The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-07-26
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PRO BONO PuBLlCO.
A certain prominent business man OF
Denison told US few days ago that he
was pretty well tired OF trying to advocate
anything for the good Ct the town. He
said that the best OF suggestions fell on
deaf ears, that people seemed always
ready to take hold OF anything except the
matter at hand, and that for his part he
had made up his mind to tend to his own
business and let someone else look after
the welfare of the town.
We confess that there is much discour-
agement in trying TO work Tor the public
good. Project after project is discussed
and it is but the rarest possible chance
that any action will be taken Never
theless, the very discussion is good thing
and one grows more and more unselhsh
as he plans for the good Of all No one
can appreciate the publics lack OF appre-
citation so well as The newspaper man. 1t
is his province TO take part in every move
and to exhort His disappointments are as
many assthe sands o. the sea, but it is a
| mighty poor journalist who allows HIM
| self TO become discouraged. Some seed
may fall on good ground and it is this
Thought that inspires the editor to keep on
| If we were to discuss the backneyed
theme as to what would be the best for
Denison, 1--WE should, without hesitation
say that our greatest need was for cheap
land abundant power. Denison has no
water power, coal is comparatively expen-
sive, Rockefeller has the gasoline Price
underthis control. The only way that
Denison can have power al even mol
ern cost is by co. operation. To our no
ton it is crime that the splendid power
plantSf of the Electric Light Company
should remain idle throughout the day.
Here is ample machinery and everv
facility for the creation Of cheap power,
power sufficient to run every machine in
Denison at about half the present cost.
While those power users who are here
! VIII probably not move away on account
OF cost, still the high expense OF power
keeps other new establishments from
coming. OF course the Electric light
plant is not run on basis Of pure philanth-
ropy any more than is any Other business.
We believe however that in short time
lit would be a good paying investment to
:. give the people day power. large num-
Der Of lights would be kept burning
> throue hout the day, other lights woule
{ be used on dark and cloudy days. Elect1i;
fans would be quite popular not only il
business houses but in private homes ane
there are already many who would b,
glad to be supplied with power for ma
chinery of various kinds Why could no
, the Commercial club look this up from
business standpoint, appoint committe
9 who would canvass the town to see how
. many would use power and what the.
i would agree to pay and also look into III
Q lquestion of what il would cost the Elec
. rio light company 10 establish dlree
e current and supply the power needed.
e Now for another project There is go
a money awaiting the RICH. man who sh
n establish an auction and public sales ROOF
" in Denison. There are many farmer
!; who have something to sell but not enoug
A, lor them to make a regular sale. Thel
r. arr many people who have househo
10 goods to dispose Of in the same way. Ur
der the present system if the day of II
&c sale is inclement the farmer loses heayi
If the public salesroom were in opera,io
: with sales held on regular days this To-
n would be avoided. The auction roo
il wyuld also bring many people to Deniso'
A good central location should be secure
: and if this were done and suitable bull
10 ing erected it ould not only be bene
10 10 Denison, but to the farmers, and boz
he ANA for the proprietor, if his bu.ine
n we're managed with good judgemen
lis These suggestions are gratis. We hav
Of more in stock but perhaps these are enout
for this time. The fact that they wi
he probably remain suggestions only, disma
ar US not one whit