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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04
CARD FROM BOARD
LIGHTS AND WATER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE u

CONTINUED FROM PAGE II
act of perpetrating a fraud on the
people and taxpayers of Marietta.
The result was that the people of
the city rose up in their wrath and
voted for a bond issue to build a
municipal water works plant.
This plant has been built and has
oeen in service over two years. No
better water is to be found in any
city in America, and there is plenty
of it. The rates to consumers are as
cheap as the rates given by the old
company before the municipal plant
was built. The health of the city of
Marietta has improved. Every doc
tor and drug store will testify that
during the last summer there was a
total absence of typhoid fever in the
city of Marietta except in a few cases
where people use water from sur
face wells. So much for the health
of the municipal water.
mere Has not Deeu IL HIc III MAI
ietta since the municipal water plant
was built when there was not suf-
ficient pressure to throw water
to the top of the court house tower
if it had been desired. All fires have
been handled promptly and efficiently
and there has been practically no
fire loss because of the excellent ser
vice. The insurance agents of Mar
ietta will tell you that the reduction
IN insurance rates in Marietta have
been sufficient if aggregated, to
more than pay the interest on the
bonds and the sinking fund to retire
the bonds. In other words the citi-
zens save in insurance alone annu-
ally enough to pay the interest on
the bonds voted to build the water
plant and sufficient fund in addi-
ton to pay the amount necessary to
put in the sinking fund each year
due.
The old water works company
charged the city $139 per month
for 40 fire hydrants in the city; yet
at no fire that occurred in ten years
previous to the installation of the
municipal water plant was there
enough water in the hydrants or
sufficient pressure to put out any or
binary fire. In other words, the
city paid this company $139 a
month for 40 hydrants for ornamen-
tai purposes, as they were practic-
ally useless in cases af fire. The
city now pays the Board of Water
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

for period of five years to operate
both the water plant and the light
ing plant. The figures that were
submitted, and of the engineers we
consulted, proved to us that we
could buy electric power from the
Georgia Railway and Power Company
for operating both of our plants for
little more than half what it cost
us to produce steam power. Our
contract called for the delivery of
power to us by the Georgia Rail-
way and Electric Company by Jan. 1
1913. Delays in constructing their
transmission lines, etc, have pre-
vented them from making connec-
ton with the city plant. We are
notified by the Power Company,
however, that they will connect with
us in few days. We believe we
will save from $3.50 to $500 a month
in our operating expenses by MAX
ing this change.
NV" LhCOC IVY pldulS WlllCH IHG
Board of Water and Lights have
constructed and have been main
tanning belong to the people of the
city of Marietta. For three years,
by day and night, the members of
this board have given a large part
Of their time, their energy, and their
best thought, for the purpose of MAX
ing these plants successful and MAX
ing them a source of revenue for the
city. This has been done without
any compensation whatever, and we
regret to say in the face of consid-
cradle opposition from some of the
citizens of the city. We have the
assurance, however, of having done
our duty as We saw it, to the best of
our ability, without fear or favor. We
have refused to be controlled or in
tiuenced by friends or by foes, eth
er politically or personally. There
has been no politics in the construc-
ton and operation of Mariettas wat
err and lighting plants, and there will
be none as long as the present board
is in control of these properties.
All we desire is that these two
plants should be successful from a
financial standpoint and become a
source of revenue to the city as
well as give first-class service.
The city lighting plant was OPP
! The water problem has solved it's
elf, We do not believe that any
citizen Of Marietta who can either
taste or smell would desire to use
, any other water than that furnished
! by the city.
What we wish to call the atten-
ton of the taxpayers and citizens
of Marietta is this. These two
plants belong to you, both collec-
lively and individually. Whether
they succeed or not, you are going
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

and Lights the same amount, $139 a
month, for 100 hydrants covering
the entire city, and there has never
been a fire when the amount of water
and pressure were not all that could
be asked.
Up to the spring of 1911 there was
apparently no desire on the part of
anybody in Marietta for the city to
own its own lighting plant, at
any time in the near future at least.
1t is true that the service was poor,
but the city had just issued bonds
to build a system of sewers and
build a water plant, and no one felt
like having a bond issue to build a
lighting system at that time. Up to
the spring of 1911 the Kennesaw
Paper Company, which owned the
electric lighting system in Marietta,
was charging the city $3.50 a month
for 80 to so street lights. The
lighting contract between the city
and the Kennesaw Paper Company
expired at this time, and the Kenne-
saw Paper Company Immediately
raised it's rates to the city and re-
fused to light the city except for
$405 a month instead of $3.50.
This forced the city to pay more for
lights alone, to light the streets,
than they had previously paid the
Kennesaw Paper Company for both
lights and water for fire protection
The inference was that the Kenne-
saw Paper Company proposed to
charge enough for lights to make up
for their loss of business on water
In the meantime, many individual
consumers said their light bill had
been raised the same way; that
since they had taken on the city
water and cut out the Kennesaw
Paper Company's water connections,
they had to pay as much and more
for lights alone than they had pre-
Company for both water and lights.
1t is needless to say that the peo-
pie of Marietta became aroused
There was a demand that the city
build its own lighting plant. A
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce was called and the matter was
discussed fully. Engineers were con-
suited and figures procured showing
what it would cost to build a lighting
plant. The Chamber of Commerce
appointed special committee to in
yestigate and recommend to the city
council what should be done. This
committee, after hearing from the
Board of Water and Lights and
from the engineers, recommended the
mayor and council that they should
call an election and let the people
vote as to whether bonds should be
issued to build a lighting plant or
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

not. The mayor and council acted
accordingly The bond election was
called and carried by a considerable
excess over two-thirds vote. In
due time the bonds were sold and the
proceeds turned over to the Board
of Water and Lights with instruc-
lions to construct a lighting plant.
The lighing plant has been con-
structed and every citizen of Mariet-
ia knows that it is efficient. Where
as, before the construction of the
municipal lighting plant the city had
only 80 to 80 street lights and was
paying $405 per month to the Ken
nesaw Paper Company for this num-
Der of lights; there are now on the
streets of Marietta more than 200
street lights, exclusive of the white
way" lamps around the public square
For this lighting service (about three
times as many lamps and better ser
vice. the city is paying the Board
of Water and lights only $500 per
month: sos per month less than it
formerly paid for 80 to 80 lights fur
nished by the Kennesaw Paper Com
pany.
Now, this is what the people OF
Marietta are getting for their money
The municipal water plant did not
really begin business with consum-
ers until about the LIST of January
1911. The plant was just as expen-
sive to run as if it had had hun
dreds of consumers. The first year
we ran at a loss of little over
$4,000, from January list 1911 to
December 31st, 1911. From Jan
uary LIST 1912 to December 31st 1912
the water works paid over $500
net, over and above operating ex-
penses.
The city lighting plant was OPP
Grated for domestic service only six
months of the year 1912. In those
six months the lighting plant net
ted over and above operating ex-
penses between 5000 and $1,000
Remember, too, that we began bus.
mess without single consumer ex-
cept the city, and had to fight the
cut-rate competition of the Kenne.
saw Paper Company, which immed-
lately lowered its rates and made
other concessions to domestic con.
sumers as soon as the city plant was
built. The city lighting plant is
giving today better service to do
nestle consumers than they ever haC
from the Kennesaw Paper Company
and at a less rate than the Kennesaw
Paper Company had given before the
city built it's plant.
Some months ago the Board OF
Water and Lights made a CONTRACT
with the Georgia Railway and Power
Company to buy power from then
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

to be taxed to pay the interest on the
bonds and to put enough money each
year into the sinking fund to retire
these bonds when they are due. The
act of the legislature amending the
charter of the city and allowing the
city to construct these plants, re-
quires this, and if both plants went
up in smoke the people of Marietta
would be taxed to pay off the bonds
and pay the interest on them.
Therefore, it behooves every citi-
zen of the town to get behind these
enterprises, owned by the people, and
give them all the patronage they can.
Every dollar made over and above
the necessary expense of operation
will be turned over to the city
treasury to be used for general pur-
poses. We have had to develop these
plants largely on credit With our
present income, however, we will be
able to pay all outstanding indebt-
edness, including the expense incurr-
ed in changing from a steam plant
to an electric power plant, in a year
or two, even if revenues do not in
crease.
Our revenues from the lighting
plant ought to be double what they
are from domestic consumers.
Within the last week certain par
ties have been canvassing the cit
liens of this town trying to induce
them to sign three year lighting
: contracts. The parties soliciting
were trying to sign contracts with
themselves and with other parties
unknown to the citizens of
| Marietta who have no right or lie
ence to do business in this city.
We can only conclude that this
business is being solicited for the
Kennesaw Paper Company, which is
the only concern besides the city
| which is selling or can offer to sell
electric power for any purpose what
ever inside the city limits of Mar
ietta.
We wish to call your attention
further to the fact that when you
patronize the city electric lighting
plant you are patronizing and help
ing yourself, for all revenues derived
from these two plants, over and above
| operating expenses, will be turned
into the city treasury to repair
, streets, build sidewalks, and carry
, on other municipal improvements.
, The city must carry on these i'm
provements and the only way to do
! it is to make these two municipal
plants a source of revenue, unless
taxes are to be raised.
We appeal, therefore, to every
patriotic citizen of Marietta, to
lend his patronage and influence to
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04
WE WANT

at once, loan applications
for $500 to $500 on either
city or farm real estate Sc.
curity. We have fine lists
of real estate for sale. Call
by and see us. William
Tate Holland, successor to
r. N. Holland and Son,
No. l Reynolds Building,
Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

WANTED:- To buy home raised corn
at Byrd & McCleskey's Mill, If
-1e9 Cherokee Street.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given
that the books for receiving
tax returns for the City of
Marietta opened April LIST,
1913.
The Law provides that all
property owned by you ON
the LIST day of April 1918
shall be returned for City
Taxes.
Kindly make returns
early as possible.
W. M. Fleming,
Clerk.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-04

We grind every day Bring Your
corn and have it ground while you
are shopping and save time. If
Byrd & McCleskey, 1O9 Cherokee s..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-01
Cubs Beat the Cubdns by
Batting Rally.

Seven runs in the well-known
lucky seventh" gave the Cubs a
12-to-4 victory over the Cubans
after the latter had copied the
lead. Evers, roasted his men for
letting the Cubans get in front,
and the criticism bore results.
Painter and Sommers, who
worked the first six innings, kept
the Havana hitters away from the
plate. Gilbert was stung for four
bingles in the seventh, which
combined with Knisely's error,
yielded four markers.
Corridor was at short for the
Cubs and poled four hits, two
lucky and two perfectly respect
able ones that could be taken
right into the parlor and intro
duced to the old folks. Phelan,
at third, soaked three safeties,
and Miller and Knisely collected
two each. One of Knisely's was
good for two bases.
Lew Richie ran for Painter in
the third and stole, base. Tom
Needham challenged Lew to a
foot race, which will be staged
Monday.
Mike Heckinger, the local lad,
divided the catching with Dick
Cotter. Mike went hitless, and
also tried to shoot a hole in "a
cloud throwing to second when
Acosta stole.
Gilbert's arm was sore from his
workout against. the Cubans
Wednesday.
The Cuban first baseman, Hun
go, fed on three hits
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-01
sAsEBALL-ALL THE SPORT DoPE-BoxING
Home Rams Feature Sor
Practice Game.

SOCgbGS oSSSftCs
Callahan's Sox were so happy
over the warm sunshine that they
had I'd tangle in game. Kid
Gleason took the recruits to back
Scott, Cicotte and Bepz, and they
were defeated by. the regulars I'M
der Callahan. with Delano, In
dian Johnson and Douglass heav-
ing. Score II. to 5.
Berger, Mattick, Collins, Wea-
yer and Bodie each boosted the
ball over the short left field fence
for the circuit. Fourier rung
up three hits. sa
Cicotte, who pitched the last
two innings, was reached for five
runs, twoLef them homers. John
son was the best of the recruits,
allowing two hits in three in
nings.
None of the pitchers cut loose,
Callahan instructing them to lay
the ball across and let the batters
do the rest.
Ernie Johnson and Herman
were the opposing third basemen,
the latter, playing with the re-
cruits and making three errors.
He bagged two hits.
+, Joe Berger gave further evil
dence of the tough fight he.is go-<
ing to put up to get Buck Wea-
ver's shortstop job. Nine chances
came the way of the Pacific
Coast Lacquer, and he handled all
of Them easily. He, took two
grounders in sensational style
and threw the runners out from
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
PUTS HIS TRUST IN
THE "WRITTEN LAW
"Crime Cannot Justify Crime" Dc
cIared Girls Father.

Atlanta, Ca, July 23,-"Crime can.
not justify crime, and will put my
trust in the written law; there is IL
such thing as the unwritten law" de-
clared j. M. McCalmon this morning
the heart-broken father of the young
girl whom DR.. W. M. Lewis is accused
of bringing to Atlanta for immora
purposes.
The grief of the sturdy Georgia ia
tier was something pitiful to behold
when he clasped his daughter in his
aims, and learned that the tragic tale
was true.
This man has cast shame on my
home which can never be forgotten
lie has blighted my daughters future
Restitution. by punishment of the Law
is a poor substitute; but / will have
it." he said.
Mr.. McCalmon left the city, taking
his forgiven daughter with him. The
physician who had registered himself
and the girl at local hotel as mar
and wife, has been released under !
$1,000 bond. Mr.. McCalmon declares
that he will return at the time Of the
trial to prosecute DR.. Lewis to the full
extent of the law. 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
OPERA
HOUSE
TODAY
THURSDAY
JULY 24th

Jean Finneran "The Boy
From Galway" Ireland, won
the fox championship med
al for pedestal clog dancing
Mr.. Finneran does all the
dances known on a pedes-
tai measuring 2-feet square.
Mr.. Finneran was featur-
ing with the Al. G. Fields
Ministries for several sea-
sons and has played all the
big vaudeville Giro tits
throughout the country,
carrying his own special
scenery. Mr.. Finneran is
the only ore in this coun-
try doing this special style
dancing. Here for Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
Price of admission remains
unchanged, &c and 1Oc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
LORD ANSWERED PRAYER
OF NEGRO, NEWT LEE
Big Ripe Watermelon Sent to Prisoner
In Jail.

Atlanta, July 23.-From a cell ii
the Fulton county tower, Newt Lee,
material witness in the Phagan case,
has sent up the prayer of his life-and
it is going to be answered.
1t wasn't for liberty that Newt pray
ed. He has given up hope of that for
the time being, though his innocence s
admitted by all. This is what he
prayed:
"Oh, Lord; you knows everything
what has been and will be. You knows
Use poor innocent niger. Yon
knows, oh Lord, dat Use been locked
up in dis hear Jail sence April, all
summer long, all through de water
melon season! And, oh Lord, I hasn't
tasted watermelon dis year! Please
Lord, if you can't git me out of here,
den send me jes one ripe, red water
melon!"
Thus poor Newt Lee wrestleu With
his soul in the night hours. Who can
say that the Lord did not hear his
humble and fervent plea. Somebody
heard it, for word crept out from the
Jail to the solicitor generals Office AMI
thence to kind-hearted Atlanta lady
who has arranged to send Newt Lee
this morning the finest, ripest, reddest
watermelon that money can buy.
He is not to know where it came
from He will be lieve the Lord sent
it, and in the long, miserable summer
he has spent, a prisoner though limo
cent, there will be at least one bright
hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
"SNOOKUMS" ON SENATE DIAS
Baby Sits on Knee of Vice President
Unawade by August Assemblage.

Washington, July 23.-For the first
time in the memory of man baby sat
in the presiding officers chair ON the
raised platform in the senate chamber
this afternoon. Strictly speaking, he
did not occupy the chair, but sat on
the knee and was held in the arms If
Vice President Marshall The small
fingers occasionally played with the
ivory gavel, but the babe did not seek
to take charge of the august assem-
blage before him.
The hero of the innovation was
Thomas Marshall Switzerland, three
and a half years old, of Berkeley
Springs, Va. He is a son of the for
mer pastor of the church at Indian
apolis, which the vice president attend
ed when governor.
The child did not seem in the least
awed or dumfounded by the sedate AMI
dignified company in which he found
himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
MAY RESIDE here AGAIN
in PRACTICE OF law
Mr.. Charles c. Crockett Has
Returned

The many Americas friends of Mr..
Charles c. Crockett will welcome his
return today from Virginia, where for
nearly two years he has been com
plotting classical and also a law
course at Washington and Lee Uni
versity, graduating quite recently from
the law department.
Mr. Crockett is a former resident Of
Americas, and it is quite probable thai
he will decide to locate here for the
practice of his profession.
Prior to entering Washington and
Lee University, MIR. Crockett was, for
some time teaching history in the
Americas High school, but preferring
the law ,he gave up teaching and has
admirably equipped himself for the
profession OF his choice.
Mr.. Crockett will be the guest Of
his brother, Mr. A. C. Crockett, at his
handsome new residence on Lee street,
whittier Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett will
move today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
LOCAL FRUITS ARE At
THEIR BEST Right NOW
Supply Sufficient for Home
Consumption

The season of fine fruits in Ameri-
Gus has been at its best this week,
when every variety grown here in
midsummer may be had in perfection
and abundance. Every store and fruit
stand contains it's offering of the choic-
est varieties, while wagons bring in
quantities from the country.
Peaches are at their best this week,
and while the demand absorbs all of
ferings of Elbertas, there is enough for
all to supply needs for home consump-
ton. This is the glad time for water
melons and cantaloupes, and these va
rieties are here in abundance and as
cheap in price as one could wish. Wa
termelons were never finer and grow
ers who have shipped them in carload
lots have received higher prices than
in many years.
Few apples are to be had, and the
native variety offered are poor speci-
mems of this popular fruit. The black
berry crop-an important one-was
good this year, but the season of black.
berries is now over. Oranges, bananas
and other shipped fruits are to be had
here, but consumers seem to prefer
melons and peaches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
AGED WOMEN WEAVE RUGS .
FOR WIFE OF PRESIDENT
Mrs. Wilson viii Ad0rn White House
Room With Work of Southern
Sisters.

Winston-Salem, N. G., July 23.-Miss
Caroline McHargue and Mrs. Martha
Walker, of Elkin, aged seventy-foul
and seventy-six, respectively, are en-
gagged in preparing carpets, druggets
and portiers to furnish the room oil
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, in the white
house at Washington They are ex
perts in the blending of colors.
The two aged women are sisters
They live together and are expert
dyers and weavers, using the old-time
barks and herbs in the dyeing process
and the old-fashioned hand loom cards
and spinning wheel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
NEAR DEATH
BY SMOTHERINC
But Husband, With Aid Of Cardui,
Effects Her Deliverance.

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