. Journal of electricity . ticians who adopted thismethod of playing to the galleries in order to securea few votes, have come to a realization of the factthat the building up and development of the countryis more dependent upon the ability of the utilities tofurnish the services required than on anything advocates of municipal ownership, compara-tively few in number, are still groping in darknessand are ignorant of, or refuse to acknowledge thefact that the ownership of privately owned utilitiesdoes not rest entirely with a few men of greatwealth but as a matter of fact is scattered
. Journal of electricity . ticians who adopted thismethod of playing to the galleries in order to securea few votes, have come to a realization of the factthat the building up and development of the countryis more dependent upon the ability of the utilities tofurnish the services required than on anything advocates of municipal ownership, compara-tively few in number, are still groping in darknessand are ignorant of, or refuse to acknowledge thefact that the ownership of privately owned utilitiesdoes not rest entirely with a few men of greatwealth but as a matter of fact is scattered throughthe homes of almost every self-respecting citizen ofthe country. Some of the stock is owned directlybut a very large part of the ownership of the utilitiesis indirect. Insurance companies and banks ownliens on utilities and in some cases large blocks ofstock, so that most men who carry insurance or havebank accounts are in some measure dependent uponthe continued and successful operation of privatelyowned On the left John B. Fisken, consulting engineer for the Washington WaterPower Company, who, being Scotch, was at home both in the presidentschair and on the golf links. To his able planning and tactful presidingimuch of the success of the convention was due. W. M. Hamilton (center)of the Portland Railway Light & Power Company presented the imix>r-tant paper of the convention of public utility management, and is hereshown ready for the action he recommends. W. E. Coman at the right,general manager of the Washington Water Power Company, whose broad-minded policy has done so much to promote good feeling in the electricalindustry in the Northwest, is here exemplifying the pleasant greetingextended by Spokane to the visitors at convention. W. R. PUTNAM, general manager, Idaho Power Company — Public utility commissions can only keep one step aheadof public opinion—the cooperative league will be a mediumfor the education of the public. —Northwest Electric
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