The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-02
THEORY AND EXPERIENCE.

LcdQ buliStln NJ - 1nacnuCH ac
the conclusions Of the Circular"
issued two years ago are made the
basis of Bulletin No. ~ it would be
well to restate "the facts that have
been so fully verified" The "Cir-
-cular" says:
There are by actual count SIS occupied resi-
dences in the original town plat By con-
sentative estimate the town can be piped and
equipped in modern style, with mains in every
street including cost Of wells for SlSoe0' :
"As will be seen by the above We can pay for
the bonds and build water works in less than
eight years and have an income for the city
without increasing the taxes one cent We can
furnish our city with vel lighted streets free
of any expense etc etc"
lola has residents on nine streets
running north and south and the
original town plat shows each street
to be mile long.
II, the Committee" will concede
that the lola Cooperative Gas Co,
came as near getting value received
for the money it expended as usually
happens to any person or corporation.
And yet the above Company spent
more than s. 900 and laid less than
,tsCo miles of mains in these nine
streets in addition to the cross ties on
the east aud west streets and no ore
claims that they laid any more cross
ties thaa we're necessary in a plant
equipped in modern style. The SlS.-
900 fact is hardly verified by that
experience.
Much less does the estimate at top
of column two of the bulletin" YER
ify the fact that I'VE can pay for the
bonds and build water works in less
than eight years and have an income
for the city without increasing the taxes
one cent" SUCH verification evil
IDENTIFY shows that Bulletin No. 81
is blessed with a short memory Tor
facts, OF trusts that the aforesaid
@sCircuizr" has gone out of PRINT
We are also Informed that ''the fin
al conclusion of that circular showed
the net gaiu 10 the city s. $50" An
examination of the ''IacIs" upon
which that conclusion j. based shows
that they all rest upon 'Su opposing"
Here are three of the "supposiDgs:"
Isl Two hundred homes viii Use one heater
for six months each yesr. which at Sl-5o per
month EQUALS s., so per annuD-
2nd. One hundred homes viii use two heaters
six mouths al S&O5 Pr mouth or $3.50 per
year
srd 4 conservative estimate fer lights for
homes, business houses, etc would be loo
lights aud LOO lights al &c per mouth each
would be -, so Pc auuum-
You NI,l nVtIce that the CONCLUSION
rests upon tue suppOsiIiun that out of
3I5 residences 40 viii use ore heat
er ezcn, ana loo Use Two heaters
each alid ali viii pay 81 80 each
for their stoves. One winters exper-
fence makes It plain 10 all who desire
TO know IIe truth That nearly If not
quite Oue-Ihird OF The houses use only
a cook stove and no heater al all and
of the remainder not more than one
in tell use a second heater, and that
when the price Is only Sl.UU per stove
INSTEAD of $50.
With these facts 80 we'll known or
so easily zccessIbledO YOU cOnsid-
er HIM sale COUNSELLOR ia fiuaucIal
matters VINO declares the iacIs above
stated nave been fully verified" and
who endorses tie conclusion IhaJ
there Is Let gain 10 me cily Of
$, So?
Here are the estimates: 100 stoves
six mouths al Sl-5O each per mouth,
income y, 6U. Inc experience l. less
than - stoves months al Sl.00 each
or 81 $50, experience showing de-
felt from the theory OF over -, $50 on
the item Of heaters alone. The cal
>culatiOu Tor lights IL even farther
astray. Ihe experience Is less IMAM
One-third OF the number III less than
one-haIf the price Orthe IucOme is less
than 500 instead of being s, 4OO- An
other deficit VI S2,OOU. Again, the
calculation on which the Net result Of
81 $50 rests "suppOses" $4,000 il
bonds nave been issued 81 per Cent
while We BOW know that al least
SO. 900 must be issued al 6 per cent,
which makes a balance against the
CITY vi al least $40 nure- 10 tine
ordinary business man IL would seem
that the consideration Of these four
items aioIle would neeessIIaIe de-
duction OF AT least 81, 80 from the net
gain OF 3 So.
Your readers will observe that all
these figures are based upon the num-
Der Of houses as stated IN that "Circu-
lar.'' The facts upon which this cum
putation ie based are accessible 10
any ole. Any half dozen persons
from Is many different parts of town
can get together and in one evening
make an estimate which Is zpppuxi-