The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-06
AN OLD TIMER.
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c.. L. Scott: II don't remember Of
signing any such q petition"
F. s. Thomas: st signed that petit
ton year or SO ago and have given
the matter no thought since will cor
my vote Tuesday"
Mr.. Glenn, of the Fair, said today:
In page sad' in Sunday morn
1ng's Capital notice they have The
Fair Mercantile Co., in their list of
signers. I do not know how they OBJ
tanned this signature as the owners
OF "a per cent of the stock are en-
phatically in favor or the bonds and
opposed to putting the lighting into
the hands of the Edison company
am unable to see the owners of the
other per cent and do not know
their opinion of this matter. I was
greatly pleased at the way you
showed up the packed meeting of a
few members of the Commercial club
and sorry the club lent itself to such
a trick as such methods will soon
kill the efficiency of the club. The
the lights at the intersections on
Kansas avenue at $65 each They
are very weak. 1 do not believe they
give over half the light given by
those that are run by the city and if
it were not for the many private
-
very poorly lighted. If we turn the
lighting over to the Edison company
and they put these same lights all
over the city it will be very poorly
lighted"
Capt. A. M. Fuller. another signer:
bonds and that l am myself going to
vote for them If the Edison COM
pany can furnish lights at $50 and
make a profit the city can furnish
lights and save the profit
VIM. E. Dreschell: "I would not like
to be quoted on the question: Mr..
DrescheIl said that conditions had
changed since the petition above re-
ferred to had been circulated and
signed.
Crosby Bros: E. II. Crosby, when
approached regarding this matter. did
not wish to be quoted. He said he did
not sign the petition referred to- His
brother must have done so. He wanted
to investigate the matter. He did not
appear to favor the Edison PROPOSE
ton. The advertisement did not re-
fleet his personal sentiments. He, how
ever, wanted to keep out of the con-
troversy.
T. M. James said today: st did not
sign the petition, but to vote against
the bonds means to my mind an ulti-,
mate strange hold of the city's light
ing affairs by public service corpora
is essentially a city function in the in
terest of public health for instance,
why should not the matter of making
and locating good, clear, effective and
economic lights for the city be of
enough consequence and sufficiently
material to the people to be controlled
by the city. We would better hold on
to the utilities we have till we learn
their proper management or become
wise enough to farm them out to adj
vantage"
A. J. and Dave August: 1.-The August
Clothing company's name is printed as
advocating directly opposite our own
views. If we signed such petition.
it must have been a long while ago.
for we don't remember it and are de-
cidedly in favor of the bonds.'
s. M. Grow: II have no knowledge of
signing any such petition. My views
are exactly opposite at the present
time" 49, f5f 9'ar =
c. E. Jewell, who is given as a signer
says: Il don't think that Topeka should
tie itself UP to the Edison company
for term of years or any other COM
pany."
Dell Keizer whose name appears on
the petition in the Capital, has been
out of business in Topeka since the
first of July last and lives in Kansas
City.
appear on the old petition, were not
interviewed on their sentiments at this
time.
Several of the signers are dead.
VIM. Macferran: MY name is signed
on that petition, but it does not repre-
sent my sentiments at this time.
am in favor of the city making its own
light and will vote for the proposition
tomorrow which will enable it to put
it's plant up to date"
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petition, but do not remember doing
SO. If I did it was a long while ago
and I do not hold such sentiments
now"
DR.. p. ]. M. Burkett said: II notice
that my name is on that petition. l
not against the light bonds
DIR, H. B. Hogeboom: II may have
signed a petition asking the council
to let the city lighting contract to the
Edison company a year or so ago, but
a person should have a right to
change his mind once during that
time. That is just what have done
and 1 am in favor of city lighting
plant and will vote for the necessary
bonds to rebuild it,
L. NJ Penwell: Perhaps I signed
that Edison petition a year or so ago.
T don't remember about it though, If
I did At any rate it has nothing to
do with the conditions today as they
are different in many ways from those
when the petition was signed
T. C. whiteker Of the commission
Arm of Whiteker- Brothers, the in
dfviduaI and firm name appearing on
the Edison petition which was present.
ed to the city council about year ago.
said: II don't remember of signing any
such a paper either as an Individual
or as a firm. That is small matter
however at this time and will make no
difference as to my vote for 1 am in
favor of the city owning its own plant"
Among those on the list of signers
who are no longer in Topeka are:
r. W. Poindexter, living in Kansas
CITY. Kan, Frank Patrick, living In
Kansas City, Mo-. ]. ]. Weeke, left
Toneka last fall The Coughlin Hard-