This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... reflects great credit upon those who designed it. It is illustrated by numerous exceedingly beautiful heliogravures which serve well to show how far Berlin Las progressed towards the fulfillment of the ambition expressed by the present Kaiser in the words: "Berlin tnrd noch einmal die tehontte Stadt der Well" (p. 88). ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... reflects great credit upon those who designed it. It is illustrated by numerous exceedingly beautiful heliogravures which serve well to show how far Berlin Las progressed towards the fulfillment of the ambition expressed by the present Kaiser in the words: "Berlin tnrd noch einmal die tehontte Stadt der Well" (p. 88). Cornell University. Robert C. Brooks. NOTES AND DIGESTS. March--June, 1900. HAS MUNICIPALIZATION FAILED? In a recent issue of the Independent, Mr. H. H. Vreeland, President of the Metro politan Street Railway of New York, in an article entitled, "The Failure of Municipal Ownership," attempts to prove that municipal ownership of public utilities in Great Britain is a failure. He compares European with American conditions and concludes that the superiority of American street railways, particularly those of New York city, is due to the fact that in foreign cities the municipalities own and operate street railways, and in American cities, private companies have almost supreme control. He compares, for example, Glasgow with New York, and claims that considering the distance fares are lower, the service better and wages higher in New York, This conclusion is undoubtedly true, but the inference he draws from these facts, namely, that the difference is due to municipalization, is unfounded. In almost every line of industrial and commercial activity, the American is far ahead of the Englishman, and the difference is no greater in the case of street railways than in the case of steam raMways, bridge building and other lines of industrial activity where the rapid introduction of inventions influence business method?. Further, if Mr. Vreeland should compare municipal street railways with private street railways in Great Britain, he wo...
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