Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-17
NEWPORT NEWS VA. WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST a 1895
Light and Power Company, was the
first to address the council

Light and Power Company, was the
first to address the council.
Mr.. llillyer said:
An article under the caption will
Give Cheaper Light appeared in Thurs
days issue of the Daily Press. in which
MI w. j. Payne. promoter OF the pro-
| posed electric road. stated that his COM
| lany. in connection with their railway
! plant. can furnish light and power
| much cheaper than any other company.
That statement must be taken With Il
grain of salt. as am sure that the
proposed road Viii have no more efi-
Gent machinery than the existing cleo
trio railway. which has not seen fit to
enter the lighting field.
1t is t'ri" thai Il saving in coal con-
SUMPTION can be made by locating /,
power house near an abundant water
supply. such as my company does not
| possess This saving in fuel would
however, be Il small factor in the op"-
| rating expenses of such lighting as the
| new company would get. aliA would not
begin to justify the installation and op-
GRAFTON "f another legitimate electric
lighting plant such as W" have at great
expense built up 10 meet the require
m"nts Of our growing city. .g
30. it is not from the fact that any
considerable saving in operating eN-
iensos proper can he effected that the
proposed railway company are seeking
to lnlpt.te in tie electric lighting bust
ness. hut ii is that they can afford. III
connection with The continuous revenue
derived from the railway enterprise. u
operate electric lights on u smaller
mar in "t profit than {. company not
enjoying such support. In Othe: words.
they wish to make use of the val,l;i BIZ.
an" reheuarratiEe failWa! FRANCHISE
granted I" them by this city u add a
sill;til sum 10 their pfnlltS. thereby TAX
ms ~ l.,,i 4
mess on tue existing electric plant.
When ! say legitimate profits. say
IL adN'Se0'E' Tor can SHOW by careful
~ prepared Statlstlcs thal the scale Of
prices OF electric lights i'll force here is
tWtf IMAM III elsht-tenthS of the cities
81 the United states
Especially UNJUST would be the
granting of mis- franchise. if the new
co'''p"hS should elect t" pick and
'h''nse 20! competition only the more
ir"'i.aple portion OF TINS business. such
as operating IN ohlE tne thickly popu-
''tea Goinhaercial districts. or securing
nh'S me larger contracts OF long dura-
''"'i ana sure pay. but not assuming Ihe
rtSl'"nS!h'll'S ana expense as my com
i"'''S mas a"he on furnishing all parts OF
IN. CITY WIN eiectflc llShls.
II my c"'hlahS were TO lose any con
SlH'raolt E"ill"n "l their present buSl-
ness such, for example. as the city
ai'souHtS TO less than s4.ooo anu not S2,-
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