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Show A iVl fc AHt. a ' y- 2 mrmassKSXSS: THE CITIZEN surplus. By trying to help the farmer we would change our entire ilM! system- - Can we afford to jump from sound Americanism to European paternalism? GEORGE COMING. Today electrical energy is being transmitted as far as 400 miles to meet the demands for service. There were at the end of 1922, 10,000,084 central station customers in this country, of whom 78 per cent were residential consumers of light and power, 17 per cent users of industrial lighting and 4 per cent industrial power consumers. The remaining 1 per cent is not accounted for. This total of more than ten million was divided numerically, as follows: 8,467,600 residential customers; industrial lighting customers; 429,584 industrial power customers. 6,000,000. Former Premier Lloyd George will visit the United States about the first of October, it is understood, and will make a series of addresses while here. Much water has passed over the mill since he dominated the peace conference at Paris, and skillfully maneuvered Mr. Wilson out of. every one of his fourteen points while throwing SUCCESSFUL. him the league of nations as a sop to his vanity. It will be interesting to listen to Mr. Lloyd George's comments on present conditions, and Cuban monthly revenues are running as high as $10,000,000, the hear his opinion of the Versailles treaty, the league, and the policy credit balance is close to $25,000,000, and the surplus at the end of pursued by the United States since the armistice. But his remarks 0will be merely entertaining as coming from the lips of a great figure the year is expected to be $40,000,000. The prospects are that the island will be able to retire its outstanding debts in a few years. of the world war period. Americans have long since ceased to attach All this has been brought about through the interposition of the late any weight to the theories advanced by British lecturers, knowing that they are inspired solely by a concern for the welfare of Great President Harding in Cuban affairs. When the financial situation in the island was chaotic and civil war appeared imminent, he sent Britain. General Crowder to Havana as his personal representative. The reforms inagurated by Crowder, with the of the better REWARD TO KILL. class of revolutionized and co-operat- ion conditions made possible the Cubans, present highly favrable showing of the treasury. . The American Humane Association has offered a prize of $10,000 for a device to kill animals instantly and without suffering. George W. Wickersham was a former attorney general of the Animals are killed in such vast numbers in our country that an United States, and one would think that any American who can invention is sought that will produce death quickly and surely. secure such a high position in this country would be a The aim is to secure an invention that will send a bolt or bullet American. However, there are many Americans who take exception into the brain that will produce complete unconsciousness instantly. to Wickersham's interest in the old world to the detriment of his can human proUnder the most favorable conditions that genius own country. Ever since the war ended, Mr. Wickersham has tried and in transportation vide, there will always be more or less suffering hard to convince people that we should cancel the European debts food. for slaughtering of domestic animals and take an active part in European politics. When you are in tordemand that suffering physical Humanity and public health America, be an American. be and arrival at ture in transit and after slaughter pens stockyards reduced to a minimum. Italy owes the American taxpayers about two billion dollars, The cruelty practiced in handling livestock on the way from the for. the use of which she is not paying a cent of interest-- and for the pastures, ranges and feeding pens to the great packing plants should repayment of which she shows no inclination to arrange. Meanarouse humane and Christian people to action. while she showed no hesitancy in rushing into a war that might have added other billions to the list of Italian indebtedness. Such is the BIG BUSINESS. code which governs the morals of Europe. full-fledg- ed , Omaha has just suffered complete prostration of its 200,000 population and its industries by a water, system breaking down. Its gas service which is also municipally owned was liable to give way when the city water mains were filled with mud. Its electric lighting plant which is privately owned came to the rescue of the people with 80,000 gallons a day free pure distilled Every cheap demagogue is busy shouting that if only a few more laws could be passed all the problems of the farmers and the rest of the people would vanish. So far as the farmer is concerned, congress passed at its last two sessions about all the laws that anyone could think of or suggest to solve his problems and it appears that he is worse off now than he ever was. Isn't it barely possible water. that legislation cannot make farming prosperous? And that the kind of unload to public But why should the people want any demagogues are shouting to distract our attention from their own is controlled which by politics? utility service on government mistakes and the failure of their previous schemes? If the halls of deMassachusetts of was he when 9 President Coolidge governor congress could be locked up for ten years and the kay thrown into is control and to alternative public the Potomac clared: The private ownership river, we believe that business conditions would right The communism. is this control. and Broadly extended, ownership themselves. The biggest trouble with the country today is the government and its agents are not in possession of any resources, political demogogue with his head of bone and his lungs of leather. ability, wisdom or altruism except that which they secure from Long Prairie (Minn.) Leader. Where the people are the government, they private life. do not get rid of their burdens by attempting to unload them on the The girls who work for the Bell Telephone company all highly government. praise the company because of their good treatment. The girls ELECTRICITY. enjoy the work because it is very fascinating and interesting and they meet the general public where they learn a great deal of real life. The girls arc required to work only eight hours a day show that American homes are becoming elecstatistics Recent q with steady work and million and they get time and a half for over-timtrically lighted at the rate of a million a year. In 1922, one benefit fund to new residential consumers were added to the 1921 total of seven and sure pay every week of good wages. There is a take care of the sick and unfortunate. The girls working for the a half million. The electrical industry in the last seven years has increased Mountain States Telephone company say it is a splendid company the number of customers on central station lines by more than to work for and every year they get a vacation with pay. e, a |
