portland.
FIRST PRINCIPLES.
Sunday Evening Sermons at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church.
A course of Sunday evening sermons
at St. Paul's Church, Oregon City, In
February and March, 1908, will be
delivered by Rev. T. F. Howen, as
follows:
Feb. 2, "What Makes One a Christ
Ian?" Feb. 9, "Personality and Respon
sibility;" Feb. 1G, "Baptism for the
Rernlslon of Sin;" Feb. 23, "Confessing
Christ;" March 1, "Tho Laying On of
Hands;" March 8, "The Christian
Faith;" March 16, "The Church, Its
Nature and Purpose;" March 22,
"Church Membership and Christian
Living;" March 29, "God's Grace
Through Sacraments." Services at 5
o'clock. You are cordially invited to
attend these services.
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Sept. 15, 1907 25.00
Sept. 15, 1907 '.. 2.60
Sept. 15, 1907 1,25
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Sept. 15. 1907 2.50
The card party given by tho Ladles'
Aid or m. jonn s parish, Friday even
lug. was well uttetlded ami n mirreuu
Instrumental musical selections wore
rendored by Mesdames Ilusch, Wood
fin and Warner, nnd Misses Hols and
Telford. Games of progressive whist
forty-five and casino woro played on
20 tables. The first ladles' prize, a
totivenlr s ver stiiMitiH. riiinnlixl liv Mm
dunies M. Michaels, T. F. O'Neill and
Kaber. Whh awarded til Mm lleiui
lieu, and the' first iri.'ntleiiien'H nrle
an yrubrella, donated by tho Young
1-rupinn wui, to .Mr. Lindsay. The
ladles' consolation prl.o. a inlnatiire
suit case was awarded MIhh Anna
.Mooney. and tho fccritleinan'M a rntller
to Phillip Splnnot. Both these prizes
wero donated by L. 12. Jones. The
silk quilt, donated by Mrs. M. Henry,
was won by K. Matthews, anil thu unfit
pillow, donated by Mrs. T. F. O'Neill,
y rtirs. ix. J. Michaels. The .Misses
Porter had charge of tho card tables.
The subscription dancing party giv
en Tuesday night in tho Armory was
by far the most successful and enjoy,
able affair of tho kind this m-ason.
The attendance was large, the charm
ing pictures of nrettv women in lu.mi.
tlful gowns, tho decorations of cedar
Dougns, nags aim ribbons, the easily
sustained air of happiness, the delight
ful music of Parson's orchestra from
Portland, made the danco an occasion
of pleasure and satisfaction. The gen
tlemen In charge of tho affulr spared
nothing to nioko tho evening a merry
one. Coffee, sandwlcho nnd punch
were served
The dancing party of Oregon City
IiOdge, The Fraternal Brotherhood, In
Willamette Hall Saturday evening,
was a most enjoyablo affair. Wood
fin's orchestra provided delightful mu
sic, and the attendance was large. Tho
dance laatud until midnight and much
praise Is duo the promoters of the
party for the manner In which tho ar
rangements were carried out to a suc
cessful conclusion.
Tho Dickens Club met Monday
at the homo of Mrs. Theodore Clark,
and spent tho afternoon reading David
Copperfleld. Next Monday afternoon
the meeting will bo held at the home
of Mrs. Max Bollack.
JUDGE McBRIDE WILL 8TAY.
Not a Candidate for 8upreme Court
Honors and Will Not Resign.
Contrary to persistent rumors. Cir
cuit Court Judge Thomas A. Mcllrldo
will not be a candidate for Supremo
Judge, to succeed Frank A. Moore. Re
ports have been current and even pub
lished that Judge Mcllrldo would re
sign his present position and become
a candidate for higher honors, but this
he denies.
"I am for Judge Moore, first, last
and all the time," ho said, "and re
ports to the contrary are unfounded.
I am satisfied with my present offi
cial position and believe that the peo
ple of the Fifth Judicial district are
satisfied with me."
Little regret Is expresed here at tho
decision of Jmlgo Mcllrlde. Ills friends
In the district are many and .would
not like to see him vacate the Circuit
bench, where he has been for a good
many years, and where ho Is univer
sally respected and beloved by men
of every political faith.
Registration Is proceeding Blowlv
In the office of County Clerk Green
man, and up to Friday the total num
ber was 413. The Clackamas County
voters are evidently in no haste to
register, but It Is expocteJ that the
number wfll begin to well to largo
proportions early next month.
SOCIETY j
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BRITAIN'S
AWAKENING
Opinions of Eminent Englishmen
on Municipal Ownership.
Inoreaslng Debt and Taxei, Failure to
Provide For the Future, Ylsoklsss Ex
penditure and Difficulty In Keeping
Good Men as Oflioiali Are 8ome of
the Reeulte They Note The Open
Door For Soolallim.
Tho Yorkshire Observer quotes tho
mayor of Itnidford as saying In a pub
lic meeting that on Recount of the grout
deiiinnds upon tho tlmo of members of
tho council It was dllllcult to get good
men to enter or remain In that body.
Yet tho corporation had 11,000,000 In
vcNttxl la Its undertakings, which must
"1st mnnngod in roiiio way or othor,
good, bml or Indifferent."
According to Dr. Ingram, chairman
of tho fluuuco cmnmlttno of Woolwich,
tliut borough reached tho verge of
bankruptcy uudor the management of
tho M. O. party, which tried to show
that tho electric plant was profitable
by tho simple expedient of not paying
bills. Tho new iidmlnlNtrntlou was
faced with a flouting Indebtedness of
$73,000, which has to be provided for
by dilution.
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The Yorkshire Observer states that
at R meeting of tho Itolherlinm bor
ough cotuyll Alderman Glimmer de
jected to the amount which the gns
undertaking contributed to the rates
on tho ground that It had U'cii mitdo
M)Nslblo only by raising Iho price of
gns and thus making Its consumer
bear nu unfair proportion of tho rates.
This boru especially upon tho poor,
who uno gns lustuad uf electricity.
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If i city Is well governed munici
pal ownership Is tho immt dangerous
thing liunglnublo and should tie care
fully avoided, There Is always tho
danger that tho public utilities tho city
Is suppoNi-d to own will liecntne noth
ing more or lens thnu tho private prop
erty of tho people Rt the bend of tho
government, who will work to their
own Advantage and tho enhancement
of their private wealth.-William T.
Ktend, Editor Review of Reviews.
At the fifth annual conference of tho
Municipal Tramways iumoiatloii ().
W. Ilolford, genernl mannger of the
Snlford corporation tramways, stntod
that tho probable average life of rails
was twelve yearn. Commenting upon
tho fact (tint In ninny cities no depre
ciation or renewals fund was Iwlug
set aside, bo "earnestly wurned tho
gentlemen responsible tliut serious re
sults would follow In ten or twelve
years' tlmo, when heavy calls would
hare to be tnndtf upon tho ratepayers
for the purpose of renewals.'
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Four years ago London took over Its
waterworks, with the result that wa
ter rates have Increased rather than
diminished. Referring to the operat
ing expenses, Sir Melvlll ltciu licroft,
chulruiau of tbo water board, recently
said:
"Ho far It must bo admitted that no
saving has been effected. I do not
think (lint It was ever anticipated that
there would bo any suvlng In tho ex
penses of administration, us tho man
agement of a trading concern by a
municipal body must always luvoivo
expeudlturo quite outside that which
falls on a private compuuy."
la my opinion, tho root of tho evil Is
to be found hi the too great facilities
afforded by purllamuiit for crazy mu
nicipal traders to borrow money upou
period of repayment out uf all pro
portion to tbo lifetime of tho work
upon which tbo money I expended.
In Iluddcrsfleld we nro wearing out
our third set of tram mils, and yet
payment for tho first sot will not be
completed until 1057. In our capital of
411,000 for aomo thirty miles of tram
ways there Is at least 100.000 for
which wo cannot produce uny assot
whatever." T. II. Mooro, Esq., Alder
man and Chairman, Iluddorslleld Cor
poration Tramways.
An English correspondent writes:
"The tram curs In Liverpool until
late years were owned by a prlvute
company, whereas now they nro own
ed by tho corporation. In the time of
private ownership overcrowding was
unknown; now It Is tho rule. On In
quiring tho reason of tho chango I
was told that It wus this: Tho regula
tions n to numbers remain the same,
but they are never enforced. Tl o po
lice dure not enforce it bocouso they
ore servants of tho corporation; tbo
corporation will not enforce It because
Its enforcement would mean a reduc
tion In tho, receipts, and the borough
bench so largely consists of Justices
Ither members of the corporation or
uniler Its Influence that no conviction
If sought for by a prlvato person
would be obtained."
Kelr narille, one of the Socialist
members of pnrllament, voiced the sen
timents of English Socialists when ho
said at Ilnidford u year ago:
It becomes Increasingly evident that
Socialism In this country will come
through the municipalities municipal
trams, municipal water, munclpnl gns,
municipal electricity, municipal bread,
municipal coal and municipal land.
These things are all putting the people.
or will put them, lu possession and
control of the essentials of life, and
that Is what Socialism alms at."
KoRvrcll, N. M has voted two to one
gainst bonding for a city water plant.