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Show H LOWER RATES AND H HIGHER DIVIDENDS U I Man American cities arc studying traction problem? jrftockholdera Wan1 higher dividend St raphanrers van lower fare. The traveling: public ha com to believe thai lares cannot be j ; j low while dividend are high, forne' ; 1 nc that what ban made hifth fares Bj neCMiary ha not been high, dividend i.iteie ftH much an It ha been nv kind ' jjj fi dividend upon Stock of a very wat-j texture HH jj ! I'eier Witt. Cleveland traction ex- Hfl l"K. believe It quite possible to asan Hv3 N nate high dividends with low faieV j j H mean? high dividend upon mon-j wil 9 Invested, and not on water pumped ' j Witt ha a traction suggestion well I Kl Wortll considering when arranging the; H9 j 1 1 Inundation for a street railway fran i Hi i J hl.-e. He Mifceta that the dividend-j Hfl V I fjire schedule be linked together tin. 1 1 J J lower the fare ihc hlghct toe divi-.j I (lend ftUbf ed Hg This would compel traction officials L H9 j lo exert their finest managing ablll L Hflfl i j 'ips. their best organizing talents. th Bfl ' j,i most scrupulous ecotiotin, and the fin t IH ; oat efficiency lo keep the raie oi fare , II ij.B loa They would profit thereby In X Hjfl higher dividend. Hjfl ' j Under the present system the hlr.h. : r B9 liey can boon) the fare the larger ra 'i fj will be their dividend III Am Witt1 way is better! c H; Hut there are er few street rail-, 1 !' v.nys In the I'nited States free from i !, 'be threat of bankruptcy. |