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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

3 and t blk PA Franklinton 1896
WIN Givins, lot 120 blk % in
angie. ....... .......... -'oV
A S Hinton, lot 2 blk IA, lot 3
blk Ii Richardsontown. 8. 1916
Mrs Bertha Harpour, lots 9 and
10 blk a Richardsontown. $40
hampton Mchy Co., 10 hi of
ne4 sec 32-l.13. ..... ..... 7.15
JC McQuirk, 2 lots and i'm
provment in Rio. -. 3.42
J NJ Moody, d in sec 2l-413
acqd of J W Mizell, -. -. 3.42
Harriet Neal, lot 5 blk 10 Sc
Richardson Add Bogalusa 4.55
NJ G Merrero, lot 3 blk u in
Mrs Florence B Peak, 100 a in |
hr 43-i-11, Il lands formerly own
ed by c NJ Corkern, e by Bogue
Chitto River, S lands formerly
owned by Z Magee, see book s
page 1873 =. ..... -. .. $50
Pearl River Mfg Co. 40 a in hr
53.l-14 ........ go. $40
p Patonia. lot 8 blk 10 Rich
ardsontoWn -. 2.25
Josephine Porter, 2 a running
along W line of May Ave Boga'
lusa acqd of Sylvia Jackson 3.43
j 4 Rhodes, Lot II blk 5 in
Richardsontown. 4.5s
W w Robertson, lot II blk 2
Richardsontown. :. 4.5S
R Richaux, lot 1870 blk % in
Angie. ..2.27
|
j A StWart, lot 179 blk % in
Angie, ..... =. ...... 2.O5
Geo Smith, 800 a 8 hf of hr 81
l-lO... ......... ...... 1i.of
w M Sullivan, lot 3 blk 224 N
F'ranklinton :. .........- 2.75
l. Spears, sw cor of lot 3
blk I Richardsontown. 1871
| Mrs HI Wheat, lot I blk Z E
Bogalusa :. 2.26
Hrs of M White, 100 a in hf
of hr 81 2-10. -. 1880
ASSESSORS SUPPLEMENT.
Rufus Russell, IS a n, J P. Nc
Clendon, W Bud Dyson. =. 1854
Joe Sherman, lot 19 blk 9 b.
galusa ......... ......... 2.27
TN Talley, lot 2 blk 5 in Rio
....... %. .............. 1.72
| Thos Rhodes. lots 153, 154 and
155 in Varnado 3.12
i LFergerson, 80 a sw4 of sw4
sec 1924. -. 80. 3.53
i Warren Mizell Jr, lots s and
9 blk 4O3 S Franklinton. :. l4.2O
i NJ M Brady, lot 8 blk 8 Sc
Richardson Add Bogalusa 6.9S
Claud Bagget, lot 80 blk 1877
N Bogalusa go. 2.26
Susan Rodgers, 10 a in hr "a.
la acqd of Joe Barr go. .2.05
RIA Williams, lot 18 blk 1e
Richardson Add Bogalusa.. 1.3f
Frank Grain, 40 a nw4 .of sw4
sec 17.2-11 ............... 8.1e
Medore Foster, hf q IN SET OF
, set sec 1873 acqd N NJ Dean
A E Cooper, hf a in hf of mel
sec 1913. .. ......... 3.0e
SHERIFF'S SUPPLEMENT.
} T S Grafton, lots 10 and 20, blk
{ Is; lots and IL, blk II, Rich.
J ardson Town. ..8.1(
NC Penton, 3 1-2 a in NV COZ
i. of sec Dior lots |, 4 and 5 Rio Acc
? W J Harry, 1-2 acre in Angie
| sec 9.l-14 I'll
0 Martha Crawford, 81 a,nR n
D REVERE, S B c River, " B NJ Re!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES

he surplus revenue is consumed extensions ie0
elton and nqudntion OF IiabIIItes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

include operation, maintenance, depre-
citation. sinking fund and interest
charges, and do not include the item OF
taxes. but the surplus derived from the
operating OF the public utility 10 pocketed
by the public, either by means OF reduced
rates, extensions TO the utility, or BY the
use Of the surplus In the conducting Of
general public affairs.
The Municipal Light and Power Plant
has contributed TO the general public
through the reduction of rates an amount
many times I'm excess OF the taxes that
would have been derived from the utility
had IL been owned by a private concern,
IL Is matter of simple computation for
any householder to calculate his individ-
ual saving on his light bill because OF
the fact that the city of Seattle owns
and operates municipal light and power
plant Taking the residence consumption
OF electric energy alone, there was used
in the homes OF Seattle in 1913 approx
mately 10000. 900 kilowatt hours of cleo
trio energy for lighting purposes. Taking
the rate paid in the city OF Spokane az the
rate that would have been in force m
the city of Seattle but for the municipal
plant. l. g., 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
the cost OF lighting the homes of Seattle
would have been $4,000 for the year
1913 Because OF the rate established
and maintained by the municipal light
and power plant. 1. e., 6 cents per kilo-
watt hour. the actual amount paid by thp
citizens of Seattle for lighting their homes
was but $4,000, a saving to our citizens
due To public ownership of this public
utility. of $4,000. an amount equal TO
IL per cent of the total amount to b.
raised through the medium OF taxes fQf
the support of the general city govern-
ment. The business houses and factories
are saving in reduced rates for light ana
power. due to the operation OF the mum
cipal light and power plant. an amount
equally as great.
In the case Of private ownership ~
public utility the private owner paxS
taxes and few families grow rich.
In the case Of public ownership Of =
public utility, no taxes are paid, but the
public as whole Is benefited by The
reduced rates.
Seattle's Opportunity
The entire trend OF thought today y
toward the Pacific Coast Steamship
companies are on the coast seeking ter.
minals and dock sites for the steamship
lines. Great railroad managers are look.
ing toward the coast for terminal f.
cilities to enable them to share In the
transportation of the cargoes that these
steamships win unload on our docks.
Manufacturers are seeking sites for their
factories that they may enjoy the cheap
power that our splendid water courses
furnish. Capital is seeking out these
power sites and developing them. On
every hand men OF affairs are getting
into position to enjoy the advantages Of
new Industrial era in a new country.
The city light plant has pioneered the
way to cheap light and power and now Is
the time for our citizens to reap the ad-
vantage of the favorable position they
hold in this new industrial era because OF
the public ownership of this splendid pub
| lie lity.-Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

Plant That Made Seattle Americas Best Lighted City

municipal plant began supplying elect ic energy
for commercial purposel In September lsOo' AT
So cents per kw.hr. and In 1907 the companies
reduced their rates TO 10 canta kwh r. In thor"
sections OF the city where the city pt mt had IFS
wires In iain the competition OF tho city plant
again compelled the companies to ma he another
reduction. this time 90 sik cents per w-hr.
Ballard IL a notable example OF ID g effect OF
the city plnnt This suburb unn exed 10 the
city of Seattle early In 1897 Tho city plants com
mcrcal wires not extended irfo the district
until March, 1911. During these tlir.e years citi
zenH living In the district continued 10 pay the
Decent rate, whilo the rest Of the city WIS enjoy
ms siacent rate
ON July T. 1871. the city plant reduced the rate
to cents per kw.hr. This rodnction was met
By the company on November 49, 1911, when II
reduced It's rate 20 2 cents. On June l. isl2 tho
city plant asain reduced It's rate 80 cents with
a 50-cent minimum. which reduction was imme.
datcly followed by the company reducing it's
rate, making " tho the city plant rate.
The city plant Ia nov asking for irDnchiaes
in King county outside OF the ciiy iimirA. which
viii enable suburban districts contiguous 20 the
city of Seattle 20 avail themselves OF tos benefits
In reduced rates
The city plant has not onls made low rates
for the city Of Seattle. but because of the keen
composition II has wag.d In IN. open market
for business the service rendered u1e public OF
Seattle In supplying light and power IL OF high
efficiency than that rendered In any other
section Of the country.
Not only has the city plant 1.-Two d In the open
field of competition, but IL has bslcome strong
faotur In determining r7ltos and the service In
the electrical field In escry city. town and ham.
LET the Pacific Coast.
Every municipality In the country seeking 10
free itself from tho busdsn OF excessive rates
for lisht and power and from other expressions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

a., In the past, municipalities have grant
| ed the right for a term OF years 20 indi
viduals 10 supply this service. giving q
such individuals the right TO use public
streets. alleys and other thoroughfares
for the purpose of conveying the com
modify 10 the consumers. Usually this
right or franchise is given without cost
TO the individual. or in any event the
pecuniary returns TO the municipality are
so small ms TO be OF no moment The
very nature OF the utility to be supplied
Is such that these rights are practically
exclusive.
The rights so acquired by the individ.
ual are capitalized often for millions OF
dollars and the holder OF the rights pro.
ceedH TO borrow money 20 develop the
utility on the strength OF n right that
has cost him practically nothing. He
fixes the rate he shall charge for the
utility at figure that win pay his opera
ton. maintenance, depreciation and sink.
ing fund charges. also the interest on
the borrowed money and a handsome prof.
II in dividends on the capitalized value
OF the right which the public granted
him without cost
The public owner OF the public utility
must contribute to governmental ex.
penses through the medium of taxes In
OF property. real or personal In no In.
stance does he pay any greater amount
proportionately than is paid by the poor.
est person who may own a little home.
In actual practice he Is liable to pay less
amount than his proportion. due TO his
greater ability and power in contending
his property TO be OF less value than
II actually IT,
The private owner OF public utilities.
because of the fact that he is Obliged
to contribute TO the maintenance OF the
government, In every argument relating
TO the public ownership OF the public
utility which he controls. poses before
the public rs public benefactor
When the public determines that I,
will supply public utilities to itself, II
proceeds to borrow money by issuing
bonds TO develop the utility and TO sell
the commodity 10 the public at a rate
which will pay operation. maintenance
depreciation. sinking fund charges and
the Interest on the bonds. ANY profit
over and above these charges the pub
lie takes TO itself In various ways. II
may either extend its utility, IL may re
duce its rates. or II may take it's sur
plus and use IL in the conducting OF the
general public business
The entire question OF taxes lost
through public ownership may be summed
up as follows;
Under either private ownership or pub
lie ownership OF a public utility in the
last analysis the public pays the bill.
In the case of the privately owned pub
lie utility these charges include the
operating. maintenance, depreciation
sinking fund and interest charges. the
taxes paid being included in the operat
ing cost. The surplus or profit resulting
from the operation OF the utility II
poeketed by the private owners through
the medium Of dividends.
In the case of public owned pub
lie utility the charges paid by the public
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02
Demand for Power

These extensions. however. are ade-
quate only for the immediate future. The
great water power resources OF the state
are being quietly and rapidly taken up
by private companies. principally by the
competing concern. The lighting depart.
ment is alive to the fact that it's future
depends on acquiring further water pow
or while the chance remains. To this
end IL has for several years been quietly
conducting considerable Investigation In.
to the various power sites. The Lake
Cushman site in the. Olympic mountains.
with possible development OF 70 600 II
p. is the most desirable at this time.
Aside from the fast that this site
or any other cannot be acquired az
= better price, N at all. NJ a later
date. the department believes that.
In view of the delays that naturally
attend the development OF project Of
this size and nature. the power from this
plant cannot be delivered any too soon
to meet the growing demand. Besides.
each addition TO the system bettcrs tho
service and produces current at a lower
unit cost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02
BY J. o. ROSS
superinee dent Of Lighting


ERom the standpoint Of a revenue
producer: a. an agency to bring
commercial industries 10 our city;
a. . factor In providing comforts for the
home. seattie's municipal light and pow
er plant and system, Is the clty's largest
Utility and Rs greatest No single aasn-
ey In the city Of Seattle has 80 great an
opportunity 70 be -eisy builder" nor
viii play % Important q part In winning
sne holding for this city the commercial
supremacy Of the Pacific Coast
The city plant Is lighting $50 miles
OF streets. serving all city buildings. and
supplying $4,000 private customers with
light and power for business houses. fac
tories and residences. II N now earn
ing . Gross revenue approximately si.-
000, 900 annually; II Ia paying interest on
q bonded Indebtedness OF s5.2to.eoo; II
has established a sinking fnnd TO retire
this bonded Indebtedness as n becomes
due: II has created n cash reserve de-
probation fund: II has paid Its opera
ton and maintenance charges and In ad.
disfon TO paying all these charges has
converted 81 500 900 OF its revenue into
extension 10 its plants and system.
At the same time. the plant has stead
nv forced rates down until Seattle ad-
miffedly has the lowest rates for light
and power in the country. excepting pos
sfbiy the Niagara Falls district. No,
alone has the city OF Seattle been bene-
fitted by an immense reduction In rates
benefited TO a lesser extent. although
rates outside the city limits are still
IS 80 per cent higher than In the city.
Tn fact. the entire Pacific Coast has been
directly benefited by the rates estab.
lished by Seattle's city light plant.
This splendid showing has been made
without costing the taxpayer one dollar
In taxes and In competition with pri-
vate corporation that Is backed by one
Of Americas richest and most power
full financial associations.
The Plant
The city's main hydro-electric plant is
situated at Cedar Falls In the Cascade
mountains 40 miles from Seattle. An
auxiliary water power plant In situated
on the east shore OF Lake Union In the
heart of the city and IL supplied nom
the overflow of the city water system.
A storage battery has been installed re-
Gently to further safeguard the elevator
service. The demand on these two plants
IL so enormous that steam auxiliary
OF 5000 X. W. is being built beside the
Lake Union water power plant This
plant Is being rushed to completion and
viii be finished in the coming fall. The
city lighting department is asking an
immediate extension OF 10000 X. w. TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

Of privately owned public utility trusts. turns to
senttIe's city plant for Information TO methods
and means by which relief from captanstc con-
troll can be obtained
On the other hand, this same capffalistic In
torest s using every effort and device purchasable
by unlimited resources TO discredt and destroy
Seattle's municipal light plant. knowing that by
removing this example of successful municipal
ownership. public ownership of public'utilites Will
scarcely survive the blow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

this steam plant and the Immediate do
vclopment OF the remaining available
power at Cedar Lake. bringing the total
capacity OF the plent 10 1900 X. w. In
water power aud $4,000 X. ". In steam.
This power will require n considerable
time Co install and judging from the
rapidly increasing demand viii be- need
ed as fast as IL Is possible 20 develop II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02
Seattle, Americas Best
Lighted City

This has been made possible because
the department IL pioneer in tho de-
velopment OF special lamps. changing the
system to one using tungsten mean
descent lamps. replacing the inferior as
rapidly as possible. A new lamp has
been developed which IL twice AS eff.
cient as the tungsten and the city OF Sc
attie's lighting department. on account OF
its progressiveness In street lighting do
yelopmenf In the past and the fact that
the departments officials realized the
great Importance OF the new Nitrogen
Mazda lamp and placed the first sub
siantial order with the National lamp fac
tories. has been given the preference
over all other concerns and has the first
OF these lamps used In America nos In
service In commercial quantities. In n
short time all Of Seattlss street lamps
will be doubled in briliancy and that
without extra cost to its citizens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

The establishment OF municipality
owned light plant by the city of Seattle
had an immediate effect on the rates
charged by the privately owned plants
supplying electric energy in the city. as
shown by the following schedule:
Prior 10 1902 private companies
charged 20 cents per kw-hr. In 1909.
when the municipal plant became an as
sured project, the companies reduced
their rates to IL cents per kw-hr. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02
A FaIlacy Exploded

II IL often said that private concern can run
n business more economically than city and
many have been the dollars paid to inst this
idea into an unsuspecting public. Seattles city
light plant has shown this notion 10 be a fallacy.
Surely great utility like the city plant should
continue to hold the esteem and loyalty of Sc
attles citizens and be given every chance to ex-
pand and become of Seatte's greatest city
builders especially since II Is more than selfsup-
porting and since fits development brings In a cash
surplus instead of tax burden, and all that its
development needs is vote that entails no cost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-02

"The loss to the public in taxes is combina-
tion of words which means nothing when deal
ing with the subject of public ownership OF pub
lie utilities. Yet II Is one of the chief arguments
used by the great corporate interests In the coun-
try against this public ownership OF public utilities.
When defeated every other point in the de-
bate they fall back on the argument that pri-
vately owned public utilities help 10 bear the
burden of taxation while publicly owned public
utilities pay no taxes.
The term public utility used In relation to a
municipality, relates. In its narrow sense. to the
supplying OF light and power, the supplying of
water and the supplying of transportation
to the public and I'm this sense transportation in
cludes not only street railway service, but also
telephone and telegraphic service.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
ANTI.FAT REMEDIES NO GOOD.
Department of Agriculture Issues
Warning to People Against
Them,

Washington, July 31.-Beware of
so-called anti-fat cures that is the
warning of the Department of Agri-
culture in response to numerous in
quiries relative to specific remedies.
AS result of the tests to deter
mine the efficacy of a number of al
legged "nostrums, the department as
certs that practically all such prcpa-
rations are worthless. I'm the
knowledge of all drug specialists ct
the present time,' it is declared
there is no preparation that can be
depended on to reduce flesh in any
marked degree without doing in
jury"
Specialists of the department de-
clare that the only ways they know
of safely to reduce flesh are rigid
dieting and strenuous exercise, and
those, to be effective, must be con-
tinued over a long period of time.
Letters urging prevention of the
sale of the preparations in interstate
commerce under the food and drugs
act have been received, but the de-
partment declares that it is practic-
ally impossible, "for the reason that
the claims on the packages are pur-
posely so guarded as to evade &C
ton The only thing it can do the
department concludes is to warn the
people against the use of such prepa-
ratiOns
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13

and full expression of sympathies in
public and private is not restricted
by the members of the United States,
military forces in aide, cannot law
fully be originated or belligerents
cannot lawfully be originated or or
ganized within it's jurisdiction, and
that while all persons may lawfully
and without restriction by reason of
the aforesaid state of war manufac-
ture and sell within the United
States arms and munitions of war,
and other articles ordinarily known
as contraband of war, yet they can
not carry such articles on the high
seas for the use or services of
belligerent, or attempt to break any
blockade, which may be lawfully es-
tablished and maintained during the
said wars without mourning the risk
of hostile capture and the penalties
denounced by the law Of nations in
that behalf
"And l do hereby give notice that
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
"The Squirt Gun"

Iowa is going to have Magazine
one that Iowa people will sit up
nights to read, one that is going to
boost Iowa all the time and not
knock on. anything.
Because it is going to squirt all
over Iowa, the magazine will be
christened the Squirt Cum and
will be filled from cover to cover with
genuine humor-nothing else-so if
you do not enjoy fun, don't sub
scribe.
The price OF the magazine is $1.OO
year, but to get it going right off
the reel with big list, we are put
ting the price at soc for the first
year.
The first issue will be off the
press October 1st but it goes on the
press September LIST, SO those who
want to be certain of getting the first
issue, should send remittance before
that time
Send SO cents to the Squirt Gun, y
Ellsworth, Ia, and you'll have more
fun than blowing bubbles through a
six-inch gas pipe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13

Inspection ............. 3OO.OV
Printing resolution Of ne
ceSS'ty .......%....... 4V.OV
Printing notices to con-
tractors ............ oo.IV
Printing notices of assess
ment 49,. .'........ cow
Plat and schedule of as
SeSSment .......... 1I0.UU
Printing hand bills and
posting same ..... -. 800
Total Inese items. rs 1928. 81
Making a total cost of
improvement of $50, S3 .OS
This contract should have been
completed June 1st. 1914, but was
not completed until this date, which
places the contractor under the dam
age clause OF the contract.
(Signed) NJ. G. Hall,
City Engineer
Moved and carried that the follow
ing report of the Engineer be re-
ceived and placed on file,
To the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Leon, Iowa. Gentlemen:
The undersigned engineer has the
following final estimate to offer in
connection with the grading, paving,
curbing, and guttering ETC., the fol-
lowing parts of streets tO-Wit:
Section 1-On Main street from
and connecting with pavement at 18th
st. south on Main st. and on the
Leon and Davis City road, to the
north side of bridge on Postum
Creek.
Section On Idaho st., from and
connecting with pavement at 9th st.
south to and connecting with pave
ment on Commercial ST., all in the
City of Leon, said improvement
having been done by the Ford Paw
ing Co., under contract dated April
goth, 1914. :.
Under terms of said contract the
said Ford Paving Co., is entitled to
compensation therefor according to
the following statement based on ac-
tual measurements of the work done,
fo.uyit