The Munsey Magazine, September 1910

Munsey's Magazine, September 1910 This issue of Munsey's Magazine (Vol. XLIII, No. VI) features "A Tribunal for All the People," an extended article by Isaac F. Marcosson detailing New York's Public Service Commissions. The article examines how Governor Charles E. Hughes's regulatory reforms, enacted in 1907, address corporate abuses affecting transportation, gas, electric, and express services. Marcosson outlines the commissions' powers—including rate-setting, safety oversight, and securities regulation—and profiles the appointed commissioners including Chairman William R. Willcox. The article documents the commission's investigation into the Interborough Metropolitan Company, revealing inflated capitalization, corruption, and infrastructure neglect, resulting in receivership of the Third Avenue line. It emphasizes the commissions' public-access approach and systematic staff. The issue also includes Clinton Scollard's poem "Love's Interpreters" and Pears' Soap advertisements.