The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

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incident to his professIon--share
of stock. Mr.. Ford is an Flee
trical Engineer who devotes his
time and attention to his proles-
sion. and who has no interest in
the matter whatever, and the diff
ference between them is SIS, 605
| in favor of Mr. Ford
In 1896, when Mr., Hider WAS
NOT interested in the Greenyille
Electric Light & Car Company,
and when in the employ Of the
oity, he, under date of February
4th, 1896, prepared for the city,
Council, an estimate Of the cost
of operating an Electric Light
Plant in conjunction with tho
waterworks; that estimate is based
on nifty "arc" lights, and it is in
teresting We quote from the
estimate Total operating eXpen-
ses for one year, S3,642. 90
On comparing above figures
with the estimate made BY Mr..
Hider and published in our last
issue, and with the estimate I.t3-
pared by Mr.. Ford, it would seem
that Mr.. Hider can be again be
quoted to advantage, viz; $50 eX-
pose a few of the falIacious deduc-
tons which appear in the article
which have been based on this in
complete and misleading state
ment. -
The plant contemplated by the
city, provides for one hundred
arc" lights and five thousand in
candescent' lights, and the proyis-
ion is a wise one as to increased |
number of lights in view Of our
growing city, and the proposed |
plant oyercomes the very difficulty |
which Mr.. Hider apprehends,
that is, the plant will NOT require
the increased boiler power, dyna-
mos, ETC., claimed by him.
Mr.. Hider is very apprehensiye
that the contemplated plant vii in
crease our insurance tariff, and we
again quote Mr.. Hider: I'VE
have no assurance, that if the plant
IS built by the city as proposed,
hat the present favorable low
,ates of insurance would be main
aimed We take pleasure in al
aging Mr., Hider's apprehensions
Il this regard, and we find upon
further investigation, that the
Mayor and Council have in this,
IS in other matters relative TO the
Inauguration Of the Electric Light
Plant, acted with judgment and t
discretion, and have taken all
precautions looking to
he interests of the city and It's /
,itizens in the important matter l
# insurance as will be seen by the !
communication; !
MISSISSIPPI PROPOSED {
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
dR. 5. c. FLEMING, Secretary
Atlanta, Ga, {
DEAR SIR have your favor {
# 22nd ult,, with enclosures from
secretary Geo. Wheatley. | talk J
d this matter over with both Mr.. {
YheatIey and Mayor Yerger Of |
when | was last there. {
Is | understand they wish to in {
tall the lighting plant at the water
FORKS merely that the employees j
night operate both plants. En- !
rely separate machinery is to be t
sed, and boiler and engine room I
0 be cut off from pumping station L
y fire walls, the only communi- c
alton being had by one fire door. Y
this be carried out l can see Q
o Objectionable features provided c
double fire door be used same to e
e operated by rollers, set on an /
lcline, and held open only by t
1slble links. If this be done | do fl
OF see that the addition should af- t
sct the town rating. g
Yours truly, p
A. NJ. CHAIN, Electrician. Il
The sole argument advanced by
oponents of the proposed Flee 5
ic Light Plant, is that it is I'M is
and creating a monop- u
in favor Of the city to the de- p
iment of the citizens. We do II
1t propose to enter into an argu- al
ent as to the soundness of 1.-THE CT
ews of the opponents to the Eleo- q
ic Light Plant. But we do ct
low that The Greenville Electric I
ght & Car Company is a monop OF
, and its charges, when compar, to