Show r OY1RNME 1 Olt IEItSIIII Jho idea of government and municipal mu-nicipal ownership of public utilities seoms to be taking deep root in the mind of tho people oyer the Civilized civil-ized world Not only in the minds of the poor and unfortunate who think they have not a fair dell when it comes to sharing tho bounties boun-ties and blessings of life but bright men and brilliant newspapers are advocating public ownership I An American lawyer writes from Now Zealand as follows I have traveled around the vorld via New York London and tile Suez canal and I am now in the land of government ownership of public utilitiesand n more contented content-ed and prosperous people does not oxist in tho world today than the inhabitants of New Zealand Tho government owns Uio railroad life and Ore insuroncu and coal mines rho faro on the railroads is one cent a mile and workman mire carried 20 nulos each day to and from work for 24 cents per week between the cities of Wellington and Pctono Tho government owns tho telegraph telephone and conducts a saving bank The saving bank lends money mon-ey to the farmers at 8J per cent and the minimum wages for labor is 25 cents per hour The government givos a pension of 100 per year to all persons over Oo years of age Tho country is not the place for plutocrats and exploiters who live by the sweet of other mens faces but for merchants traders and work men it is tho best country in the world Tho man with 10000 invested gets tho same freight rates as the man with a million dollars Springvillo Independent |