The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-11
From Little AcOrns Grow
Grand Schemes From Lit
tie Men May Flow.
Sedalia to be Lighted by Elec-
tricity.
Alderman Landes the Pater of the
Gorgeous Glitter.

to keep right up with the procession. Iu
fact these wideawake, tireless, restless fel.
lows are uneasy if they are not right up
in the front and keeping step
to the merry music of Forward,
March, in all things which tend
to bring in higher civilization and make
more common those things, which by their
ability to cater TO the comfort and luxury
of the human family, actually become
necessities.
This is not the tallow dip age. I'VE do
not ride i'm carts or stage coaches, but go
| whirling over broad prairies and up and
down gigantic mountains i'm palace cars,
with comforts and convenience which are
truly wonderful.
The telephone was, at first, a luxury,
but, by reason of its adaptability to save
time, annihilate space and make our love
of ease more common and lovable, il has
TO the man of business, and the Young ladv
who wishes quiet chat with her lover who
can't leave the store.
The electric light is one of the marvels
OF this golden age of progress, science, dis
covery and invention. 1t is the browning
result of the wizard brain of an Edison, and
whenever used foods the circuit OF its
power with an effulgence delightful to the
eye, and powerful in its effect.
IT Is A FIXED FACT.
Beyond all question .spossible. Steam
boats on the great rivers are using ii !;
hotels glow by its power; grand stores
glisten with rarer beauty by its magic
light; streets are made by night to assume
the brightness of midday, and even cir
cuses use it to make gorgeous their varied
attractions and more dazzling the spangles
on lovely lady riders and bold tumblers.
sEDALIA MUST HAVE 1T.
For some time il has been quietly limited
that this darkness destroyer was to be in
troduced in this city, but the time for the
public ventilation of the scheme had not
become ripe until now Such schemes
must necessarily have a certain degree of
secrecy about them, and a too qnick max
ing public of the plans and purposes Of
their movers is generally apt to prove
fatal
THE GLOW ASSURED.
But the BAzOo now heralds the fact that
St dalia, the lovely "Queen of the Prairies"
is to be the happy pOssessor of this brill
liant miracle of light, and that her streets,
stores and Offices, her homes, churches and
hotels are to be madeAtO glow with a
wealth of silvery light which will add to
her beauty and her comfort.
THE GRAND SINNER
One of the most progressive men of this
city is Mr.. John Landes, who holds down
chair in the city council as representa-
tive from the Fourth ward. He is rust
Ter, by nature, and has the vim and get
up and-get of Chicago broker. When
he lays his hand on the pillow he never
reached. He beat his competitor i'm the
aldermanic race, coming out under the
wire in a characteristic pace. and yet with
out sign of fatigue or drop of perspi-
ration. Mr.. Landes is a mover.
HE TALKS
Knowing that the alderman from the
Fourth ward was deeply interested i'm Sc
curing the electric light in this city. a
BAZoO reporter struck him for some light
on the subject of his scheme.
"What about the electric light scheme?
Mr.. Landes."
The inquiry was quite abrupt, and sorter
struck the gentleman between wind and
water, but he rallied from the shock and
smiled significantly.
"What makes you ask me that blunt
question:"
"To tell the people now on earth what
light"
"Well, she's going to have it,"
"When
'Can't say jus. when, but that scheme is
going to be put through"
"What is the present status OF the
scheme?"
'It is not practicable to lay the matter
open to the public, but this you NAV say !:
Money is ready. correspondence is going
on between parties here and in Chicago,
and the near fulfillment of our plans dawns
upon us"
"Why do you want this light? Isn't gas
good enough?"
An electric light look of amazement over
spread the features of the alderman and he
eyed the reporter as though he was a relic
of the devonion age.
"Why do we want it, Why do we pre-
fer gas Jet to tallow candle,'
The reporter saw the force of the argu-
ment and said nothing
"NOw. see here, let me tell you that this
light is just what We want. Gas is too old
fogy, as it were. Just see how far behind
it is in power TO light. Why, the electric
light is far less costly, is beautiful light,
pleasant to the eve and makes darkness
scoot away like scared ibex.
Then see its advantages. By it
you can walk all over the city without
danger of stumping your toe and falling
down and breaking your neck: lovers can
have moonlit strOlls every night; the po-
lice can easily see up dark alleys where il
licit lovers of plain and vanished hue do
congregate; you can see your creditor as
we'll in the night as in the day and so give
him the dodge. Georgetown will be lit
up, and danger from hoodlums to Texas
stOckmen arriving in the night will be
scOoped. Why, there are a thousand ad
vantages and benefits from THE light, to
saw nothing of gentle and vet glorious ef-