The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15
"Cheap but Costly"

Despite the fact that politics did not enter
into the bond issue for a municipal light plant,
that the proposition was voted by Democrats
and Republicans and has ever been regarded
as an affair in which every citizen Of either
party was particularly and distinctly interest
ed the local Democratic organ continues to
attempt to bring the matter before the people
in political way, and for political advantage
seeks to make capital Of supposed mistakes
made by the Republican council, holding the
administrations actions up before the people
as failure Even though this great and 'only
newspaper printed in Cache county" treated of
FACTS In the matter, its dsloyaty would be
contemplate, but In touching upon the mat
ter it has either failed to inform itself in re-
gard to the situation or else makes wilfui and
deliberate mistatements. One is as outrageous
as the other, and the papers methods are to
be condemned in any instance.
In the last issue Of the great and "only news
paper published in Cache county in an article
headed 'Cheap but Costly" the administration
is raked over the Goals numerically, the i'm
preston is left that the city is wholly unpro-
tected in its rights, Mayor Hansen, James
Meikle 1hos Muir and Councilman Burris are
ridiculed, and such statements are made as
would prove excellent evidence i'm support Of
the Hercules claims should that company
choose to use it..
The article itself Is the cheapest of the
cheap and to the city it might prove very
costly. The assertion of the "only news
paper printed In Cache county" to the effect
that the city Is 10 days behind the Hercules
people In its fight for rights I'm the canyon is
wholly incorrect and II made for any other
purpose than to discourage the people and
assist the Hercules Co., we do not know what
for; its statement that the cty's legal in
terests are being looked after by Councilman
Absalom Burris is deliberate Justification
and could have been made only for the
purpose of placing Mayor Hansen and the
council in disrcputc; and the entire article
is nasty, dirty fling at a time when the coun-
ell should receive the hearty and loyal support
of every taxpayer in the city.
The city is in a fight with s., 900, 900 COM
bnation that has had experience in the light
business; there is $50, 900 at stake in this mat
ter, and every taxpayer In this city is directly
interested in that $65, 900: the councilmen have
come up against combinations and circum-
stances for which no previous experience had
prepared them; there have been perplexites
connected with the installation of the plant
that would tax the business and legal qualif.
cations of any man in the city; matters have
necessarily ROne SLOW, anu dl tlnlcS UHe pubic
has doubted, but investigation has always
proved that everything was safe and sound,
and now that the crucial test is to be made,
there should be no admission of doubt that
everything Is not as 1t should be- Mayor Han
sen insists that the cty's claims to a site in
the canyon are valid that the State law has
been complied with and now the government
provisions are being complied with-and we be-
lieve the mayor in preference TO the "only news
paper printed in Cache county The one truth
full assertion of the great and "only" TO the
effect that there Is divergence of II days In
date Of notices of the Hercules Co. and the
city, cuts no ice in this matter at all, for the
reason that the two applications will reach
Washington and be considered at the same
time. The facts are that both the Hercules
Co. and the city are trespassers in the canyon,
but the city has complied with the State laws
In regard to the matter, which the Hercules
Co. has not and at the same time the city has
SHOWN its intention by its occupancy of the
land and the making of $40, 600 contracts. The
city has 100 points to the Hercules Co.'S one,
and will win out unless all signs fail. Mayor
Hansen Is perfectly satisfied with the present
status Of affairs, and as the mayor has us much
financial interest at stake, as well as business
reputation, it would seem that the people can
rely on his opinion with greater certainty Of
newspaper that has never proved itself friend
OF the people