Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-08-12
PROTEST AGAINST
BUYING new MOTORS
Electric Current Patrons Ask
: Commission to ReScind
Their Order.
Electric current patrons of the city
recently received the following not

ice:
"Willmar, Mimi, July 81, 1914.
"The Water & Light Department
will exchange motors on the following
basis:
Motors that were bought new
from this department by the present
user will be exchanged with him for
equivalent motors of equal horse pow
er adapted to the new system.
motors that were second hand
when bought from this department
and all motors purchased from others
than the department will be taken by
the department to apply on the pur-
chase price Of new motors of equal
horse power adapted to the new sys-
tenn, the user to pay the cost price
of the new motor and the department
to allow him on such cost price the
amount that can be realized from a
sale of the old motor.
Respectfully
Water & Light Commission" 4"
A few days later they received the
following:
'Willmar, Mimi, Aug. 9Th, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
action of the Water & Light Depart
ment recently taken in regard to ex-
change Of motors has been rescinded
and that the following rule in re-
gard to the exchange Of motors has
o1o fo on in,
and the same will be strictly adhered
to:
"All motors now in use will be TAX
en- by the department to apply on the
purchase price of new motors of
equal horse power adapted to the
new system, the user to pay the cost
price of the new motor and the De-
partment to allow him on such cost
price the amount that can be rea-
lized from a sale of the old motor; or
the Department will allow the user
on an exchange of fair and reasonable
value of the old motors, to be agreed
upon between the Department and the
motor owner, in which event the De-
partment assumes the responsibility
of the re-seiling of the old motor.
Respectfully,
Water &, Light Commission. >
A Protest.
Last Saturday the following pro
test was filed with the Commission
It represents the feeling of all motor
users in the city, although lack O
time prevented further canvass.
"To the Water & Light Commission
Cry of Willmar:
"We, the undersigned, patrons VIII
use electric current for power, pre-
test against the action of the Boar
requiring us to stand all or part
the cost of new motors made neces
sary by the change of machinery a
the power house. We do not believ
such action to be fair and equitable
MANY of us have put away our q
engines at an initial loss and pul
chased motors in good faith on tn
assumption that they would continu
to serve US, and we were particular
assured that in case of change
current the cost Of new motors woul
be included in the amount the cit
would pay for the Improvement. U1
der these circumstances we emphat
cally protest against the order r.
curing us to pay for new motors, an
respectfully ask you to rescind tn
orders recurring us to stand such e,
pense.
Respectfully submitted,
Tribune Printing Company,
BY Victor E. Lawson.
C. A. Nelson.
P. E. Parson.
Halvorson Bros.
r. J. Logan.
Standard Lumber Co.,
= Per H. C. Hanson.
Skoog & Anderson.
Handy-Lewis Motor Co.
M. C. Lewis. H. H.
Berg & Soldering,
Peter J. Berg.
H. E. Olson.
Willmar Coop. Nero. Co.
Palace Grocery Co.
Central Minnesota Produce Co.
(Will put in own power.)
Republican Gazette,
w. B. Crosby.