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Show A NATIONAL REFEREN-I DITM , "' i The referendum Just concluded by the Chamber of Cptnporce of the United States coveting tho question ofocal trfinsportatldn thfbuehout tho country han produced. 1,08(1 votea, least by the local Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade throughout ;he cbuntry in the afflrm-atlvc afflrm-atlvc on the question "Exlstinc traction trac-tion facilities should bo conserved," Thcrearo no, ueguttvo votes. Tho sanio results attends the votn on tbo following question: ''The attitude nowtaftcn towards street railway pro-blemB'should pro-blemB'should bo basivd upon tho pro-sent pro-sent ,i)nd future needs of the com-piunlty," com-piunlty," ,Vilyato ownqrablp wllh regulntlon that will promptly xouovv chances In the situation, with provision provi-sion igulnst unfair competitor, as well as rcllof from all but dens unrelated unre-lated to the servleo, nro overwhelm InKly favored. Tho icfcrpnditm also icclarc-d In favot uf definite olllclal renpoiiflllilllty for tlio application of reKulatlon, ns wolt aa Tor tho uvnll-ability uvnll-ability to the publicum" all tlmea or the facta aa tn ilieynults of, operation, opera-tion, and for j-esldcn,! rttsponslblo executives ex-ecutives wholly conversant with local lenulrcmeniB, , , These teferendupu. In which tho trndo fbodles of" ffie "country havo been iiiirtlclpiitrnk. .'arei wltnesalnp. Inasmuch lis theyahovvn disposition lo dejil wltlunbsoluto falniess wt tbe public utilities of the counJr"-The counJr"-The ljoiltlcnl olluntl6n h.i nlHO cloir- nlf materially and tho policy H of, live and let live appearo, to xor H cm tbcattltudo of membore ot tho M federal administration, In and out of H Congreos. Iloports to tha IntereUto Commerce Commission, the Fedormt 'H Trade Commlsalon and tho Interior M depar.tmcqt.all Indlcato that thp H country pu sottled down, to a sanoj M detorlnatlon to encourage pri . . M ownership and cnclent public regu M latioij. nqt on,ty ot local transports.- H tlon but of lifting, . and owor. H planu as well. vy ' H |