Show CO CONTROL cO TIlE PU PUBLIC ES Every corporation doing bU business Inthe in tho the state is 19 a creaturo creature of ot the people E Every ono one serving the public public or er railroad gas electric light and I power telegraph and telephone or what hat not not not-Is Is constantly confronted with the problem of ot making dividends If Ie the people permit penult dividends will willbo b bo b made at the tho expense expense- of or good Bervice Berv- Berv ice Money will bo be saved caved in ch cheap and nd inadequate equipment in insani Insani- tary conditions in material which perils lifo or health Money will be made in excessive lve charges And all this by authority of ot the power In them by tho the people people peo peo- plo under tho authority of or charters If Ie the the- people permit themselves to bo be overcharged o tho the franchise franchiso holder will usually overcharge thorn them Tho The first rub rule rulo of ot commerce evidently c is 18 to g get t tall all that the traffic will stand Without tho the authority of ot tho peo- peo plo pie tho the corporations handling public utilities can Olin do nothing Any time the people want to exercise supervision over their own creatures the lie people may do BO so The law gives them that right It can not bo o taken away yay from them thom except by themselves es It is ill made clear elear In Utah that many corporations holding hoMIng franchises from tho the people aro arc charging more than is taft fair and Just more than Is necessary to make a a. reasonable interest t on the Investment It is 11 moro more than equity will warrant Some Somo of or them are arB providing providing pro pro- viding I ln an inferior service and charging charging char st ing for tor a 0 perfect service Some arc are imperfectly equipped Some Somo are aro in tn- tn sanitary in their accessories and tho the health of ot workmen is impaired Tho rho public has hu a a. right to control all these theM details A law n to that crr effect ct carefully following the constitutional t oj rights of or tho the state and well welt within the limits of or Justice and und of or reason will bo ho of oC service to tho the people will willbo bo 10 of ot advantage to every cry Interest of ot tho state slate including the tho rights of or the franchise holders themselves And in the name of ot Justice such a law i is demanded of ot tho ho legislature by bythe bythe bytho the tho people of or Utah I |