sourii NORVALK'
EVENING sen-tart.
ESTABLISHED BY .
.. lanes GOLDEN ;
i. L. AND A. L. GOLDEN.
PROPRIETORS l
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 19167
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'0 MASONIC DIRECTORY.
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w nutter Chapter, N. as, n. A. M. ‘
Meets in Masonit- Building. Southl
min street, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays;
3,; of each month—July and August cit
cepied—at 8 o‘clock. All Royal Arch
3' Masons cordially in\'ited. l
3‘ JAMESA. HOLLERIN, H. P.
Anson-4‘. 6. Lyon, Secretary. l
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Old Well Lodge, No. 108, F. and A. M.‘
Meets in Masonic Iiuildina. South
‘Main street. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of"
each month-July and August can,
(‘epted-r-at ii o‘clock. All Master
Masons cordially invited. Arthur
'1'. Ferris. \\'. M.. iioburt .\i. Wilcox};
See. ',
P." RESPECT FOR THE COURTS. ‘
.. A magistrate in Brooklyn, N, Y.,
presided recently over a trial lll\'0l\'-&
in; a violation of infantile paraiyslsl
quittamine regulations. Two medical
rett'esentatives of the city health de-
partment v ere put on the witnesal
stand amen who. in addition to theirl
official status, are said to be well-
'i‘he defendant was
testi-
Vuony on the ground that the court
hm physicians.
discharged in spite of their
3"" was not sure of the qualifications of
M. . the physicians.
54‘ '95 “:You asked the doctors if they
. 1,: "yore doctors." the magistrate is re
glottal as saying to the prosecutor,
' :“i'ffd they said they Wt-“t‘. That is
There are
“ tall i know about them.
4‘
if. ,many varieties of dmtors- doctors of
i phllosophy.‘doctor« of law, doctors of
. divinity, veterinary doctors and doc-
. tors of medicine."
5 And the very
achieved that masterly judicial tri-
nm gistrate who
pit over common sense is probably
"Tail", up of the Judges who
u. complain of public disrespect for the
p 52‘?" courts. _
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1‘ BELGIAN FOOD SUBSTITUTES.
‘ Belgium has not only its food prob-
‘ I
loin but its pure food problem. Here
i". t are some samples of frauds that inves-
. tigntors have found:
An “oil sauce" ititended as a sub-
$32.1”th for olive oil consisted of 3-4
is}; l. “per cent .extract of some sort of gum
I ”find 99 14 per cent. water. ‘A fancy
I "mayonnaise" was made. of 1.3 per
cent .oil, 10.7 per cent. starch, 2 per
mm. ash and 86 per cent. water. A
vgmippecial food for invalids advertised as
1"meai extract" showed, on analysis,
iM385 per cent. water, 15 per cent. burnt
Laugar and 20 per cent. salt. “Butter"
41.0”“ at about 65 cents a pound was a
Ti’Adulteration" is too mild a name
ft "rseuch stuff. ~Arid the wickedness
not. in its manufacture and sale—
' Germans themselves are cheerful-
a
g .
5
$3
'3
so
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~27
m
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35;
2.
lug-we ever experienced in Am-
“ in the palmlestdays of food-
‘““I' “ ti in
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In! Favor Association is busy.
at anti-nod Mlle. it ls
- to weeds._w_on. general princi-
”Mined human: lining;
its. litmus agriculture. and
um civilisation, ltisit. is
‘the wind may cause hay fever.
one eternal strugule against Weeds; TALKS 0N THRIFT. ‘
But the hay-fetciites a'e naturally] I
l
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lviosl toncemt-d v. lth the plants vi? Ose
rattle-sply pi-riizitted by nature Hee- Some People Save.
. T...- Nru Yolk L‘v illii' W ‘ '5
to it. blown into thi nasal passages of 5“" k h otld ha
poil<
curring a series of «ash prizes
1: held tor the most setuible plan of saving
bit for tl.:~ llliiiellull. -‘4.
»u.-. table men and “when,
lr:;v.t
’l‘tw
it] .re tugsweed, the yellow dick, llir‘
(I‘l'lltd to the management of n
rouse-held. allele the income does not
t‘Xt'NLl $15" a month A large num-
‘ier oi plans were submitted by tie"-
‘ ~ . Milk in all \Iuika‘ of life, a reading, of
the (opinion daisy. it is l'E‘t‘Osmlt’d-wvhicl. leads to the conclusion that
Won lie 11in pilllllrdl) tt'i‘mfl
cochlt burr. the "careless weed" and
iuwtier. that almost any weed whose there are a lot of level-headed people
ptilltll is light enough to be carried by refilling somewhere by good manage-X
The “"‘lll and definite plans at living, A
the plant then located on Sea ew ave
lime and ll was stated by this man at
.the time hat the people of the Div
trict desired its passage. lied it not
lbeen for the timely in‘erferem-a upon
.the part oi the eoinintssietiei's and our
- ‘ ‘fl'leildé. .i. 1;“ who Hunk
‘rlt‘pp l‘! n“ l;..‘.e!y
ili'dl fold to have lite “i'iil' wi lidrawn
‘ NTINEL
Wincheslt r.
to like a ton at
E
‘lllk‘ t'r;.n<“.i~e ’v\t\li.t.l ligiz'i have men
at >l5.l\t'
é ‘
IEWS 000 it is somewha; to l'c‘ warm. .1 alo-
.” ‘that were ”it’lr llit'll and min rs asso-
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‘tiated wi'h them in this “crusade" sin-
>cerely in earnest for the interest of the
N ltistrict which appears to be their sin-
.
‘ . . . .
ailment is that each sufferer owes his.
malady to some particular plant that
lllt’lt- are about as many kinds of hay
later as the:e are pollenrbearing
weeds.
The H. i“. A. propaganda ought to
be taken more seriously than it is.
l~‘or.uiiately the number of hay fever
siibyuts is a relatively small part of
but if
were followed, and the extermination
the population; their advice
of wteds were vigorously prosecuted.
liter” would be an immense benefit to
the entire community. it is possible
that it this matter were taken up in
earnest, the. whole country might.
within a few years, be virtually clear-
ed of weeds, to the inuheiise relief of
agriculture and the great increase and
thenpcnine of the food supply.
be
greeted with incredulity by most per-
tli course, this sunuestioii will
sons. Weeds are generally accepted
as an inevitable atl’liitioii. to be t'lllli'
inated. no doubt .f'l‘otn any particular
by
hard and persistent effort, but not to
plot of ground for a blief little
he got rid of generally or permanent-
ly. But it has never been tried? “by
ttot try it?
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MAMMOTHREPTS.
A fair Southern student at-thc liar-
iard summer school, indignant at llill"
ipg her picture snapped by an amn-
teut' photographer is said to have
withered the audacious man by call
lllii him an "impatient inaiiiiiiotlin-pt."i
She debcrves gratitude for calling
publn attention to this lovely and
it's really in the die-
“A
gratidtiiother — ,
woiiuious word.
tiotiery. And the definition is:
t‘lllltl rearev‘ by its
heme a spoiled child."
The grandmothers may rise up in-
arms aulilnst the implied libel, which
.portion and ext-avaiuant. You cannot “‘0'-
EAST NURWALK Llu‘iiT PLANT
to jurilf} the following conclusions: 'Sept. 0‘ ”lb
,. _ last {\orwallt. l‘Oiiu.
list, that the only method of sav» . . 4 . ~ ‘
. ' . lTo The Editor of the hveiiing senti-
lllg that proves practical and per-ma. “PI:__
W
that Frag-ides for the Various ex emf ‘ to briefly sate a few facts relative to
incidental to rearing a ffiulli' D ..ulme present agitation on the electric
, ‘ .. 3- r“198'_piuitt of the Third District.
””u- “Que-“”011. (“W- No one rams-l To dispense a little "light and 2mm
hllt‘lr‘ in particular by a “hit and I to the uninformed," in relation to the
tiiiss' method of life. This is the real fruiting election to be held Sept. 11.
“”1 -‘” "13M llt‘oplc are living nextfl'alti. so that when they “cast" their
door to poverty all the time. Any plan ballot they will he await: of thee undi-
ef life to be successful must include tions that surround the whole project.
l:it' i.t‘lt‘l'2.il.'lfll‘.tin to save, and if Duh-filly doing this i will relieve myself of
slip. a damn“. amount as a minimum ,tlic respondbiiily of the result of the
The determination without a plan ac-‘ml‘fl “hum“ ”‘9- ‘““ll be such as ‘0
corny-lichen but little. ’eati 1e regrlt in the future. i am aware
second. that the wife Le ”,9 s“ing‘that there is much personal feeling in-
.t..",..m in ”H, household. As a rule. , yuh‘vll in the efforts of a few" to trans.
‘hp mart earns the 't'ar our plant to the United Elsie-
money and the I . _ _
vile spends it. To her is enlruateditn‘ hill“ and water ('tilllpiiil) and that.
the builds of the supplies. the carelflw"..unmle§ allow ”Mr peisoiialfeol-
«i the children, their clothes and lugs to influence he” judgement ‘0
_ . , , .V their own injury. and l state lllis‘ fact
sptndtnt money. lawn though the' .. . .
1 l . . . _. t>u that the taxpawrs of the Mind ills"-
tus taiid pain the bills. his trite um; . '
mu.“ ”Hm \‘lle l . 'trit't. may he warned. ‘hat an appeal
- i . l . | tas i - . . . . .
_nd I“ h h tint “m‘ '0 “m“, to the likes and dislikes. of individuals,
u ‘ ' C l . ..
‘ ' ils not the proper "appeal when the
third, tiiat the most workable planlwbpwt of dtM‘urSlOIl. is of n puncly
iolluws: Apportion the income.
t
'i‘iiert-jit'c certain fitted charges
is a.-
i"business character."
in' lncidently i. may not be amiss. l0
"“”'-‘ “"1““. “1“le rent. clothing ands-tale that I am the chairman of the
'0‘“ It is \H-ll settled that the rentldisirit‘i coniiniwioners. and its such
Chm‘l” 1“" *‘M‘Wd Olli‘tlllut‘ttw 0f the . have had the privilege of receiving in-
“““W’ ”N WWW-tt WEB? for a nltmlh'sl tervlews from those that were in fa-
retit." if it is lai‘ror. it is out of mum-or of the plant, and those that are
it is to be regretted that more
live on Fifth avenue with u Thirdave. do not avail themselves of the "right”.
llllt' income, The germ...“ Hirava- of personal inquiry, appertaininxto the
,atm s are [bosfithip in ”,9 line ”f food l "operation" of the electric plant. and
h”. m)“, llil‘i‘l'by' gain "find, hand" information
The cost of clothing can bpllins‘ead of being the “victim" of men
”in, m.” estimated [m] experienced tpruteiitious oidistricl‘s weltare.i who
I;.iticationltl expenses can be figureiltmbm upon "”qu statements. to the
.. m, safety, and remeation can bexlietriment of the districts-welfare.
lint within bounds. The doctor and And by m doing. 'thwart the prog-
H'm‘m may he uncertain ‘ i ress of the Third lllsii‘lt“. instead of
quant t es at .. -~
”In” “I! these need not he “ovum-31mm a Booster: they are in ever!
‘.~rirdens as a ueneral rule [in fl.)- 0 sense a “knocks!" 0‘ all "H“:Inm‘”
tionnient would be oniade' for lit”) h advance for the"Betierment M the
‘ “ i“'lllistrlit. and they '00 share in the
"mm" and ”‘9 “Wm“ hank, “0 "ill-i "fruits of the ftilure development" of.
-. r how small the hitter may be. At)“: Ramp. ‘
“'1“ "RIM [movie set aside a definite The diectrle lilzhting plant was first
amount foMncii class of expenditures I started in 1907. as a result of the pus-
t-nd try at least to keep within tlieluge of Legislation which involved the
"l'ltl'Olu‘itttion. Ihardest kind 0‘ "opposition“ on the
Practically every competitor in tlic‘i’m't 0’ "‘9 predecessors 0‘ ”‘9 com-
:«d hire the wife can do
. :vt‘li.
.coine coinumers of the dis riet ell-e
tric plant. instead of patronising the
;leading statements to tlievontrary.
gaii. they would have long ere this tie-3
cotiipatiy whore cause they now es-
pause.
The regret of the tviiter is that there
was not permitted a reported at the
meeting held in the t‘ity‘i—iail, let-ent-
ly at which time the representatives
of this otganisation were "grilled and
chastised" in a manner thu' were they
‘public spit‘itld." as pretzented. they
would have desired immediate depart-
ure from the room.
When you realise that the same two
men. mentioned above. are still in the
fight it is Hideni that they have an
ulterior motive to injure you. indirect
iy as a all ckhoider. in the plan”.
The electric project was created for
the main purpose of lighting the
streets of the district. and your com-
mittee at that time recommended that
the scope be eiilarucd so as to givo
those desirous (it‘llgllllllfl their homes
that were refused by the cotnpany.‘
(then and now uistingo on the
grounds of the large investment neces-
sary to supply them. 2
At the Hid of the first year the sta-
tion supplied 11.} t‘tlllrlilll’ rs. This nunp
her ila.; increaetl Illllll tt-tiay it is.
over 275. The competing eompati."
about two years ago had tipproxitiia'elyl
100 coniumers. while today it has less
than 35 consumers. This is due to
the “civic pride" displayed by ioyalf
and cotiscientous citizens and to the;
effects of late by our .\ii'. Macy.
An lilVlehianIll of about $65,000 hat
been made iii the electric project. The
IH‘H‘ht shown in the commissioners re.
port of Sepleiulter iltlli. tatktiowledt‘ed
by electrical experts to be conserva-
tive) confirm this, and now it has in
dental $44,211.“ notwithstanding mis-
l invite those who are "EUif‘ef‘e," to
advise the writer of their desire to con-‘
tlrm the»: statements, and i will be
pleased to make an appointment. lt‘
tnav be well to state. that. none of the
“most active" of the “opposition" have H
cared upon the writer for information4
such as has been transmitted to thcl
uninformeth ‘
it is to be regre'ted that the, consel‘ ,
vativo citirlena of tho istrict do not q
call upon the commissioners at their ,
meetings. thereby expresaing there
sorrowfully _
is its old as the Greek laiigutitzc fl‘Olilltontest confessed that they started
“mm it comes. But ileir financial success with a savings
bank account. 1
fathers of a generation gm.“ 1,, “ions It was small in many.
title child culture will welcome theimws' but grew steadily. The man'
- who starts out to save will itstonislig
' .even himself with results he never an-
in aEmu“;tielpnted. it is the small steady sav-
gzrandtiiotlierly indulgence of their off-litigs that count. i. .
' | Some people divide the weekly
were into parts, setting aside enough
for each class of expenditure. while
others make the apportionment and
maternal ancestor ought 10 be enough lkecp an expense account as a ctiideto
to make grandma stop 1191‘ COddlinl: determine how they keep within or ex-
and acquiesce in parental discipline. iceed their allotment.
. I’ l To pay each bill out of its particu-
llar compartment in the family cash
IMMUNITY FROM CONSUMPT'ON‘ lbox is sometimes impossible. and the
mothers and
ierii. its a new and powerful Weapon
their endless warfare
..prlnu.
Merely calling a child a “mammoth-
rept" in 'the presence of its grand-l
tunntial contribution by taxation to the
"co-operation" for the interest of the: "
letrict. The writer desires to make‘
himself clear upon thll point. viz.. that -
patty, that now seeks to “rob" the his—
triet of "her" only “franchise" that re
mains. Now that “she" has been di-
d
less than 100 citizens have been in the,
present electric station to see what ll
"few" peoplmnro “attempting" to dis ;
greater city. This was the “direct pence with. aggregating an investment;
cause of operation," by precisely lhBIOf .bout $25,000 in tho building alone-l
same class of people that n0w 560" 10 Then has been much interest antipd'l
"wrest" from the District. for the hen. . miration expressed by non-residentsl
eiit of someone else. other than them-him hth‘ visited the Station aiid fail
59"“- Tht‘ labors M such men a“? more lit number than our own DPODlB-'
Hon. F. H. Quintard. Leo Davis. Johni Rfcenlly we have had the plealsurel
3- Walsh. P- H' “9“le A- E. wU“.'of visits. by a group of conservative,
cheater. iteman Drake and others not‘cmmns' that have been surprised at
re-called at this time. who can all at- the true conditions and informed the.
test to the “tight" then encountered. lotwriter that they will make their el--‘
obtain this "valuable franchise" which i ”055.10“... public through the press.
vested of “government" of “her" aff-
airs, and getting a “fair return" for the
is the district goingno permit a few'
l==T ...... -
HE: GREAT
Clearance Sale
initial; tilt; tavern luvs
tutti tint. FRIDAY. SATURDAY
Extraction Offerings. Best Savings
that are worth while. it’s prices alone that
talk. The opportune line to save is new.
ilti not miss it.
zscHWHITE PONGEE
>iniilar to a white soixttc.
.3 inches wide, a most ex»
ccllctit cloth for wotliens
and misses wear.
Sale price .......... Oligl
90c SHEETS
lug size, no seams. good
muslin, no dressing, excel‘
lent value. Sale price . 68c '
25c MIDDY CLOTH
Yard with: herringbone
stripe. excellent for lllltldlt'S
and separate skirts.
Sillt‘ ltl‘lt‘t' ........ 12'31,‘
75c CRIB PADS
l-‘or litllit's t‘l'lll, quilted.
\vzis‘lialile. \l/.t‘ 27 .\ 4t).
Sale price. each 49¢
i9c SCOTCH GINGHAM
"lir;tlce” quality. 32 inch
cs witlc, liatiiisoiiie plain (ol-
tits and plaids for g‘irls' t‘a'l
lll‘t".\t‘5.
Sale .
$1.50 WOMEN’S WAISTS
go tltll. aesortcd
“lute “hints.
Sale iricc. each
dainty
9d
75c SERGES FOR FALL
New fall wool Serge, for
\vottiett's’ anti ittissts' tlress»
. ('8. all the wanted colors.
Sale price, yard
- - - 46¢
SLsoTAFFEIA SILKS
Yard \vidc. all colors:
best pure dye.
Nile tit'ii‘c. \‘tl. .. ..
39c PRINTED VOILES
Dainty styles. over fiitv
beautiful designs. '
Sale price. yd. 242'
ton CLILNY LACE
‘ too pit-res. excellent value.
Sale price. vii. ...... . ,3;
rs: TALCUM POWDkP
Genuine lialicnek's tolp-
loysis 'l‘alcuni l‘mvdcr.
Sale price .......... 11¢
25c 8 oz. JELLY
TUMBLERS
\\'ith tin top: value 25c
dozen. ‘
Sale price, doz.
98c FRUIT JARS
Canningr time now: buy
here and save double. Dou-
iilc Safety Fruit Jars. wide
mouth. glass tops. pints or
quarts.
Sale price. doz. ..... 65¢
25c CUPS AND
l SAUCERS
Decorave-i t‘hiiia Cups
and haul-us. six different
(lesions.
Sale price 6 for 58f
3c WATER TUMBLERS
' ‘ l'ressr. ti \Vatcr
lutiililcrs. value 30 each.
Stile prit‘c, tlUZ. . . . .. . 19¢
55c PRESERVING
KETTLES
it) quart. steel gray chain-
cl Preserving Kettles.
hale price. each 37¢
$3.00 BLANKETS
licai‘oti lllillllxt'l~. iii plaids
or plain colors. for full .11..-
llt’lls.
Nile price. pair .... $1.98
IIC SHEETING
line and soil liali lllt'iiCll-
ell. yat‘ll \vidc.
Sale price .......... 7‘ lé
$2.00 ROXBURY
SPREADS
131;: double lied size. ltctii—
lllt‘tl Marseilles patterns,
crochet quality.
Sale priee. each .. $1.44
LINEN NAPKINS
$2.00 and 53,”) minus.
Silver bleziriml. all purl:
St‘otcli linen. sturdy value,
cwcllcnt duality. assorted
patterns.
Jo x 20. sale price. (102..
$1.49
:2 \ 2:. sale price. doz..
(T1;i\\
iz i-2c BROWN
SHEETING
(lnly about 500 yards of
this Well known brand
Lockwood Sheeting lcit.
5:11 lWlt‘t‘, \‘tl. ..... 9"
$t25 Yard Wide BLACK
TAFFETA SILK
SKIRTINGS 29c.
STRIPED SKIRTNGS
Odds and ends. Values up
to me .......... 15¢
25c and 39c
WHITE GOODS
Sheer, dainty fabrics.
_ 1 e
25c PAD HOSE
SUPPORTERS ‘13!
$1.50 FULL SIZE
COMFORTABLES
$1.15
cine "cure" for tuberculosis, recogniz-
Acwrding to the Public Health SOT-1
vice. the best way to escape tubercu-l
to be born an ltalian or a lie--
in a wide. investigation it hasll
losls is
brew.
found that “almost without exception,
cities with a higher percentage of Ir-
ish, Scandinavian and ‘German stock,
and those in which the negro popula-
tion is—rrclativeiy large, have a cor-
respondingly high mortality, while.
those where the Jewish and Italian
element is proportionately great have
‘a low tuberculosis death rate."
The same contrast is found within!
tl'ie‘conflnea of almost any city whose
population includes these
groups.
Just why there should be this dif~
ference in susceptibility to this dis-
case is still a. mystery. Some medical
authorities, however, have suggested
that the difference is not in the racial
stock but is to be found in the ma ..
net: of living, particularly in. the diet.
They call special attentionTo the use
of one article, garlic, by the‘Itaiians
and Jews. Although there is no spe-
racial
ed by the medical profession. many
physicians are convinced that garlic
in more effective than any other
known medicine or food in'combatting
the growth of tubercular gums In the
Inna-(Item. Cn-it‘bo that the to
nllsns'and‘ hw- aws their relative lllr
mutiny to so simple a thing as this?
simple and effective way is to merely
keep an expense record. and if the ex-
penditures exceed the expectation.
(urtailment or readjustment Is in or-
der.
Lastly. many who have acquired
property have done so through thel
medium of a debt
debt. such as a mortgage, building and
loan shares. installment home buying.
etc. But look out in incurring such
obligations that they be within your
power: to fulfill. and the values con-
servative. Don't, hitch up to more than
you can pull.
The marvel in such experiences 1‘
not that these people saved a consid-l
erable sum. but that they saved at all.
it was all the result of planning. will-
ing. sacrificing, the little things to
have the greater ones. elimination of
taste, foresight, good judgment, set-
ting a course and steering by it, mak-
ing resolutions to keep and not. to
break, and being firm with one’s self,-
hui not‘parsimonicus. Thrift is get-
ling a habit and keeping it: until it
gets you. These people got the habit
of getting ahead And the result is they
got ahead.
It always works that way.
YALE SQUAD READY ,
FOR FALL PRACTICE
NEW HAVEN. Sept- 8;-—'f'he ad»
vunvie guard of the Yale football squad
arrived rhere yesterday for fall prac-
tice which will open Thursday in the
bowl. it .is enact-din". there will
be more than n hundred players
here boron sic end-or then-ti
mus-um no. m 9-.»-
\
,
a “.few" today desire to “turn oVer"|
through the "medium" of a "contract;
and lease" Fellow citizens it’s time
to “tight" and all should prepare for
the battle that is of such “vital" im-
portance to the future benefit of the
District. it is to be expected that the
electric department would of neces-
incurred»helpful l sity be “”99"?“ ‘0 "pend large sums ,‘derstanding of the proposed contract]
tot money to extend the lines, to sup- with the U. E. L and W. 00.. which 13:
ply the consumers. who in the main.
are stock-holders in the enterprise.
But today the entire district is “wired" i
excepting about 3 or i titreets, and
from now on the expense to "hook-up"
a consumer, will be minimized compar-
ed to the expending of. large sums as
was the case in the earlier construc-
tion of the lines.
To sum up permit me to state that
in 1908 there were but 16 consumers.
“while today there are over 275 com:
somers. Against 100 consumers of
the U. E. L. & W. (10.. some 2 years
ago. and but about 25 today. This.
plainly domonsirates the loyalty and
civic pride of the peeple which is “ab-
sent" from those most actively en-p
gazed in this light to sacrifice “our"
birthright, to a company, which for
years has been opposing municipal
ownership.
yro'i'lBtnof a’me..ank'd~)noligbt in
Let us for a moment ansllie the
leaders ottho movement to coerce the
voters to vote it: the signlnslof the
contract: ._ "
One. who during his term of oil!
as an official of the district, employed
methods of every phase to abet the dc.
sires of the predecessors of the com-
pany that. novruelrs‘acosptnnoo of
their. mutt-ct.
,
Iand their use for the full term of
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l
to endanger the welfare of all ——.\'0! l
Wm. H. SNIFFEX. t
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MR. MACY'S STATEMENT.
Sept. 6, 1916.
_A good time to anticipa
Christmas. Good lengths at
duplicate.
Mr. Editor:
The people who desire is clear on.I
Remnants of Table Linen
te for Thanksgiving or even
low prices; some we cannot '
to be voted upon at a special election:
to be held September 11, 1916. will
find below an annlisation of some of
the main points. The graveness of
the issue. which involves an invest-
ment of some $60,000. will warrant a
careful perusal of the following points:
1. On page 2 of the contract the
following words appear: “To have and
to hold the said system unto said com-
pany. its successors and assigns. to its
by a company is obtaining a constant-l
ly: increasing profit due to the convl
stant increase of revenue stipulated
sum. and are in no way sharing this.
increase in profit with the Third tarr-1
ing district. What kind of a business
proposition is this? Are you willing
to vote them this profit from your in-
vestment? .
2. On page four. paragraph three,
appear these words: “it is mutually
covenantsd that the company may
make such lawful changes and altera~
tions in the distribution systems leas-
ed, and their equipment and appurte-
nances. as the company shall, from.
time to time. find to be necessary or.
twenty (20) years fro mand after the
date of the execution of this agree-
ment." For this privilege it is stated
upon page five of the contract, the
company agrees to pay $1.600 per an-
num. There has been an increase in
the commercial income taken in. from.
these lines in one year of. 53 per cent.
There is no doubt that there will be
the Gregory Boulevard. Van Zant.
street, itorlon l‘oint. etc., where their
lines parallel ours. This section
gives to the U. E. L and W. Co, the
authority to cut down your vires. to
remove your transfo:’mcrs. to con-
nect your people on to their system.
and towseil your propery. Will you
vote them this privilege? _ '
3 On page four, paragraph four.
appear these words: "It is further
covenanted that upon the termination
of this lease the company shall have
the right to occupy with-fits wires and
attachments and all of the poles
and underground conduits now or
hereafter installed by the taxing disc
be 5mm, and than 914,000. and then
i.
advisable, and for the purpose of'sunh‘trict. in order that the contour! my
changes or alterations may, from-umo'connsct such extension with its then
to tune. move, remove. disoontlnuo,dlntflbuting systemi" This-mammal:
abandon, enchant! or sell any north The termination of the lease, in mat.
of the. demised property which, in its but wit-tulle lease is anointed. that.
judgment, shall no. longer be near the U- E. I3» Ind'W; Co. has the right:
III'V tor the operation of the property ,‘to occupy etch and every pole and un-
regarded u a completed diachbuttoniuerxround conduit lllthl‘dhti‘ict. no
the U. n. L. and w. 00.. and the ini- Hum» 11, “the, "m, m. mm grip which they had. Minot upon.
provements made on electrical genor- that the WWII! w more. mg, the. distract. pad. which has, been
an enormous increase in the revenue
derived from those lines during the
next twenty years. At the present
time it is over $6,000. and it will soon
”3.000. etc. This incite-loin raven
no will mean an increase in profit: to
‘7 Another was
instrumental in taunt-em, you win. regional;
premium cost of manufacture tof‘utgi.
sting machinery audit! the “Nicknam- m,.enhsnu orull 'mnchsd loose. during input your.
‘my pm or your amuse ttm yrtit be tightened. Will ”Mote tu-
. . . .5 . .
um.
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