Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-27
NONSENSICAL CHARGES.
A santa Fe Attorney Pays 10 Cents o
Line for Editorial Space in the
Citizen for Purposes of
MISREPRESENTATION

The leading editorial in the Albuquer-
que Citizen of last Saturday, entitled
"Another Scheme" was contributed
by some attorney for the Santa Fe Gas q
Electric company, and the fact that it was
paid for at the rate of 10 cents per line
proves that the Citizens editorial col
umns are still in the market at the usual
rates"
The article in question refers to the &C.
tion of the penitentiary commissioners
in leasing the surplus power generated by
the penitentiary electric plant to the
Capital Electric company as ''scheme
now being fixed up to light the capital
city with electricity at the expense of the
territory" incidentally intimates that the
Santa Fe Gas q Electric company was not
treated fairly in that it was not accorded
an opportunity to bid for the surplus
power at the penitentiary, and more than
hints that the transaction was "put up
job" to rob both the people of the terri
tory and the city of Santa Fe in the in
terest of "little crowd in this city.
THE NEW MEXICAN cherishes only the
most friendly feelings toward the Santa
Fe Gas d Electric company, recognizes
the value of the Improvements that both
it and the water company "a sister COR
poration) have made in the city, and be-
lieves that these companies are entitled
to the fairest and most liberal possible
treatment at the hands of the people and
n uth0rit1aa nf fh1a nil thio
paper very much regrets that such an un-
truthful and misleading article as the one
referred to should have emanated from
the office of the local electric company.
The writer of the paid article in the
Citizen pretends not to know either what
the territory is to receive or what the
city of Santa Fe is to be charged for the
surplus penitentiary power. This is nom
sense. The writer perfectly we'll knew,
the facts having been fully set forth in
these columns, that the Capital Electric
| company agrees to pay the territory $6
per month per horse power used, gnaran-
tees to use thirty horse power per month,
and may use sixty horse power. This
would certainly yield the territory an in
come of $3.50 per month and the amount
"A6Ao NJ AAoAodbou w 4OOO per MOuULl.
As it costs about 500 per month to
operate the penitentiary electric plant, it
will be perceived that the contract will
result in free lights at the penitentiary
besides Welding a handsome monthly
cash balance to the territory.
As to what the people of Santa Fe will
be called upon to pay, in the event that
tho city council awards the lighting con-
tract to the Capital Electric company,
the writer in the Citizen was equally we'll
informed, for the proposition of the
Capital company to the city was printed
in theee columns several weeks ago.
The writer in the Citizen is also we'll
aware that the City council has entered
into no contract with any company for
lighting the city during the ensuing year,
that it is now advertising for bids for
this service and will let the contract to
the lowest responsible bidder at tho
proper time. In this connection it may
be added that the promoters of the Capt.
tai company complain that the adver.
tisement mentioned unfairly discrim-
mates in favor of the Santa Fe Gas u
Electric Light company inasmuch as it
permits the putting up of city warrants
in lieu of certified checks as forfeits, well
knowing that the latter company has city
warrants, while the Capital company has
no such collateral to offer.