Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01

When the present discussion arose over the exton-
sion Of the Water supply compAnye franchise 20 che
year lg40 the Morning Journal whose owners would Ho
good big slice Of the profits which such extension Il
expected to produce reared Ike Hon OF the jungle X
very earth Jar with the volume Of ~ voice and
che Hastings Of its tail But this not for long Cor
soou Nike Bully Bottom, u began 20 az mildly ~
any sucking dove Then Ia feeble changed TO the
squawk OF a goose and now u has descended TO the
squeak Of a mouse.
Driven from every suggestion Of az argument Il was
capable Of tyng offer for the extension Of the present
franchise the year i9lO by which tho city would
be sacrificed for the enrichment ~ The water company
and It's organs ownersdriyen from these all the poor
little mouse could squeak this morning was;
"Mr Shredder insists that the question Of municipal
Ownership Of the water before the people Of
Albuquerque And yet only short time since this same
MI strickler filling his newspaper with municipal
Ownership matter, municipal ownership petitions and
riotouu agitation Mr strekiers position HIS vecred
around completely. Il really seems questionable Il NJ.
sricker knows IN just what direction he Il STEERING his
newspaper II be does. else knDws.'
Everyone heard Of the inebria.e who reeled out
the sidewalk and hanging 10 telephone pole 70
keep from pitching into the gutter hlccupod Why the
whole world Is drunk tonight The water organ pays
but poor compliment 20 Ita readers asserting that It's
own density Of duIlness and vacuiy Of Intelligence is
shared by them.
The whole city OF Albuquerque knows where The
Citizen standa OF from It's confession, the
organ not included In this assertion. Infants AMI
idiots included in any general statement hut
barring the water organ when Tae Citizen said time and
HAtNh
franchise even for single day the people OF AlhuQuer
que water organ excepted, had dincuty In under.
standing what The Citizen meant and where stood on
the question In like when The ctzcn said on
June 10.
aThs Citizen thinks that municipal ownership Of ~.
buquerques supply az this time IL enInensy wse,
praeteahe and desrabe ard ls fully convinced Of
this that the present water company Will not dlsPose
Of Its plad for fair ard reasonable compensation The
cslrsn favors construction by the city Of lnde
pendent and up 70 date plant"
Il u Doubtful n any In Albuquerque, sti barring
the organ remained in ignorance OF The Citizens
position the question Of municipal ownership OF this
oity's water supply.
However the good book says that though you bray
a fool a mortar yet will hts folly not depart from him
No improvement intellectually morally can be expect
cd in the OF the water organ Il is Joined 10
It's IDOLS.
In Arizona dance hall printed card, over the
mirror behind the bar Gentlemen will please not shoot
the fiddler he Is doing the best he knows how The ap
picntoa IL eGsy The people Of Albuquerque VIII please
excuse fiddle sometimes called the Morning
Journal Il Ia doing the best knows how 20 secure the
money which II eoa ng 10 It's owners the condition
thai the water franchise shall be extended.