Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — Berlin. [ARTICLE]

Berlin.

Frank G. Carpenter, the well-known correspondent, is muoh impressed with the way in whioh Germany’s capital is governed. While almost every oity of consequence in the United States is yearly getting deeper and deeper into debt, Berlin is making money and is at the same time magnificently governed. Beyond all her expenses the oity makes a profit of about 41,250,000 a year. She owns two-thirds of the gas stock and sees that the people get good gas and that the streets are well lighted. On her gas the oity realizes a handsome revenue. Then she insists that every house shall be insured by the city, and forbids any other company doing insurance business in the city. This is another profitable source of revenue. These are only samples of many ways adopted to give the people good service and at the same time make money for the city instead of allowing private corporations to make It Berlin’s government is run for the benefit of her citizens and not for a horde of politicians.