Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-23


The business change that was made
yesterday when the Las Vegas Light
u Fuel company sold It's plant. with
all the ap%purtenances and the accom-
panying good will to the Railway 4
Power company. without question
means a great deal for Las Vegas.
The Light 4. Fuel company was com
posed OF q number OF the most pro.
~gressive and public spirited citizens Of
Las Vegas. The establishment OF
electric lights years ago. WHEN the
city was much smaller tnan at pres,
eRt. was. al best, u doubtful expert
mept. The members Of the company.
by the expenditure OF large snms Of
money. BY the establishment Of 0
irst class service. manifested firm
faith 10 the future OF tAis city. Hap.
PLY the faith has been justified; the
company from a business standpoint
has been successful; and the electric
light service furnished Las Vegas has
~ xplsdaay exceNLrnpt tut6 Unt
less expensive than the majority Of
OF this stze. Let those who
Anye sjLvn&s n thie CITY. sapsS iva o..
three yearS compare their expenses
q far ~ yAe ughtiRG faciI.
itisi:: .lns tAstsnts. CO. With that In
other places Of residence, How many
time In three years have the electric
lights In the vysidence on % the
streets gone soutS
The old company has served lks
city veil and dessrves the comnenda.
tfoa of the cttiseus for its success
N h,sintainilg At . niSa SvaAdard -
efieieney = public utiHtysof 70 much
use to- the community Al electric
~ ~ Az !,
!. The people OF Las Vegas have be-
cNn,rs famiIisr with the cnsygy. enter.
bft6s and vtfve- n WnliAms A. Bid:
decke and hts associates. The plans
outlined months aso tor The building
u : large. wellequipped power mouse
and for extedding the Street failvaE'
,afs hsing carried at TO- thef ietfe5.
NJ. Buddecke. the pfNsideht AAd
principal stockhoider Of the Railway
Z Power company, has taken DIP MS
residence. here and haa recommended
himself, strongly 70 LAS Yegans-. The
people have faith In him. and In bis
enterprises,
Yet, the maintenance q 1 street car
line q an expensive undertaking Of
somewhat doHbtfsI 'lnancfAl success.
In. such 4 plant lab tAs company y
'Srsctny there must bsya great deal
@ fSserye power. This power
&6uld, largely 20 to waste II It could
not ~, utilised FOR furnishing power
enc electric lisht outside * the
nlanf sNif.fHl ss"fbt ,at.st.4 h /.
XccotdiARy tho Gtreet III, coEpany
felt thstaf1g osdstlt6.ensNTs tho asc-
cess Of ~ splansNA .Nnnl4. ihes nscas.
sary trisSAtsbMskn StsIelecteins ush&t
plant IL well. But b0tn theg.Atw
tompa9y ana the old. believed that the
city was not biz enough 70 support
two electric light plants successfully.
They believed that one iryt class
finely sahapSed sbakA{ could bs iAaih.
tained and to that end, after lon8 de-
liberation. arrived. at a. definite basis
IL agreement for the sale OF the prop
.ersy OF the old plant.
The result should be satisfactory to
the people Of Las Vegas. Two cleo
trio plants here could M. have
'Df3h' as we'll equipped and maintain.
ca as can one. The chances are that
IN the case OF two plants neither
could give good service and both
might prove financial failures. Fur
thermore another element Of strife
has been eliminated from the city.
The people Of Las Vegas are assured
OF q first class, reasonable and Of.
fecti:c. light and power service from
the new company. They are duly ap-
preciative Of what the old company
has done f0r the city. ~