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BR1DGEP0R T E VENING FARMER
' . (FOTOfDED 1700.)
Published bj The Farmer Publishing Co., 179 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport,
' Conn. ' . ' '
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UNCjjgABZL
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1912.
THE DECISION IN f HE MANCHESTER RATE CAiE
The Public Utilities Commission
has rendered its first decision in a
rate case, denying the petitioners a
reduction of fare between Manchester
and Hartford on the lines of the Con
necticut Company. The petitioners
asked that a rate of 15 cents be de
creased to 10 cents.
Certain "general principles are ' at
tempted to belaid down, some of
which appear ' to be conflicting, and
the decision In its entirety Is so
broadly drawn as to furnish in the
future almost any sort of a precedent
that may be desired.
Little exception can be taken to
the method "of the commission, pur
sued in fixing the amount of invest
ment in the property of the lines in
volved. The attorneys for the petitioners
claimed that since it cost but $325.-
000 to build the lines, that should be
the measure of the investment.. But
the commission found as follows: .
We do not think that the original
MMMfntflAn o tftror that
may have been, whether exorbitant or
otherwise, or any inflated value for
v lecnj nf ctnr'lr and bonds, are
proper standards to determine the
value of the plant and equipment for
-which the company Is- entitled to re
'eelve a fair income, but that the
COST OP REPRODUCTION ' at the
present time in this PARTICUlAR
case Is a more accurate standard,
and the one which the commission
nas loiiowea m ucieimmius cui.
value.
But this definition Is marked with
the same uncertainty wnicn governs
the opinion throughout. It is, ap
parently, not laid down as a prece
dent to govern the establishment or
value of street railway properties gen
erally, but only for THIS PARTTCU
IiAR CASE. ' , , '
The petitioners desired the Hartford-Manchester
line to be consider
ed as a unit. The defendant corpo
ration desired its entire system in
Connecticut received as a unit. .
The commission decided to consid
er the svstem in and about Hartford
in its entirety, and found that,, though
the Manchester line paid more than
seven per . cent, the entire system in
nd about Hartford paid a little less
than six per cent.
But the finding carries a sinister
suspicion that it may be made the
IS IT WISE TO REMOVE
The decision of the Supreme Court
upon the petition of thedirectors of
'the Bridgeport j Public Library de
clares apparently that it is within the
power of . a court of chancery to
break the Pettengill trust, and dis-
pose of the building. '
. But no adequate reasons have ever
neen suowu . wiiy cum an wnvu
should be taken.
It has been said that the lecture
room, which is at the top of the
present building presents fire perils
. which make it unsafe to hold lectures
in it. . '
By reference to the annual report
of the Library for 1911 it appears
that 10 lectures were given with an
average attendance or 600 eacn.
But the city is preparing to erect
a $400,000 High school which will
contain a handsome fire proof, entire
v ly modern auditorium with a seating
capacity of 1,400.
.In no, sense would the character,
" or -usefulness of the library course be
impaired if the lectures were held in
this beautiful proposed new hall.
And, if the purpose is to erect a
new Library adjacent to the High
school, a duplication of auditoriums
would seem costly, unnecessary and
unjustified. y
It has also been hinted, or rumor
ed, that if the present site can be
disposed of there are gentlemen who
stand ready to make the city a really
handsome gift for Library purposes.
Such an offer might be worth con
sidering and might justify the sale
of the present building, and the re
, mbval of the Library to another site.
But the present site has many
Lhings in its favor. It is a gift to
Vhe city, and the donor did intend
ihat very building to be used forever
DEFENDS LABOR UNIONS
lead of Tale Divinity Scliool Talks
to Trades Council on Lawrence
Strike Visit.
4 "1 would make any man sorry to
iee, as I did, the conditions of the
strikers in Lawrence, Mass., last week
and to remember that the head of the
woolen, industry, whose acts are res
ponsible for the strike, drawing a sal-
' ary of $100,000 and the men who make
- that munificent salary possible receive
only j$6.a week,- -My sympathy is with
those people. - If better ideals were
presented to these heads of industries,
jo si.h awful conditions could exist."
al Rev. Charles R. Brown, dean of
the Yale Divinity School, to the mem
aers of the New Haven Trades Coun
cil last evening.
Dr.' Brown extolled the work of the
!abor- unions, and defended them as
' necessary for justice to employer and
employe. "I believe In organized la
be., said - Dr. Brown, "because the
pnaipief of collective bargaining is
s-bsolutely necessary- under modern
; renditions of industry. The individ
ual working man standing alone be
fore some great corporation employ
ing men by the thousands find,s him
self Helpless. If John Smith as an ln-
Exclusive TelegrapU
Service of United
Press : 8
Conn., as Second Class Matter.
foundation of an opinion in some later
adjudication justifying a profit of
eight per cent, upon investment in
public services in Connecticut. The
commission says:
It was conceded in the briefs filed
by the petitioners that EIGHT per
cent, would not be an unreasonable
return of income on electric street
railway investments." . -
No such thing will be conceded by
the public and the Manchester peti
tioners made a. queer blunder in con
ceding it in this case.
Plenty of money can be had for
such investment at six per cent, or
less, as a perusal of stock quotations ;
of any public service corporation will
show,' and as the figures for the Hart
ord system prove. !
In other words, if the system in
Connecticut bas been built up on legs
than six per cent, as the figures for
Hartford prove, why eight per cent?
v Surely, where a monopoly is given
of street railway transportation
thrcfugh some of the most densely.
I populated "communities in the United
States, no greater profit should be al
lowed than experience has shown nec
essary to obtain capitals '
The' remarks on improved service
seemnot to be 'justified by anything
in the' petition before the commis
sion, nor by the precedent which th
commission quotes.
In the Westfleld case the Tailroad
commissioners found that improve
ment of service was needed more
than reduction of rates. :.
The commission, seems to have
reached no such, conclusion in. the
Manchester case, or at least . it has
not discussed such improvements and
has not ordered them.-
It would seem the better practice
for the commission to leave the mat
ter of service to. stand upon its own
bottom. ' . ' .
. It is. certainly no justification for
a high rate", that there ought to
be better service.
That is equivalent to the admission
that an overcharge is being made for
the service actually rendered. ,
In the whole ; this decision will " be
disappointing to those who have hop
ed much - from' the commission.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY?
for Library purpose. n .
That is admitted, and any change
that is made will be a violation of
good faith and an impairment of the
obligation which she intended to lay
upon the city, and did lay. -
No pbwer in any court to . upset
Mrs.' Pettengill's testament will alterJ
in any degree the moral quality Of
the thing that will be done. s
Mrs. Pettengill intended this very
building to . be used for - Library pur
poses, and an appeal to "the con
science of the chancellor", never en-,
tered her mind. She .probably had
never heard that' there waa a chan
cllor, or that he had a conscience.
Many purely utilitarian reasons 'ex
ist for keeping the Library where it
is on the main business street of the
city, in a central locating in the shop
ping district.
The Library performs two main
functions. It circulates books to be
read at home. It conducts a reading
room and reference department where
people come to read. '
In its circulating department it has
33,000 customers who borrow annual
ly about 227,000 books, making an
average of more than six trips each.
The attendance In the reading room
reaches perhaps 265 a day, a large
clientele. . " y ,
The NEARER a library Is to the
BUSINESS CENTER of a city the
more these thousands of people will
be convenienced, and the greater fietd
of usefulness the library will have.
If the convenience of the "custom
ers" of the Library are a first con
sideration, it is as unwise to remove
it to a non central location as it
would be for one of the department
stores to leave the business section of
the city.
d'vidual does not like the conditions of
his job as to wages, hours, etc.. let
him get out. , But when John Sm'th
Is organized with five-thousand other
John Smiths, and when his union rep
resents . all the employable labor in
that trade in the community, then hfs
voice is heard and he is given some
con si deration.
"The union is needed to protect the
laboring man against that unscrupu
lous employer who, because labor 4s
the most perishable of commodities,
takes advantage of the necessities of
his men to grind thorn down.
"The union Is needed to protect the
men against unscrupulous men In his
own ranks. Men sometimes biethe
bread 'out of each others' mouths In
their eagerness to get Jobs vhen there
is no organization.
'-The union is needed to protect the
xair minded employer who wants to
treat nis employe ngnt, against tne
shark of an employer who underbids
him in the ooen market because he
underpays his men. . When labor is
thoroughly organized each employer
knows what his competitor's labor is
costing him, and all are on the same
footing."
Five days more to my Birthday.
Girl Wanted? Read the
Farmer Want Ad
THE
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT
While it is difficult to satisfactor
ily compare the street star systems of
Great Britain with those of the Unit
ed States, because the environments
and , conditions are so different, it Is
approprIate and fair to compare the
municipally with the privately-owned
line of the United Kingdom. The
"Municinal Yar Rnnk nf the "United
Klagdom" furnishes some illuminat
ing figures. It is issued by the gov
ernment, under the supervision of one
of its officials, and is as authentic
a statement of the condition of the
various municipal and private enter
prises of the kingoom as it is possible
to obtain. Unuer the head of "tram
ways" this year book for 1908 gives
the following table:
Local au- Private '
thonties. companies
Undertakings
owned...... 175 137
Total capital
outlay 37,156,460 21,021,372
Lines open '
miles 1,491 U 748
Cost per mile 24,916. 28,072
Undertakings
worked 123 127
Capital outlay 31,147,306 26,305,028
Track operated,
miles,
Gross receipts
Working ex
penses, Ratio of in-
1,273
6,853,486
936
3,789,692
4,323,734 2,512,029
63.08
2,529,752,
66.28
1,277,663
4
89.183,683
3.43
1,365
Net revenue
Equivalent re-
" turn on cap-
ital per cent
Car distance
run -Net
revenue
per car mile
pence,
Net revenue
per track
mile,
Passengers
8
154,965.781
3.91
1.660
carried, 1,529,596,438 706,416.339
Average fare
- per passen-
ger, pence, 1.05 1.21
It will be immediately noticed that
thene are more public than privately
owned street railway systems in Great
Britain. ' In some cases the munici
palities lease their tracks to privately
owned companies, which accounts for
the fact that while the municipalities
own 175 undertakings, they operate
only 122 of them, principally because
the. franchises of the private com
panies are still running. , And, too,
it will . be noted that in the showing
of financial conditions, the figures are
in favor o the municipally-owned en
terprises. , Also the municipalities
make more money on their invest
ments and carry passengers at a less
average rate of fare. It would have
been well if still nother figure had
beei added to ' the above table toe
average distance each passenger was
carried. If it had been given, it
would have shown that the municipally-owned
lines also carried their
passengers further . for a fare than
did the privately-owned ones. '
With this showing before him, an
unprejudiced person can come to only
one conclusion ' He cannot 'escape
from the fact that the municipalities
of Great Britain have made a, great
success pf their street car systems.
But the British government furnish
es further evidence of, this in tho
remarks appended to the above table.
Comparing with each other publicly
and privately-owned street car lines,
the government official comes 10
these conclusions:
"No. branch of municipal enter
prise has made such rapid pro
gress during recent years as that
relating to tramways. Almost
without exception every large
town has completely municipaliz
ed tramways, or is about to do so.
The expiry of-tramway companies'
leases coincides . with the introduc
tion of new methods of traction,
- and before many years the facili
ties ' for rapid transit in our great
centers of population will . be com- .
pletely,' revolutionized. Municipal
corporations, in some cases, anx
ious vto- get tramways completely
under . their control at the earliest
possible moment, do not wait for
' leases to . expire, but buy out the
companies on terms which are p of
itable to the community. A large
number of towns have constructed :
all or part of their tramways. IT
IS CONSIDERED ; THAT NO
TRAMWAY SERVICE CAN BE
OF THE FULLEST BENEFIT TO ,
THE ' PEOPLE UNLESS IT IS
OPERATED AS WELL AS OWN
ED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
Every town is seeking to intro
duce electric or other mechanical
traction, and as in the majority of
cases the corporations own the
electric lighting supply, the intro
duction of electric traction will
prove of great advantage, SINCE
THE COMBINATION OF THE
TWO PUBLIC SERVICES IS
BOUND TO RESULT IN THE
HIGHEST STANDARD OF ECO
NOMICAL WORKING.
The British people are in no es
sential different from - the American
people. They are neither wiser, nor
more enterprising, nor better busi
ness men, nor imbued with higher
ideals. They have been driven to
municipal trading purely from eco
nomic motives. They were given
poor service at exorbitant rates by
the privately-owned gas, water and
tramway corporations, aiid they re
belled, after trying for years to regu
late these private owners of public
utilities. And as they succeeded in
their other enterprises, it was natur
al that the street car monopoly should
also be taken over.
Neither has the average British of
fice holder any high ideal as to the
functions of .the - municipality. H
considers one utility after another
from a business standpoint the
standpoint of pounds and pence -and
he cares not whither it leads to so
cialism or the opposite. ' What he
wants Is the very best service at the
very lowest rate, and so the almost
universal success of municipal under-
taking has made him an advocate of
any and everything which will have
a tendency to reduce either general
taxation, as shown by the rates, or
special taxation, as shown by the
profits of private companies doing the
public "business for what there is in
It. "Thrift has been the determining
motive in the movement," says Fred
eric C. Howe. "The success of one
town aroused the ratepayers ofN an-
FARMER: MARCH 9, 1912
lp S. M. Utah (Eomjramj.
. . , -..-
EXHIBIT AND SALE OF IRISH LACES,
EDGES, BANDS, MOTIFS.
Commencing Monday morning there will be a large
showing of rare and beautiful Irish Crochet Laces, and
the same will be sold at prices from one-third to one
half less than regular value.
Edges and Insertions in all widths,
Yokes for round or square necks,
Plastrons, Bands and Separate Motifs
for all uses.
Hand-made Baskets for application on linens and
fancy work.
Crophet Roses of many petals in all sizes.
Filet Bands, hand-made mesh, with roses applied.
Prices from 25 cts to $3.50.
Values were 45 cts to $5.00.
Lace Section, main floor.
.DECORATIONS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
At the Dennison Section will be found Crepe Pa
pers, Paper Napkins, Tee Cups, Dinner and Luncheon
Cards, and Favors In varieey. . .K
Shamrock Pies, Favors and Ice Cups made to order
as desired. In the Basement.
BANDANNAS FOR KIMONOS.
Flowered designs and . 30 inches square. They make
up artistically into kimonos, aprons, pillow covers and
fancy bags.
13 and
Washable Gloves for Spring Wear. White Doeskin,
2 buttons, Natural Chamois, long and short.
Torchon Laces, all linen, hand-made, 5 cts a yard.
Petticoats of Soft Taffeta, all colors, $5.00 silk,
$2.98.
1 .
Wqt S. IW. If
rapeqkd ib. unn
1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Ave.
THE STORE TO FIND SCARCE ARTICLES"
AND THE STORE THAT PAYS'OAR FARE
COUPON GOOD
MONDAY, MARCH 11
MEN'S and WOMEN'S
RUBBER HEELS
Splendid Quality
7c pair, 4 pairs for 25c
other, always alert to this side of
municipal administration."
The British Government officially
informs the world that the municipal
ownership , of its tramways is a finan
cial success. When Bridgeport owns
doubt the success will be equally as
its own street car system there Is no
greats
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The B. H. S. minstrels, Including
those who will appear in the sketches
and the chorus, will have a reunion
and banquet not long after their per
formances on March 14 and 15. Ar
rangements are to be made directly
by those in charge of the show and a
ripping, good time is anticipated.
The Junior Commercial class had its
much heralded debate Thursday after
school on "Resolved that Capital Pun
ishment Should Be Abolished." The af
firmative side composed of John Mol
loy, Frederick Owens and John De
Barbierl won. The challenge of the
Junior Academics for a debate to be
held two weeks from next Thursday
was accepted.
Yesterday morning the finance com
mittee for the minstrel show sent an
appeal to the student body for the
united support of the students during
the minstrel show. The show cannot
help being anything but a startling
success and a most enjcyable evening
is assured to all attending. With the
united support of the students, enough
money will be made to carry the as
sociation well through the baseball
season and help start the football year.
As soon as the weather becomes
a little warmer, "The Boating Club
of East Bridgeport" will reorganize as
a fishing club. The officers of the
club are: President, Frank Malcolm;
vice president, Arthur Swan son; sec
retary, Leonard Pratt; treasurer, Isi
dore Seltzer.
At the present time the Junior Com
mercial class has the record for hav
ing more debaters than any other class
in the school. The Junior Academics
are out after the record however.
Those members of the Senior Com
mercial class who do not write a cer
tain number of words per minute on
the typewriter will be obliged to drop
some other study for a while in order
to Increase their typewriting speed.
Peter Hanbury, "13 Commercial has
excepted a position In the shipping de
partment of the Public Market for Sat
urdays only.
Yesterday two of the Senior boys
were reprimanded for "conduct uni i-comina-
Seniors. The Seniors are told
ta.t they cannot do as they wish for
15 cts.
Handkerchief Section.
F
aft (Jmjtpatuf.
We have many kinds of
Rubber Goods on which we
can save our customers mon
ey. Garden Hose, Plumb
ers' Force Cups, Tubing,
Weather Strips, Rubber
Bands, Rubber Balls of all
kinds, Rubber Dressing and
Fine Combs, etc. y
they will set a bad example to the
Freshmen.
All the freshmen girls agree that the
stoutest fellow in the Junior Commer
cial class is too cute for anything.
They always bring him sandwiches
and dainties and, as . the pet of the
class, he is much envied by his other
classmates.
Rev. H. A. Davenport officiated at
the funeral yesterday afternoon of
Fannie, , wife of Horace Pigg, held
from the bereaved home, 35 Warren
street. There were many beautiful
floral pieces in evidence. The pall
bearers were George Hull, W.- A.
Lewis, F. A. Hasbrouck, and W. A.
Welch. Interment was in Mountain
Grove cemetery. '
Hot Water Bottles
25 different styles and kinds to
select from. 65c to $2.00. and every
bottle guaranteed.
Fountain Syringes
A big variety, 75c to S2.50.
Rubber Sheeting
We handle the kinds that are sat
isfactory and that will give good ser
vice, 50c yard and up.
Rubber Tubings.
Every size, style and kind carried
in stock.
Elastic Stockings.
All regular sizes carried in stock,
or we make to measure at no extra
charge.
Abdominal Belts.
Many styles and kinds tm select
from, $2.00 to $4.00.
Trusses.
Boston or Now York models, $1.50
each.
Rubber Goods
A number of kinds and makes in
stock, 50c pair 'and up.
The Ailing Rubber Co
1127 MAIN ST.
;GH VAUE B-E-
LOW RATES TO TTTE
OW RATES TO THE
PACIFIC COAST
For fall information apply to N. W.
Prlngle, N. B. P. A., liehien Va'iiev
R. TU, 39 Church St., New Haven,
Conn. 'Phone 1140.
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MIXTURE
A splendid Female Regulator in cases
of suppressea menstruation, aemy
due to colds, ill health, or other un
natural causes; $1.75 for the whole
outfit. Made only at the
WOMAN'S DRUG STORE
870 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn.
Lady Attendants Always Here
M. J. MALONEY
FOR HOME OR MEDICIXAIi USFS
Beer $1.00 a case
W. A. Milesv Ale $1.00 a case
Sarsaparilla. . I.emn Soda. Seltzer.
Vichy, Soda, all kinds of liottled
Laser. Hartholomny's Rochester T.aeir
86 JOXES AVEXUE. Tel. 3459-3
TONS OF FRESH FISH
Scperlb
DURING LENT
W. D. COOK & SON
523 Water Street
PHONE 3890
Jlullins' Typewriter Exchange
Cor. Main and State Sts. Tel. D45
All makes for sale, rent, or exchange
Supplies and Repairing y.
ADVANCE DESIGNS
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AT
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high shoes
South window
Mollan's stylish footwear at two
dollars and two and a half
North window
Agency for the celebrated
ANATOMIK SHOES
for foot sufferers, at Mollan's
Wllolian
1026 MAIN ST.
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This prescription comes from a phy
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HEADNOISES
. new Book on Hew ' Method
How to Recover Hearing
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Message of Hope and Joy to
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There Is hope of a well-baaed kind
which should bring joy and ultimate
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who have been troubled for years with
deafness or. heud noises, y
Dr. Coutant, an able specialist, has
evolved a newly perfected method for
treating cases where the bearing is not
perfect or where the sufferer ts harass
ed by ringing, roar'ng. buzzing or other
disagreeable noises In the bead., It ap
pears that .about 95 out of every hun
dred cases ;are from causes amenable
to proer treatment.
Dr. Coutant does not advocate the
nse of drugs or electricity. He relies
chiefly apnn co5pe-ating with Nature
In bringing about a speedy and effectu
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markable cures are n ported, many of
them being In the cases of deafness
that had existed for about 20 to 40
years. With the description given la
his newly published book, the earned
docto provides a :ong seHes of letters,
written by persons wi had been given
op as hopeless, and who were speedily
cured t home wUhout loss of time and
without inconvenience by Dr. Coutant'a
natural home method. -
Anyone who Is interested can wrlta
to a dozen or a hundred of the persona
who. not long ago. were victims of
deafness or bead-noises (or bothi and
who are now delighted to, proclaim
themselves as marvellously benefited
or completely cured..
Dr. Coutant is not one, of the. irre
sponsible quacks, of which there 1
such a large number, but is a reput
able, responsible. licentiate, practising
physician with a third of a century's
active experience.
The doctor believes there are many
wno are troubled witn ,aeafie. msm
who might be permanently rreea Trom
their inability to hear and from tin
nitus (noises if they would do as otfc
ers have successfully done, merely fol-
The book, which any reader can Ob
tain from the author,- Dr. George B.
Coutant. 2G9 Station E, New York,
N. Y., has been declared by many to
be worth its weight In gold One needs
only to write for it and the treatise
will promptly come in a plain wrapper.