The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-07

rates IN Rosebnrg for the same kind
OF lamps and when you add SIX cents
for each 1000 watt hours, as charged
BY our electric light company. In ad.
dItion 20 It's axed charges. any one can
readily figure Il up that our people
are paying more than twice what II
costs the people Of Roseburg Tor IN
candescent lamps.
I also wish 10 state that / find sever.
Al other towns and cities that are
getting their electric lights. both arc
and incandescent. for great deal
less than we are getting Il under this
old ive.year contract, which you seem
10 think 30 much or
/ also wish 10 call attention TO the
fact that when our electric light com
pany says Il gives the cheapest
lights In Oregon" as Il does, In clos
Ing It's new schedule rates. that Il is
very much mistaken. as anybody can
readily ascertain by making an inyes
tigation.
Every member Of our city council
wishes THIS corporation reasonable re.
Enumeration for It's services 20 the peo-
pie Of Salem, but at least six Of us
ltti lNal tue pebVit vi oaltu VuhhA
not 70 pay for their lights twice as
much as the people Of Roseburg have
10 pay.
Please give this publication in your
valuable paper. and oblige.
THOMAS SIMS.
Salem, Or. August 3. 1903.
Since receiving the above the FOL.
lowing letter was addressed 10 the
city recorder OF Roseburg. and the
reply from that Official Is appended:
The Letter.
Salem. Or. Aug. 4. 1903.
City Recorder. Hos lburg. Or:
Dear Sir: Please inform us by re.
turn mail n convenient. what price
your city pays for ita electric lighting
service. how much per month per 1900
candlepower arc lamp. and how much
for incandescents. and greatly obllge,
Very respectfully. HOFER BROS.
Pubs. Journal
The Reply.
The contract we have with the |
water company reads as follows:
Supply and furnish unto the second |
party and operate daily fifteen 400 |
watt alternating enclosed arc lamps /
and % slxteen-tandle power inoandes
cent lamps from dusk 10 daylight for
The consideration Of si25 per month.
Yours very respectfully.
ID. g. WEST.
City Recorder.
II viii be seen from the above that
furnished Mr. Sims the infor
nation relative 20 ROseburg Is mis-
AIKEN. Allowing 800 each for the 20
hcandescent lights. this leaves a price
" tiO2 per month for the no arc
ighia. which ls practically Sc each
or the arc light service. Now Il will
le noticed that these are $50 candle
I0wer whereas Salem IN contracting
or 1900 candie-power. or nearly three
lines the amount OF light, and that
4 less cost. On top of all this Salem
= getting 1000 candlepower lights
inder It's 1900 contract. Mr.. Sims SAYS
his paper opposed letting In competl
ion. which Ia. In a sense. possibly
rue. but what The Journal really op.
losed was such applicants for fran.
lhlaea as simply wanted TO force 9th
" companies 10 buy them on. The
Nd Ans0n franchise never material
red. and the Kurtz application would
Tot have been worth much 10 the city,
a II promoters slipped around 10 the
I'd company and sold II out before
hey ever got a. n MIR. Sims, or any
me else wants 20 get In some genu
ne competition nobody will back
hem up any more heartily than The
Journal but Il n opposed 10 turning
lown a good contract. when there n
lothlng an GOOD In sight 10 take itf
llace The city cannot expect 10 get
ights at less than the cost OF produc
ION. and when the present contract
vas made by the citizens council Il
vas the result OF a blum. and the best
BUSINESS skill that could be secured
'nywhere Now for the same citizens
ouncil 10 repuoiate les own iirst.class
work. with nothing else In sight, Ger
alnB does not SAVIOR OF good sense
rhis paper has stood for the citizens
as hrmly as anyone
'et when Il comes 20 reversing itself
II free to confess that Il Is not
eady 10 follow that process.
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