The Colorado statesman., 1910-03-26

THE RECORD DOES NOT BEAR OUT PATTERsoNs DEFENSE

Union Water Company dissect and
where its he believed they should be
The disappointed his instead pointing
the shortcomings of the proposed franchise devoted most of his time
explaining his connection Company.
The Senator's memory to be failing him. for he did not
tell the story this he has told
To refresh his memory call the attention of
Denver the conflicting record he has made in defending his
ton with the old water company will quote part OF that record
Last Saturday Senator Patterson said: LET my
friends and desire make this emphatay
that suggested word of the existing franchise
consulted about its The franchise written in
New York and brought here by the attorney the old Denver Water
Company Mr. Underhl Underwood Mr. Underwood and Mr. Sui
vn and asked me- attorney appear
city council not TO the franchise but to make clear the council
precisely what its provisions
That did and honestly faithfully performed
would for other client Denver Company paid
for that the munfcent of My duty
took et0ncse section by section and and explained
eo""c1 "1on dg""e" or appeal simply presenting layer
Senator Patterson made speech February
1f l4tt @ w: ,H we " YOU, you ~ eau 1t anu Juuee lor
whether ne said single word about the legal provisions of the
franchise He stated last Saturday that he did nothing
speech tells the story He said:
81 very frank say | capacity of
Denver Water Company only
have been made that opposed judgment
Mills statement as to the financial standing of the
members of the Citizens Water Company
Denver Water Company badly constantly
complained of in public and private The gentlemen
and controlled the that
you tonight with this sugar-coated proposition.
Brother Mills speaks of millions of dollars with the easy
ou cog gaon and ask delay Ills company has not
within seventeen miles of the every
by law suits brought by the Denver Water Company
the validity of franchise organized
the of open secret purpose
company which ninety days well supported
negotiating with the Denver Company
their whole rights and plant and failed sell only
did not their expected
promises but have that by May
l. 1891 the will be
In little the of the Company
expire and if future ratified
TINS newly hedged company No fair and
een made by any company to any city north and west of the
Ohio river Such terms themselves have been made
prospect competition Under the terms of this
ordinance city Denver supplied water at half the
sum at which water supplied to sister cities Omaha Kansas City
Notice gentlemen carefully this connca
ion follows the the you passage
1t not because they the business it? 1t
because they seek follow the by
Company The latter offers price
rent in St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati cities who
plants and offer their service the lowest possible To
they offer reduction in the matter of fire ydants Is not that
for corporation without capital without pipe within
seventeen miles Of Denver and covered deep with law suits? For
what reason then do they seek delay action? Merely
time to force the Denver Water Company make them offer
their franchise and rights
Gentlemen companies successfully
side BY side in the same city is financial necessity that two such
should together later Should they both
remain firm and when, with laid they begin underbd
oe II an economic necessity that one should be merged IN the
other Should the city not then have contract with
remains at the mercy of the victor.
Therefore part
dom and policy for the city close this contract With
advantage given the city by this ordinance with
years seems rue WISDOM and economy to close with that offer and
the water supply for the city for twenty Good
hands
NIr- Fatersons reply Mr.. Easey)
nine old directors are the file leaders @ % in I this ~ new YOU d % f % W. @
it not peculiar that they found bag and baggage
boots the Citizens Water Company9 only you
they ask you to take advantage of their offers that they have not
foot of within miles of
the decision of the court will that the Denver Water Company
gained the knowledge they
acting directors of the old As to the wealth of the gentle
men forming TINS corporation will that corporation formed OF