The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALLEN COUNTY,
WHY DON'T THEY ANSWER?
The List Of Questions Which After Having in
Their Possession a Week, the Bond
Committee Answered With
a Story About
Brindle Cowi
DOES THAT ANSWER SATISFY you.

The following communication was
handed to the bond committee Feb.
II. Not one of the questions it asks
has yet been answered, except by one
of the committee in a public speech
who said the questions reminded him
of the story of the brindle cow. Now
every one of these questions must re-
ceive practical answer if the city
is to take possession of the gas plant.
If those who are leading this move
ment are unable to answer them, are
they qualified to manage so import
and a business as the gas plant will
be? If they are unwilling to answer
them must it not be because they fear
their answers would influence the
people to vote against the bonds :?
Read the questions and decide for
yourself whether you want to have
them answered before you vote for
bonds.
Hon. w. s. Hendricks and others ofthe Commit
tee who favor City Ownership OF Gas Plant
Gentlemen: We understand that
some of the citizens OF lola who favor
city ownership have selected you for
the purpose of conducting the present
campaign and if possible to vote $685.
900 in bonds for the purpose of pur-
chasing the present gas plant.
You are aware that other citizens
of lola who oppose city ownership
have selected the undersigned as
committee to conduct this campaign
and if possible prevent the issuing of
s3S, 900 in bonds for that purpose. 1t
is true that during the past month
the gas question has been discussed
by speakers who represent your
views also by the press of our city
and at present some of our citizens
appear to believe that the only per-
sons who oppose city ownership are
the Gas Company and they have ar
rayed themselves against the interest
Ofthe entire city. You have doubt
less seen the protests of different
kinds that have been published in
our city papers signed by a very
large number of our citizens who do
not believe that city ownership would
be best for lola hut that the real
question is: ais it for the best in
terest of lola to purchase the gas
plant" and that the gentlemen who
own gas stock are no more inter-
ested in deciding this question than
any other citizen. If the above is
correct IL appears to us the questions
now being asked by voters should
be answered by you early in this
campaign In order that they may be
prepared to cast an intelligent vote,
and il you favor city ownership you
should be 30 informed that you could
answer them. We will submit to
your consideration some of these
questions and trust they will lac
answered by you with the same fair.
ness that prompts us TO ask them.
]. Is not the present bonded debt
of Allen county $136 10000 due in 1900
with a sinking fund of only some &c.
10000 now on hand? Is not the pres
emit bonded debt of lola township for
bridge bonds 500, 10000 due in 1909 ?
Is not the present bonded debt of lola
township for n. II. $33, 10000 due in
1901 Is not the present bonded debt
of lola city for II. II. S26, 10000 due in
1901 IL the above Is correct or sub
stantlally so do you not think that
with the addition of school bonds we
will have to vote this year that we
will have bonds and taxes enough TO
satisfy the tax payers in lola. es-
pecially when all of the bonds come
due In the near future?
.. DO you not believe that the |