The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
THE CITY OF BELLEFONTAINE
WITH NATURAL GAS.
Editor Examiner.

| Eiitor Examiner.
A great deal has been said in re-
gard to the proposition of Timblin &
Beasley, who want to pipe natural
gas into Bellefontaine and much has
been said by some of the newspapers
to convince their readers that natur-
/ al gas supplied by Timblin & Beasley
win be detriment to the city and If
the citizens use IL they will be finan-
tally ruined.
| have noticed also that as soon as
| Juncil announced that no lease of
| he plant would be made, but that
ranchise to lay pipes might be grant
/ ID, that howl went up from one of
the papers in which 1t said that If
this were done, 1t would put the nat
ural gas in competition with your
manufactured gas and that the city
would suffer by this competition.
Considerable is being said by one
semi-weekly paper about underhand-
ed methods and schemes and all that
stuff about Timblin & Beasley want
| ing to get into Bellefontaine, but !
want to say that there is a great deal
more being done in an underhanded
way to keep us out. In support of
this I want to say that Bellefontaine
man has had the audacity to send
word to me through Mr. Veit, of the
firm of Piel & Veit of Jackson Center,
telling me that If / wanted 10 get into
Bellefontaine with my gas that had
better come to see him at once. lam
| Informed that this man, or his friends,
are connected with some Bellefon-
taine papers. / want to say now that
Timblfn & Beasley are neither offer
ing nor accepting bribes TO get into
Bellefontaine, but / want the people
to understand some of the motives of
the opposition TO the change to get
fuel that il four times cheaper than
manufactured gas.
l understand you have about FIVE
hundred families using your gas now.
and perhaps one thousand families
1 who do not 1wo-thirds of the people
of your city get no benefit whatever
from the gas plant, except to pay
oans anS ts Rs oSn oSs Gas sS T%
bley & Beasley want to give all your
citizens chance to get cheap fuel
but not If there Is to be any bribing
done,
Some one has spggested::that the
people be given a vote on the ques-
tion. We court such plan and think
1t would be the fairest means possible
and would remove responsibility from
the Council and Board of Public Ser
vice and all other officials.
Very truly yours,
/ Fl. B. 1IMBLIN.
There are several things about this
pnrported screed of Mr.. Tim blin that
are remarkable:
| !. The frst statement is not true.
The proposition of Pimblin s Reasley,
was to furnish natu, al gas to our
lefty, turned into our holder, at IS
cents. That was their proposition.
and that was the way it was publish
ed. What little was said about it
was all favorable, and nothing said
lagainst it.
2. He says 81 have noticed also
THAT as soon as the Council announced
THAT no lease of the plant would be
made, ETC., that a howl went up.
Now when Dir. Timblin wrote that.
and when it was published, Council
had not decided against it; and did
not do so till that night. So this is
another misstatemtnt of the truth,
8. Mr.. T. says Considerable Is be-
ing said by one semi-weekly paper
about upderhanded methods and
schemes. and all that stuff, about
Timblin A. Beasley wanting to get in.
to Bellefontaine." We thank the
/ gentleman for his recognition of the
fact that zone semi-weekly paper
has had good deal to say agains,
the scheme to lease our gas works and
sell the people gas at 25 cents, In
stead Is cents, and the wider he
, makes proclamation of it, the more
. we will thank him. The fact that
four-ffths of the people are with US
and that the City Council unani
mously endorsed our position, Tues
, day night, makes US feel very vel
} satisfied with the part We have taken
t But Mr.. Tmblin says he wants tn,
y people to understand some of tn,
). motives of the oppos tion to tn,
e chance to get fuel that 10 four time
> cheaper than manufactured gas.
, Well, what's the matter with Bro
i Timblin coming tumbling with hi
+ first proposition? That was a goo'
square proposition, and the leasing
business having been kicked out o
the way, there is nothing 10 proven
o you bringing your original proposi
t on to the front. II fy"u can furnisl
II natural gas to our city, turned int
q our holder, SUFFICIENT in quantity t
supply our city, for ls cents, for ligh
and fuel for all purposes, you wi
find the REPUBLICAN backing you.
: But Mr.. Timblin insinuates tina
t there has been an attempt to brib
him; that a certain citizen had sen