| Show Why Not Roosevelt P Power r Operate a ow Plant Of Its O Own Roosevelt is just now emerging from her winter vinter slumber and what a slumber And if it were not for the good old moon and the happy stars our eyes might have atrophied and the sense of sight altogether disappear for want of seeing In the Mammoth Caves of Kentucky all the poor fish which drifted thereto have become totally blind and incapable incapable incapable able of telling night from day But some other poor fish not fish not living in the Mammoth Caves Caves- will likewise go blind and their offspring inherit that blindness and indifference It is recognized in every civil community that those who purport purport purport pur pur- port to deliver to any population wh whether ther in city or country country- a service which service which is classed as public service service must must see to it that that obligation is to the letter and to the spirit No concern which shoulders the responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- re- re of serving the public should be allowed to impose upon that public For how long have we been told and shown the Promised Promised Promised Prom Prom- Land of a great White Way when lights shall no more be dim dimand dimand dimand and flicker like one suffering from St. St Vitus Dance That I promise c came l with lh h many a falland falland fall and if just as surely vanished I with the spring Private control vs public control control control con con- of public utilities Is a question question question ques ques- tion that has been raised in nearly every state county and city The underlying cause everywhere is the same lack of a public sense and of a public accommodation spirit on the part of those who secured a right of way to a natural natural natural na na- na- na tural resource If private control control control con con- does docs not accommodate the public then public then the be damned public public public pub pub- lic must accommodate itself Is the loss of thousands of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars to the business interests of Roosevelt worth anything Mr look over the following follow follow- ing During Ing-During During the winter just passed passed passed pas pas- sed the Basin Drug Store Store due due to low voltage burned voltage burned out two motors motors motors mo mo- tors others had to be repaired and in order to continue at all other means of lighting had to be besu sut su substituted These people estimate estimate estimate esti- esti mate their loss conservatively at three hundred dollars The Roosevelt Drug Co because of low voltage damaged a frigid- frigid air motor which had to be repair repair- ed Loss in ice cream trade on account of insufficient power etc extra wattage used by having to burn larger lamps radio tubes damaged and the like This es establishment establishment establishment es- es estimates its loss at two hundred and twenty-three twenty dollars Mr Youngs Young's business after a costly waiting game gave up the ghost and resorted to a Delco Plant Huts estimate places the loss at five hundred dollars The Roosevelt Garage reported their loss on account of insufficient ent power to run their machinery at two hundred dollars Timothy's Store lost through lack of electrical power work on mill two refrigerator units lack of food refrigeration five hundred seventy-five seventy dol dol- lars McLea Nicholson reported a loss due to our insufficient power of of nine hundred thirty dollars In this concern refrigerator motors motors motors mo mo- tors were damaged and which had to be repaired or replaced Loss of meat business due to no Loss due to inability to operate meat grinder and damage damage damage dam dam dam- age to the same Loss in radio tubes and other electrical equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment extra current used of low voltage The Roosevelt Mill lost practically practically practically ally all of its business because little grinding could be done No definite estimate was here given but judging conservatively from past operations the loss is ous But these are just a few re reports re- re ports what ports what of the whole business loss in just one winter Then consider the physicians and their important part parl in the life of the community Both Drs Whitmore and Mlles Miles have been greatly inon inconvenienced by lack of power and lights During one of the operations the lights went out and the operation with a life at stake stake had had to be finished with the light of candles and a flash flash- light And what of the Inconveniences and in every home of the community But some someone someone someone one flashed the idea that about two fifths of the income of the present power plant is derived from Roosevelt and if Roosevelt quits the company would be unable unable unable un un- able to operate The consequence would be therefore the coming of total darkness to our smaller towns such as Neola My Myton ton Cedarview Cedarview Cedarview Ced- Ced arview etc Apropos to his men men- menI I I I tal tab equipment equipment we we suppose that the man who advanced such an argument would live in darkness the rest of his bis days just because the present power company ceased ceased ceased ceas ceas- ed to operate I If the present company cannot operate because Roosevelt quits some some other would take takeover takeover takeover over the plant and operate it The present company would merely I take its loss and settle the best it can As matters now stand we weare weare weare are merely paying for a great big loss loss all all thc way the around and The Sand Man is throwing sand sandin in your eyes Roosevelt lt should own a power plant of its own Dare we Why not BASIN LUMBER CO ESTHER POWELL H. H V. V TIMOTHY McLEA NICHOLSON D D. P. P WHITMORE M M. D D. ALFRED LUBLIN L. L MILES M. M D. D A. A M. M JACOBS ROOSEVELT DRUG CO BASIN DRUG CO J J. J R. R LAMBERT L. L D. D YOUNG Above is paid advertising Editor |
