Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-21
AGAINST SALE
Continued From Page One.)

AhO StdtShCiit was uduS yCStSiudy
afternoon that Messrs. Meataerby
and Fowles, of New York, represent
ing the syndicate that owns the pri-
rvate plant, made no offer ta purchase
the, city plant further tfraE to ex-
press a willingness to take 4 over
whenever the city is ready and as =
settlement to pay the city what aas
been expended up to the present
time. 1t was also declared that the,
statement was not presented to the
board of works In a formal manner,
but was simply declaration of what
the Eastern capitalists would do if
the city desired to shift the burden.
Yesterday the Palladium inter-
viewed many citizens relative to the
proposition to sell the light plant and
some of them follow:
Fred Carr-"It looks to me like
there was niger in the wood pile.
l believe the plant will be self-sup-
porting.'
Clarence Gennett-"The citizens
voted to build the plant and I think
they should now keep it.
Will Haughton-"It seems to me
that money can be made out of the
plant if the management of it will be
kept out of politics.
John McCarthy-''I did not favor
municipal ownership to begin with,
but if the other company is to get
control of the plant, that puts 3 diff
ferent phase in the matter.''
Hilbert Toler-''yhe experiment
of the city owning its plant has not
been tried long enough. 1t should
be kept if it is not losing money"
Will Widup-" From the consum-
ers' point of view the city should re-
tain it's plant"
Ed Thompson-s'The old company
was holding up the city and it would
now pay the tax payers to retain
their poperty."
O. A. Harmier -"If there is mon
ey in it for Independent companies,
there surely will be money in it for
the city. 1t is just beginning to
pay
DIR. S. R. Lyons 81 confess that
/ feared this would come. I would
not favor selling the plant under
any circumstances. 80
Caleb Williams It's like piece
of real estate. If it's money MAX
er it is poor business to sell out. If
the city were bankrupt it would be
different
DR.. T. Henry Davis.-"I favor
the sale provided there is guarantee
that the purchasers will furnish
street lighting for Is years cheaper.
than the present rate and will pro-
tect the people in their use of COM
mercial electricity. a
C. A. Harrison.-"If the plant
was mine J would sell it. $25O.OOO
would go long paving off
the the c1itty debt.
l.
the purchasers guarantee to maintain
the present rates"
L. E. Price.-I am against the sale
of the plant. / also think that no
more money should be sunk in it by
the board of public works.
John Zwissler. Il am not in favor
of selling the plant. If it is sold I
will use gas.'
L. M. Emmons. believe in
competition. -
Leo Fihe.-''I believe that if the
plant is on paying basis the city
should continue to control it,
AL Rose.-'I am absolutely and
bitterly opposed to the plant being
sold. I had one experience with the.
other people and that was enough. "
J.. f. Hasemeier.-"I do not favor
the selling Of the plant. We have it
now and should be thoroughly salts
fed that we do not want it before we
dispose Of it,
y. r. Iaggart.- mere is no dan
ger of the plant ever being old, even
if 100000 was offered for it,
A. D. Gayle.-"1 think, that the.
mass of the people would oppose the
sale.o ~ ,
Ed Cooper-'fI think that now we
have the plant we should keep it."
F. ]. Macke--7"I would oppose
the sale for various reasons. III.
f. c. Lahrman-"T The plant is
now on paying basis and / think it
would be a mistake to sell it, -
Frank Braffett.-"As / under
stand it the plant should not be
sold. - H
Milo Terrell. -stI do not think
that it should be sold. -
R. A. Ferriday.--s'I think that the