Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-28
SUDDEN CHANGE OF
POLICY CAUSES
COMMENT
HIGHLANDER AND FAlRPLAY
VOICE INDIGNANT PROTEST
Evening Papets Shameless
Support of Water Company a
Cruel Blow 10 Citizens Who.
Relied on 1t for Protection,

Comment amused and amusing was
rife in Albuquerque yesterday upon
the topic Of The sudden aud over
whelming conversion Of the evening
paper from its loudly vooifcrous att
tudo AS the protector or the people
against the clutches OF the water
Supply company. 10 ~ position Of
fawning adulation OF that company.
Mingled with these comments were
moro or less indignant protests, these
latter generally coming from the SEE
lect circle OF subscribers OF the even
ing paper. not "a few OF whom have
been attracted to tina newspaper
through rs hong continued attacks on
the water company.
The sudden facing about Of the
evening paper IL an the more aston
ishingi say It's bewildered aud dis
gusted subscribers. since that news
paper has for several weeks past heen
bhaily Informing said subscribers than
IT, alone stood between the people and
the success % q sinister ana dnrklS
mysterious plot BY. means of which
p water company Intended 10 grab
the city government at the coming
election. rend q long time franchise
from the clutches OF nm unwilling
lRifAffttfAt iAfI Nit'iltHln f4l fN rae
rough shod over the defenselcss ron
sumner.
That the evening uaprr should
abandon the people 10 this horrible
rate, they sny. ~ trcnson. raw ANA ap-
pallinB, no matter what the consider
alton mny have been.
Accompanying ihesc expressions
has been more or less very rank dis
cussion as 20 tie matter Of the con-
sideration, nnd, also. as 20 whether or
not the anticipation Of said consid-
Grafton has boon the chief Inspiration
Of the evening papers series Of at
lacks on the water company.
several letters ga me 20 the Morn
Ing Journal yesterday Ia connection
With the evening papcrs change OF
heart and front, AL of them more or
less pointed and interesting. TWO,
however, are al special interest since
the writer Of one signs himself High
lander, the slime non de-piume at~
tached "a a letter which was pub
lfahed Ia tho evening paper On Friday
last. attacking the water company;
and the other signed Fair Play"
This latter is Identical With the sigma.
lure 20 q letter Of the same tenor
which appeared Ia the evening paper
~ saturday, tilt 4lailr dsy on whicl, il
changed ~ position from one 81 bit
trr opposition 10 slavish and flouc cry |
approval 90 thu water company.
These Nj letters are given below. |
Space torhids publication OF The
others, signed BY Taxpayer. citizen
observer, FRO Bono publico, Nox
Populi, Old Subscriber, Republican,
Business Man, eic.l
: Editor Morning journal.
There arc q good many people 10
Albuquerque, particularly here la the
Highlands, pf whom I ann one, who
do not approve al the course Of the
Water supply company Ia the past
II was necessary for ns Ia struggle II
long timc. without explanation or rea-
son. for necessary extension or water |
mains We hnd Il water shortage last
summer, which man of as believed, !
and stu believe, to have been unnce-
sury nnd which could have been
had the Water company taken
ordinary precautions against
ahurtage, Recently the water coma
has presented "a The city council
q bill fnf water supplied to the city
at Broadway ana East Gems
trai aVcnuc, a charge which IL IL I'M
possible to Justify no mAtfer what
this company muy have under
its contract Now, for these reHs0nH
mnny of ~ hive Welcomed the at
taeRs on the Water company In which |
the evening paper has been most Vic,
lent, Hut. 10 and behold. tho eVeninE |
paper. which. since las establishment.
has boon posing Ns the sole, @iiuon |
aud indebted champion ~ the !
W tho people against the Water
compNnN, n0W appears az the friend |
ana supporter at the Mttur company ,
Here tot instance g. q litty or tNvo
from am article appearing iu thut
paper Yesterday
IA i1rEe aud magnificent pumping 1
plant has been Installed with a capae- /
itN 90 supply . clay az lnn.nuu ieo-
Tho pressure is rNtrN strong fnr
fire purposes ana lor That reason the
insutanre rute is among the lowest in
the lWttra ~tatus. Water mains have
been luid ip every cart nf tlte citY
ana thr service 90 the company l1s /
ne an times hrsan perfcetis ~atisfac-
tory.
Sow, Wouldn't Chat Jar Noue
'Jlst Eu back Ia ffw lsf ut4 of the !
evening pai'cr and compare abe thutt |
statement With othefs. ttccl4rlne fhai
the Winter company pinnt b a junk
heap thHt fts management A. rotten
tnd lis N.tYtte Worar. b So ON
thfuu-ii g whoie yaiutay 81 simiiaI
attacit
.''rhis II ouo 80 iht most Amaainp
and disgusting sxhfhitin1s hf haf king /
up I have ever Witnessed
what IL tlle reason for &C. Wei /
HE rgisnn meat ~ ae Aserlhc can
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