Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-05-12
four TOWNS Want
TO BUY ELECTRICITY
Frazier Plant Agrees to Furnish the
Fluid at Three and One
Half Cents.

They had an enthusiastic meetin
at Jewell a few evenings ago to con
slider the electricity proposition, an
delegations were present from som
of the other towns that want cleo
trio lights and power In speakin,
of the meeting the Record says:
The purpose of the meeting wa
explained briefly. Originally it hat
been planned to get Jewell people
together to consider several propo
sitions of local interest. AS the con
sideration of lights involved, how
ever, proposition that would bt
presented that involved Stanhope
Stratford and Dayton, if those towns
should be interested, invitations
were sent to have representatives
present. Dayton sent over a dele.
cation of four and stanhope sent ov-
er big delegation, six automobile
loads. None were present from
Stratford.
1t proved impossible for the repre-
sentative of the electric light plant
at Fraser to be present, as planned,
and Councilman De La, who had Wis
tied the Fraser plant and had secur-
ed a tentative proposition from that
concern for lighting the four towns,
five if Ellsworth should care to join
in, stated briefly the Fraser propo-
sition.
The Fraser company has plant
of 25,500 horse power and has a
$4,000 volt line running from Boone
to Fort Dodge that is not used in
connection with furnishing power
for the Interurban, but is maintain
ed solely for furnishing current to
towns in either direction from the
line for light and power purposes.
The Fraser plant was explained as
a sure and certain thing, absolutely
dependable, and if current is secur-
ed from that plant it can be fully
depended upon to furnish current
"a hours every day in the week and
every week in the year. The Fras-
er concern offers two Propositions
they to secure franchises in each of
the string of towns, build their own
1i,,o fN q
towns at fiat II cent rate; or the
towns can build the line and buy
current delivered at 81 cents. The
cost of construction of the line to
put the current into all four towns
would be approximately 100000. DR..
De La gave figures to show that by
taking the 31s cent proposition cur
rent can be supplied at ten cents to
users, the keep and depreciation and
interest on the bonds can be taken
care of, and in about seven years
the principal Of the bonds can be
paid off. Current could then be fur
nished at rate of six or seven
cents. Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Nixon. and
Mayor Baygle, of the Dayton delega
ton, Mr.. c. J. Tjernagel, Mr.. G. H.
Dick, Mr.. E. G.. Fardal, and Coun-
Gilman Albert Iverson Of the STAN
hope delegation, spoke, discussing
the matter and questioning further
into the Fraser proposition. Several
of those from Jewell spoke briefly on
the subject. 1t was finally decided
that those present at the meeting
would take the matter up further in
their own towns, calling mass meet
ings and securing committees to in
vestigate further. The sentiment of
the Dayton and Stanhope delega-
tions seemed not unfavorable to the
Fraser project and at least very fav-
orable towards looking further into
the situation. The matter will also
be taken up with Stratford.