The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-02-10
FINLEY ON ELEcrRIc LIGHTS. The Re-
view Of Reviews for February has an inn


portant article on the cost of electric
lights, with figures on the subject. The
average annual cost of 1000 candle power
arc lights for 25 cities owning their own
plants was $53.04, and including interest
and depreciation, $S6 g., or abeut $7 q
month per light; OF 90 cities buving their
lights OF private companies. $106.0l, or
about 50 a light. Under these figures
some lights were only used s hours,some
not on moonlight nights, SON till twelve
O'Clock, q majority all night. A good
many cities though do not run them on
moon light nights The fguves are for
smaller cities using from 81 to 254 lights,
the former, by Bath, Maine. city oi
200 or 10000, at cost Of about $40 q
light. Peoria, H., has 2S3 lights at q
cost of $I45 light, Hil'sboro, Ohio, q
city just about the size Of Albany, runs
So lights at cost of SO per year per
light, total cost OF $44.0 year, the
cheapest per light Of any city named
buying the lights. Houston, Tex, pays
$50 light for 90 lights. The figures
vary wonderfully in different places. The
average number OF lights per thousand
population seems to be about nve, on q
rough estimate. Talk about high prices.
Elgin, H., paid $500. .66 light per year
got mad, bought their own plant, and the
cost was only $4S q light, ON q $2s, 600
plant. A sampls-city il Bsllsire, Ohio,
population about 10000. with Sc lights,
costing $50 light. A city like Albany,
judging merely from the figures OF this
article, might do well with 20 lights at
not over $40 light, and it 10 probable,
when the city's script Is par again that
- - a.. Il - 49, a.k
is an interesting one, and it will pay our
readers to see the article referred to.
The Y N C A ENTERTAINMENT, last
night was pleasant aud meritorious one
all through, and those who managed il are
entitled to credit for giving our citizens
such choice program. Messrs Prichard,
Lee, Sears and Thompson we've heard, In
opening, in a well rendered song. A
Monologue, sHeads not Hearts, are
Trumps," was presented by Miss Mamie
Cundif Sith splendid effect. Miss Cum
diff il an adeht In Delsarte. The Tom
Thumb Wedding was the event of the
evening, one of the prettiest things ever
presented In Albany. About twenty little
boys and girls were the performers. The
scenes were courtship. marriage, and the
reception, and all the children "did them
selves PROUD In their rich wedding aP-
parrels. A tAbleau, "Queen Guinevere and
the Num- was pretty. A vocal solo by
Rev WIN A Trow was pi esented In a rich
pleasing voice, and was heartily applaud
ed. Several classical tableaux were given
Ia an artistic manner. with Miss Helen
Crawford as reader adding materially to the
fine effect of the iableaux. A vocal solo
by Miss Eva Cowan In connection with
one Of the tableaux was greatly sppreciat-
cd. A cold night detracted from the at
tendance.
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-The jury on the
$4,000 damage suit of ] r Mcintyre
against the wells-Fargo Express 20 and
Thug" Sullivan. the professional de-
tective in Portland last week, returned q
verdict for $1,000 In favor of plaintiff to-
gether with costs. McIntyre and Stewart.
two young men, were agents for Wells
Fargo at Tacoma. Con March s, 1895. q
package of $4,000 was shipped from that
Office to Everett, bu. II has not reached its
destination up to date. Thug" Sullivan,
as he 10 called in Tacoma, Seattle and
other places, was put ON the track OF the
coin and took Mcintyre Ia charge without
out warranr of authority. He subjected
his prisoner-to indignities that no Ameri-
can citizen should Withstand and fnsily let
him go. The damage suit followed, with
the result as above The jury with the
exception of one man was In favor of SIo,-
600 damages. Stewart has sued for S3o,-
600, also, and it Is the general opinion
that ne will receive heavier damages than
Mcintyre did.
Our EXCHANGES REMARKS. Our val
ley exchanges will be quick to get on to
Albany's electric light arrangement, and
of course will not give the whole Of 1t.
The Salem Statesman takes the Lebanon
mans joke seriously. The DEMOCRAT
makes practice of publishing whatever Is
said about Albany whether IL hurts or not,
and hence gives the following from the
Salem Statesman; which Is not a fair
statement of the case. il Is learned that
the city council of Albany has ordered all
the electric street lights but nine discon-
tinued,a Is negotiating withLebanon for
twenty one of 'heir old kerosene street
lamps, the latter town being now lighted
with electricity. Albany has also cut the
salary Of her street commissioner down to
a dollar a day. Is II possible Albany is
going back on her reputation for progress
and thrift, or has the city council fallen
into the hands of mossbacks?
A FINE TALK.-Those who missed
hearing Mrs E A Blair. the W CT U
chalk talker, missed a rare treat. Mrs
Blair Is National chalk ialker of the So
ciety she repit sents and her work is large
ly with children. Her success was clearly
shown Tuesday evening by comparing
the ready responses from the front seats
sar the close OF her lecture with the shy
answers first given. Mrs Blair did not fail
TO interest children of a larger growth.
She well deserved larger audience than
she had Tuesday night, but she could not
have had more sppreciative one. The
community so fortunate as 10 secure the
services Of this lady will not only be de-
lighted with her as a cultivated christian
woman but as a most excellent chalk
talker as well, We would have been glad
If every father in Albany could have heard
her and had in his memory her vigorous
illustrations.
DECIDEDLY FIsHY. "A remarkable fsh
story comes to us from the Little North
Fork Of the Santiam. We give It 40 it
vas related to US, and our readers can
Thursday morning snow commenced
falling in lively manner, and Saturday
had reached depth of about fourteen
inches. Then it was that q warm rain
s-t in, and the snow was rendered q
watery mass. The fish had grown hun
cry owing to the scarcity Of bugs and
flies, and took to the mountains in vast
mum bers in quest Of food swimming with
some difficulty through the slush. In
that vicinity the earth's surface stands
on end, and the water ran of very fast,
leaving the fish on dry land to be picked
up by the settlers. Barrels OF them, we
are told, were caught in this manner and
saited down for future use. .--santism
Lumberman.
Two E. o. Bills The claims
Eastern Oregon are being well presented
In the legislature. So far two bills of gen.
eral importance to the people that have
passed the house went through almost
without division after brief but Impressive
speeches by the members presentirg them
- Kings bill to divide the land fund for
roads and Gowan's bill for experimental
artesian wells for irrigation In all counties
having arid lands.-Journal.
A HARRISBURG ATTACHMENT Tuesday
afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Smith came
up from Albany and served an attach
ment on the hardware stock of J w Lini
for $1253.4l, which amount is said to be
due r l. Sabin, agent, by M Svaryerud
Il Go, tie former proprietors OF thil