The Worthington advance., 1895-04-25
ELECTRICITY -:GAS
A FEW EXPRESSIONS FROM
49, OUR PEOPLE. s5s.
A Strong Sentiment in Favor ct
Electric Lights. .#@

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ing in regard to lights for the city,
whether electricity or gas was prefer
red: $
E. G. Pannell: Am undecided. ~
10. Lowe: I don't want gas, never
did. ~.
w. M. Evans: Have no use for
gas. 81
Palm Bros: Have never been III
favor of gas. 81
Postmaster Schwartz: Don't want
gas in my house. T.
Bob Vreeland: Am in favor Of
what the majority want. :
DR.. Dolan: Shall kick against al!
kinds of lights this year. Z.
Matt Fish: Gas is too far behind
the times. Don't want it. '~,
j. D. Humiston: Am in favor of
the best, whichever that is.
Mr.. Hibbard: Don't want any gas
! in mine; it's too far behind the times.
Ed. Buchan: Would like to-. see
our city put in a first class electric
light plant.
Jud dge Cory: Think there is moth
ing that compares with electricity
for lighting.> ~9>
NJ. H. Damon: Gas don't go with
US; we want electricity, and an all
night system.
P. G.. johnson: The more l learn
about gas the more am in favor OF
electric lights.
|. G. F. Salstrom: I would not use
gas but would like an opportunity to
use electricity. y
Fred Heron: Electricity is far.
preferable to gas. i would not put
gas in my house. = y. =. >-..- >.-.~ ~. 4 IA %
sas L.E Evans: Nv ass never il favor
Fsof gas. Would ike Is zee az elec.
trio plant put in this year.
Aug. Falk: Would not put gas in
my house electric lights and
want them to run all night.
Phillip Anton: Gas will never go
into my house. Electricity is up to
date and that is what we want.
G. L: Peterson: Would not put
.gas'i my house. We. ought to have
electric lights, and run them all
night.
Mrs. w: G. Post: While at Le-
Mars we got thoroughly sick of gas;
think electric lights cheaper and
better.
Dr. Clark: Am not in favor of gas;
would like to see an electric light
plant put in this season; favor an all
night system.
F. R. Coughran: For street light
ing electricity is no doubt the best,
but consider gas the cheaper for
house lighting.
M. Hammond Can't imagine
what objection anyone can have to
electric lights; they are economical
and up with the times.
j. A. Anderson: Electric lights by
all means, and an all night system.
We can't afford to go back twenty
years behind the times.
c. H. Sibley: Don't want gas. Am
in favor of electric lights and hope to
see plant put in this year. l regard
it the cheapest and best light.
w. w. Loveless: I was in favor
of gas, but that was before I inves-
tigated it. Would like to see an elec-
trio light plant put in and run all
night.
Axel Sterling: Am in favor of
electric lights because people living
in the outskirts of the city could he
easily reached; consider it. the best
light.
Peter Thompson: Could not use
gas at my house-don't like it. Hope
to see an electric light plant put in
this season. Favor putting in a first
class plant and running it all night.
F. F. Gloss: For all purposes, in
my opinion. electric lights are the
best; with electricity we could have
our streets nicely lighted which
would be big advertisement for our
city.
A. Forbes: If we can have an
electric light plant run all night It
would meet nOnular favor Would