The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-05-06
MUST HAVE DAY Service
NO TIME TO LISTEN TO MAUD
LIN ARGUMENTS.
II City Can't Furnish Same Private
individuals Should Be Given
Full Scope to that End.

The industrial development of Falls
City has reached that stage where
the need of electric service in the
day time is imperative. Heretofore
it has been possible to get along
without day current But the city
has been growing New3 industries
have been added The situation Is now
such that day service is necessity,
without 1t important industries would
be seriously handicapped and some
possibly crippled.
The city has nm electric plant of
her own. II is the duty of the city
! fathers to conserve the interests of
the city by protecting the plant. On
the other hand it is also their duty
to not only avoid every possible hind
rance to the development Of the To-
| cal Industries. but also to advantage
their growth and success.
Recently the city council appoint
ed committee to consider the ad.
visibility of putting on day cur
rent The committee, for reasons that
do not appear reported adversely
There may be good reasons why the
city should not at this time under
take to put ON day current. The
electric plant like the city water
plant. has for some time beeen show
| ing symptoms of being too big for
the present management, And yet
we venture that the council and may
or, in their way, are doing the best
they know how.
If the city cannot furnish the need
ed current, it is up to the city TO
admit the facts, and grant private
parties the necessary permits to 20
ahead in this work. Any effort on
the part of the city to protect her
municipal interests at the expense of
her local industries must result dis
astrously to the city.
Mr.. SchmeIzeb has installed a small
electric plant in his garage. His pur
pose Is TO supply day current to par.
ties desiring the same. Heretofore,
Mr.. Schmelzel has only been supply
ing current for light power purposes.
The council has granted him a per-
nit to put up his wires In the city
under very definite limitations. These
limitations, as we understand them,
are such as to deny him the right to
furnish electric power in any consid-
cradle quantity to any one concern,
The city is evidently trying to fore
stall the building up of private elec-
trio power plant of any considerable
magnitude, such as might in the flu
ture compete with the city plant to
the city's disadvantage. Under ordi-
nary conditions this might be a laud-
able precaution, under existing con
ditions, the chances are that it is
only one more illustration of the
lamentable lack of business capacity
on the part of our city fathers.
The National Poultry and Egg Co.
are building up a magnificent bus
mess in Falls City to the advantage
of the city and the community for
miles around TO operate their
plan. which is fast approaching com
pletion, they must have day current.
The city is not in shape to promise
them the current needed. Just as
the city has not yet seen her way
clear to promise the railroad company
the water which they have repeated
ly asked for, and which they will
soon need for operating the round
house Whal shall the National
Poultry and Egg Co, and the railroad
/ people do under the circumstances?
They cannot tie up their business
and close shop until the city admins
tration makes up its mind to come to
their rescue. They must Of necessity
+ look elsewhere for these utilities.