The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-05
IEGITIMN NND COMMEND.
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4 ed down at Bath. Me, % Dec
legal now .or any town &C. .ts n
Maine to establish muuripaI yard.
for the sale cf coal and fI,l ot .ust
In passing upon the validity ct the
Legislative act authorIziuE municipal
itict To- sell ,oal the oour' said
% is Sufficient 60 say thu, vc
see iu lhi- act ct the legislature
q sikh neither OF p]ntornIlIsm nor
% socialism We do not regard
1t ~ % departure from previous
legislation. a. In line with IL.
although p@eqps N step furth-
81 The direction. however. b.
the same. and the advance be-
causcd by the development OF a
new want which has called Tor %
new exercise Of Legislative power.
not an exercise ~ new IDgislntiv,
powe, and such an advance is
both legitimate and commend
able
We might properly add thu word
"bcncticcnt to tho rourts decision.
During a certain period uf the year
fuel IS a. much a necessity OF HE
as electricity OF gas. which are sold
boy the community. under tht munich
pal ownership theory. as nearly at
cost as possible. Fuel Dr. almost as
much Of a necessity Of life during
part Of every year az water rs. The
theory of municipal ownership Of
water supply Is that the water shall
nv sold az nearly at cost az possible
\ great many cities throughout the
country now are selling hcot from
muuiripan> owned plants p.pcd
through the streets and delivered Go
homes just 40 gas and Mater are de
lvercd. There h. No doubt that the
time viii come when the municipal
heat supply win bee as comulou 3s the
municipal water supply now b. and
there is little question tina cyentuall,
both these necessary pur', services
viii Dee universally owned uy the mul
inequalities.
tntn that tmr comes. however. ID
ia dlfh,ult 'p see why the furnishing
OF fuel Co the people al as ncarlN
cost as possible should not boz one of
the duties e the municipal govern
mcnt The state %; Sew York. under
Governor GlNun. has iouid that q
can cut its state coal bll almost ir
half uy buying Tor an state Insutu.
uons o. needed. instead or permitting
those institutions tp MAX, lndi,Idla
coal contracts AZ heretofore,
Here iu Albuquerque We WIN" have
the ready cash and STORAGE room Boz.
sarltbly buy our domostI. coal sip.
pli,s in midsummer when by buyiug
80 quantities We are allowed a pri.,
Of 50 Go 80 5n per ton for coal that 10
winter costs s. foo $3.50
why would it not Doe o. proper fun,
ton OF oug cts puNrrumyu Geo uul
u midsummer o. large quantity col
,oaL which could Dee -ola co. tH,
prupI. bon w.Iv uf,r roo uYs'. less .fuf
as, charges rouIHnr. d.'trrE eu.
depreciation Th, Ipool retail dcal
err 100 coal -py they do not mat'
Hu,thus mon. than -r'Hsuuaui.
profit from trr.r .tl'e Th,, ar
honoIpu!r men srd $40. must uh
then word fur - Yet -om.n"d
makes q terrifl, pTont from GalluI
coal jon iufia..r. raHh costs b
o. tom con ,h, .rs u Gallup and st
10 So 90 a ON a,rsor,G ia ruuf ,u.
bin 100 A|InuoI,ruu,
Whu makes Do Nat .n, r|aIIrol,
ioi ru, frc.sht rlJ, does mot as.ouf
Tor anything i.kt ihr difference Dol,
tween $3.50 and S. &c., The Gotta
dealer 30 BE-" docs mot make .J b.
the process. HI elimination therefor.
th, mine owner must maa, t VII
gif, this enormous profit tu thc mi.
nwncr 30 de- be- 'br party who zee
tins ft' why gi,, such a profit
unyua, when there b sun her mear
OF obtaining o. fu,i supply 90 a rci-oi
able rate
There ,s v.y utJl, IouHt that %
sosl consumers 90 Albuquerque W"u.
be- gltd to 90, the cas- "a roasonah
pront per ton. should The city go inI
tho coal hu mess That profit cou
be- turned 90 use .n many public ho
tcrments. and "a would set our eco
az about ou.-haif wha % nov cos
us
just ou tho face 81 b. aud witho
mature denberauou cor careful inNe
ugation. IL coke as 10 this BE- a nigh
promising field Tor administrative "a
tlyity.