Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-01-27
NOT so WITH US.

Again, in the march of progress,
have we cause to remember that we
are both human and prone to err We
have made a grevious blunder and
make haste to humbly apologize.
which is something that many editors
will not do. But it is not so with
us. When we are wrong we are
willing to eat humble pie.
In the editorial headed Shall
Mountain Home Be Up-To-Date?" we
said that our present lighting sys-
tenn was entirely insufficient. which
statement was a malignant falsehood,
manufactured out of the whole cloth,
but not with malace aforethought
We know just how it happened, as
we were very much present when we
wrote the article. but the secret shall
die locked within our manly shirt
bosom.
Some good guessers may be able to
figure it out for themselves when
we state that it has been our OBJ
seryation that hearsay evidence is
mighty poor working capital for an
editor, and we will never believe our
own ears again and in the further
preamble that up to the time of the
taking over of the lighting plant
September /, last. by the Pacific
Electric Engineering company the
service was the personihcation of all
that was undesirable. but since that
time, under the able management of
superintendent Lewis. we have had
service of such efficiency that there
has not been murmur from the
public.
It is far above the average of even
good service and SO much better than
Boises lighting that comparison is
odious
R. R. Poppleton of the head
Offices at Portland was quisk to note
the article and called us to account.
His letter is, in part. as follows:
Since taking over the plant on the
iirst of September, 1909, we have
mad practically no shut-downs of any
nature whatsoever; also. the lamps
nave been of the proper briliiancy
and have given good service: also.
we are furnishing every party with
hsnts who wants lights In this
connection, we are canvassing for
new business all of the time.
Our plant is not fully loaded vet.
ana we are able to take care Of any
business which your citizens may
oHer and if at any time the present
plant becomes insufficient to meet the I
demands OF the city of Mountain
itome, we are in a position to in
seaii larger unit, which Will meet I
these demands
We are not at the present time
giving a day service for power. but
the careful canvass that we have
maze mas shown us that the present /
revenue would not pay for the coal
DILL let alone the additional help /
the day.
In this connection, we are also
ready 10 furnish day service as soon.
as II can pay its own way.
"@'a Va tnC uUONG statements ]
are not correct. / would like to hear
from you regarding same. and
VIII instruct our local manager to
take steps to rectify troubles.
We are in Mountain Home to
give the people frst-class service
This is now the fifth month of our
operation of the plant, and YOU
should be in a position to realize
tnat we have, in measure, met our
desires along this line"
We hasten to say that the state
ments Of Mr. Popperton are absolute
ly correct and we are glad to publish
them to our readers.
We don't believe that our editorial
blunder has done harm to anyone. It
may serve the purpose Of bringing
the head Office OF the Pacific COM