Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-01
rHE MAYOR Is SORE.
5lpduIgcs In Personalities to- show

INDUCES In Personalities to snow
That He is Right.
Tothe Editor Times Republican,: Your
article in last evenings paper on the
sewage power plant Is a gem of mis-
statements and ignorance, even for a
paper famous In this regard. The TT
MAS. never known to be on the right side
of a local question or to take the side Of
the people against a corporation. and
You are at least consistent in taking the
stand you do upon this, question. II the
present editors Of the T.-R. will look
over the files of the paper and find one.
case where 1t championed the cause o Z
the people, or treatcd8a local question
fairly or mpartially. 4 Will apologize for
holding a wrong opinion in regard to the
paper and its policy.
hope that the Marshalitown Light,
Power & Railway Company IS paying
we'll for your stand in this matter. l
would dislike to think that you We're
foolish enough TO publish an article like
that appearing last evening without re-
ceiving good pay for il. 1t would be
ca sting too much question upon your in
telligence The many quarters il,
which the opinion Is expressed that the
council is making a mistake is no doubt
the many quarters paid by the light
company for advertisement. Your state
ment that AN electrical supply house
Representative first suggested to the
council that electric power could be used
Ito advantage" IS either a lie or lgnor-
ance. have though, up TO this time
that / was the ore who suggested the
use Of electric power, but am pleased to
have you disa buse my mind of this idea.
Please do not worry about the city
and ita finances. the city will stand and
Its credit Will be good even II we donot
act in every particular az the T.-R. says.
The city $ welfare Is not in one one hun
dredth part of the danger that it was
when the TR. was advocating the SSH
ing of the water works plant and its ed
6itorS wac one of a company of prominent
citizens TO buy the plant at % per cent
.ofsita value.
If you had ,ilember on your staff
who knew enough TO figure out the rela-
tive cost of the different kind Of plants
you would hen be able TO print some
thing upon this subject worth reading.
but so long as none of your staff scarce
ly knows the difference between ii motor,
and generator your opinions Will not
carry the weight that such articles
should. However, a repertorial mind Is
something wonderful and probably is
capable after looking over the receipts
for the Last few years from the light
companyto absorb more light upon this
subject than Engineers Pierson and
AIarston were nble to obtain after a
flife's study. and l suppose We should
take your opinion. even II opposed to
theirs.
If you want a technical article on the
subject of power and are willing to pay
a reasonable price for the same you can
easily secure one. l know the citizens
Twill be satisfied With the councils ac-
!; ton and the results obtained, even With
out technical explanation and even
with the dissatisfaction expressed by
the quarters you depend upon.
For your personal satisfaction will
give yolisa few facts In regard to the
Light, Power & Railway Company's
proposition. u hope youtcan understand
f--if not would advise you to consult a
competent electrical expert.
Messrs. Jones & Hovey's proposition
IS unfair and is made with the idea OF
leading tho council into trap. I SAY
this because they knew when they
made that proposition that the council
could not acceptit Without going to
great expense. They say the above
proposition is upon the basis OF your
using alternating current from the ma
chimes which we now have Installed. z
They have sinxle phase machines with
10000 alterations per minuts. To use
this current at our pumps would require
specially manufactured motors ,tis
III part Of the expense the city would
have to- bear and Jones a Hoyey knew
Iit. The expense of insta llins > plant @