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Show Ht IH H 4 I PICKETT'S IS the PLACE FOR j f ! Now or next month you'll probably want to h have your home re-deeo rated, or at least have 4 t one or two rooms "done over". In buying the 4 necessary supplies, keep in mind the factors j of quality, service and economy. Pickett's is ;j prepared to offer you all three. Get your h supplies here! -j ! OUTSIDE PAINT, per gal., as low as . $2 j WALLPAPER per single roll, as low as IOV2C PICKETT'S I I A 4, M'M4-M4A4 U ai jiui jwi jnii flmr am, .im, .im .in .imi ami .mi .mil .1111 jmi jf jwi M ji i wi ami jwf Jtnt Studebaker's new Sparkling new colors inside and out Thrillingly youthful in spirit and looks I Sfcv Today tomorrow one day sooa I , , ' you'll live over again your first I CHf FL I lt joyous moments of driving. You'll I AJ JtjATj J enjoy the thrill of your motoring Tj ft ?Bh 7" J lifetime behind the wheel of a spirited, colorful new Studebaker Springtime model. Stunningly m'- Sr.."!",-"""" riginal n6W "yS-S" econ- Thrift delfvwed prfcej at fKtory. South Btnd Omy that Will delight VOU. Come Uiduna, as erf Mir. 26, 191 jubiecl to chana . 7 wllhout notic Fedtral in included. Ill ClOW. hasy C.I.T. terms. Clarence Dahl, Distributor Uarjai- jut- xmie luu Ji- jul- iuv iuv iuijuu auv tin- iai- mt- imi- i,n. ii-wi. t.Jt. 1M n I g& (VDUCAN'T LOSE, roLls I i w xW gfass is aiim ) liirrlll' fill 1 is imI I IIKr!' 1 i iWm2dw BUSINESS I IT'S EASY TO GET RICH j (On Paper) S Lots of men have had the experience of figur- three years which also have not been successful. Every ! Ij Ing out on paper how to get rich, and then finding man expected to make a profit but for some reason ! Jj out later that it was a great deal harder to do than or other the paper profits never materialized. These !; 5 it had seemed before they started. On paper all failures came despite hard work and a firm belief l S businesses should succeed, or they would not be in the business enterprise. 5 started. In practice the failures outnumber the sue- In general, the main reason for business failures ! 5 cesses in the country as a whole. was the lack of adequate investigation at the start. ' i The chances of business success have been These men were all too prone to accept promoters' ! C greater here due to St. George's rapid growth. Yet sales talk as facts and not investigate thoroughly. j s in the telephone directory of three years ago there They based their actions on hopes rather than on a ; j! were listed twelve businesses which since have failed. business-like investigation. In other words they did ;! ;I Others have been established here within the past wishful thinking. ! j NO BUSINESS-LIKE INVESTIGATION ;I Has the City administration made a business-like investigation of the proposed jl I; $300,000 power plant ? No one will deny that the investigation is largely an en- j! I; gineering problem. The only engineer employed by the City had a huge financial ;! I; incentive to "sell" the City administration on a municipal power plant. This is a i' ! matter of record. ! J; Even though no member of the City Council is a qualified engineer, it is also !; j; a matter of record that the City DIRECTED its engineer to increase the size of lj the diesel plant he had recommended. Further, the estimate of revenues and expense l I made by Councilman Bentley differs greatly in every important particular from those ! I of Engineer Bletzacker. In other words the City has radically changed its engineer's ! ;! findings without the advice of another electrical engineer. Few informed persons '! S wiU deny that the acquisition and construction of a $300,000 power system is an l ;! ENGINEERING problem which needs the services of an UNBIASED ENGINEER. j J Without such an unbiased engineering study the City administration is gambling with '! J $300,000 of St. George funds. j j! 454 ST GEORGE CITIZENS IGNORED J The City administration has refused to hire a tion within a few hours on the plant ordinance peti" l disinterested engineer to make a further investiga- tion which was signed by only 274 St George citi- i S tion even though requested to do so by 454 St. zens ! Nor was the ordinance petition 'sponsored by 5 George citizens! According to newspaper reports the Chamber of Commerce The reason for the ! S this petition was ignored by the City administration obvious discrimination against this lare group of 5 5 because it was not sponsored by the Chamber of influenzal St. George citizens has never been made 5 Commerce or a similar organization. Yet a short public. i 5 time later the City administration took favorable ac- J I THE CLAIM OF HUGE POWER COMPANY PROFITS I - .6Ven b!e" ,daimed by Sme Wi5hful reC0rds on fUe th the Public Service Commission. thinkers tha an unbiased engineering survey is not But even though the claim of Power Company necessary. If the Power Company makes huge earnings were true, it would not necessarily follow 5 profits so can we," they claim. that the City could make a profit. The Company i The claim that the Power Company is making has the advantage of cheaper sources of power. J large profits is entirely untrue. Southern Utah Power Eighty per cent of our power comes from hydro Company has never earned a fair return on its in- plants, while the City must depend on expensive i HfS ?Tr St0Ckh,lAe TeS6f T uVer di6Sels for a its powen The Company J two-thirds of the Ccpany's outstandmg stock, have has the advantage of serving many cities and towns ? not received a dividend during the past ten years. with the same operating force, wWch is not possible These statements can be verified by an inspection of for the City "" v The Time To Investigate Is How ! After the May 6 Election It Will Be Too Late I Vote "NO" on May 6th SOUTHERN UTAH POWER COMPANY ! |