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Show H j j The Light Question. Bfl a The time allowed the Heieules pen- BH, pie to considei the city's oiler of $1.V BBj i 000 for the company's sjslem and BB' - franchise in Logan elapsed last Mon- BB' day. No answer was rcceled. It is BH now up to the city toolTeTthem moie BH money or build a new sj stem. The HH question is deserving of set lous consld- Bfl' j eiatlon and should engage the atten- BB tlou or the business men of the city, HH and befoiu the matter is tluallj decld- HH , ed a most caicful and exhaustive In- HH' wstigatlon of present conditions and HH i j futuie possibilities should be made bj HH the council. Would It bo better to HH1 pay a goodlj sum or money foi a sjs- Hj), tern ahead constructed and at the HH P , t same time get i Id or a possible dangoi- HH ( ous competitor, oi spend a little less HH'! money foi a new system and engage HH 1 In competition with a J,000,000 com- HHr biuatlon In a Held that Is laige enough BflT y to fmnlsh business foi hut onoconceinV HZ; ' Many people believe that Inasmuch BB astheeltj will be doing business onl HJh hollowed capital, It would be bettor HHN to buy the Hercules s.vstem at any I BBlfa 1 liguie that is nut deemed outi.igeously HHf s Iilgh, but these sue met with the HHT ' " assei tlou that the city cannot pay a Hflff good price to get lid of competition j HBJ'1 foi the ic.isou that theie would not HHj be money enough lefl to complete HHl i the plant. The city has contiacts HH " with hair tlic light useis of the city, HH but It cm baldly be denied that even HHV though the plant be tlnished, the city HH' will be in poor shape to engage In a HH ' light If the I lei coles people chcosc to HH ' put up one. And Is there anyone wlio HJ) believes thai this company will lay BK (,ow" and peimlt themselves to be HHl unceremoniously kicked out? We HBb' bave perfect faith In the ability of the Bj honorable couucilmen to handle the HT matter piopei ly If they w ill but make BJ fateful investigation, and this Is wilt- BJ ten merely that they may also hac BBV , llt thcadvice or business men who may be BJ led to hnestlgate the matter. The BBi t situation Is really vital the matter BH of getting rid of competition Is not a Hk" HBBBBk small thing under present circumstances circum-stances and should hac proper weight. Theaddago "bo sure you're right and go ahead" Is very appllcalbc. |
