The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-14

the City and it's people? Was it fair |
to watch the City spend $30,000.00 on
sewers and then say that they should !
not be used? If the Paper Company
is such believer in fair play, why not
practice it? Why untertake to bottle !
the City. if it believes in fair competi-
ton? Why didn't it show the fair
! play then, it begs fir now? If it wants
/ fair play, why does it still insist upon
| its injunction against the City having
sewers and water works? The paper
Company says, 1--WE have no objection
to the City installing it's own water
/ works system" Then why doesn't it
stop this litigation against the sew
ers and water works? When they
| thought they had their clutches on
the throat of the City and that sooner
or later we would have to yield to
their exorbitant demands because we
could not get water supply, nothing
was heard about fair treatment. The
situation changes, and they whimper
and complain at unfair methods. LAY
on, Macduff," and the balance of the
| quotation.
What's the City doing that's unfair
IL mas advised the people of the City
not to sign three year contracts for
lights. Why all this urgency all at
once to have long contracts for lights?
Have the people of the City been
! signing contracts for lights hereto
| fore? Isn't this a move on the part
of the Paper Company to forestall
the City and tie up the people with
long term contracts; and yet they
are for fair play" According to their
views, it is fair play for them to
rope the people of the City, hard and
fast, but it is monstrous PROPOSE
ton for the City officials to advise
against it. The people of the City
don't have to sign contracts for lights
or water. All that is necessary is
that they should pay their bills prompt
Iy, and if their lights are cut out, the
Company is liable for damages and
to have it's franchise forfeited.
Will the City build it's own light
plant? We do not know; we do know
as business proposition it should
do so. The City is now paying the
Paper Company over 100000 per year
to light its streets. This has been
going on for years. For a very mod
est investment the City can save this
money and at the same time furnish
lights to its people, and they. share in
the profits.
The Paper Company has a lot to
say about competition, and announces
now an extra discount of per cent.
! What's per cent when the other
fellow reads the meter? In our opinion
1t is not a question of competition
We believe our people are loyal citi-
zens and that they will support their
own institutions They have author
lied these improvements; they have
put up their money for them; and will
have to support them by their money
or their patronage, Every citizen is in
terested in their success, and we be-
leve they will give them their un-
tied support
One thing further: The people of
this City have shown no disposition
to treat invested capital unfairly; they
are ready and willing to accord Just
as fair treatment as they receive.
They do object to holding up their
hands and being gagged. They regret
that any contention has arisen over
these interests, but. if it comes to
choice between life, health, comfort,
protection of property, and the pre-
servation of local self-government; or
the domination of these by an indus
trial corporation, the people of the
City will be found defending and pro-
tecting their rights.
4 E. H. Clay, Mayor.
]. ], Black, G. A. Griffin,
c. w. Carter, S. G. McEachern,
j. N CAN'T, T. w. Read
Members OF Council, City of Marietta.
T. A. Gramling, Chairman.
S. d. Rambo, Vice Chairman.
l.. B. Robson, ] ] Black,
E H. Clay
Board of Water and Lights of the City
OF Marietta.
ID. w. Blair,
Attorney for the City OF Marietta and
the Board Of Water and Lights.