The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-26
MAKES REPLY TO
PRINCES ARTICLE
R. B. M'CULLOCH ANSWERS
COMMUNICATION OF JUDGE P.
H. PRINCE REGARDING LIGHT
AND WATER PLANTS.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
In answer to P. Fl. Princes COM
munication of yesterday, | will state
first, that | would not attempt to an
swer same if / was not going to quit
the council and to keep him from say
ing, II made it SO hot for Bob that he
quit Second, | am just like the writ
er, l have an Unsuitable desire to see
my name in print without having to
pay for it. Now if you will sell your
paper at all, | want a half interest
and think the judge will take half and
we will just keep this stuff up till we
get enough of free advertising.
Now, if information is what he
wants l refer him to Leverett's re-
port, under Expenditures" This
means what was paid out. The first
item: 80 cars of coal, $4,653.63; !;
freight, $3,649.14; unloading fuel,
$287.75; total, $S,59O.52.
Now, had Mr.. Leverett to itemize
this account into three items, so that
the most skeptical could be satisfied
lif, that was his honest desire. But it
seems all efforts failed Now, all l
see to be done further is take the in
voices which we have filed, take ex-
pense bills paid to agent-each invoice
has number of car and initial of car
take gross weight, tare and net weight
each statement has price per ton,
which is run out. Now add this and
expense bill, take checks-and we
have every one of them on file-and
see if they correspond with report.
AS l have said before, the books are
kept neatly and correctly and l have
signed every check that has been Civ
en- to pay for anything; and if infor-
nation is what any one wants, stop
at the superintendent office and get
it. If there is any grating as to
price paid for anything for the light
plant or waterworks since the city
took same over, am a party to it
and am perfectly solvent, and solicit
your company while you are making
your proof, as it should be done.
AS to the reference to light and
water furnished the city, John Duna-
way and several just as successful
business men as the judge have told
me that they never had thought of
this point. But other cities are pay
ing for same under private ownership
as would Conway if this was a pri-
vate property. Pap, if you happen to
pass down this way and are interest
ed, stop in and look at our new 72-inch
by 18 feet steel-cased Houston, Stan
wood & Gamble boiler, and our new
18-inch by AZ inch Allis-C Chalmers en-
gine, with direct connected generator,
and large EXETER. See that the build
ing has been rebuilt, with new compo-
sition roof, new boiler room with gal
vanized iron siding and concrete floor,
the little engine has been moved and
everything made up-to-date. Then
take the books and see how many new
cut-ins and new meters; how many
extensions have been made. Then ask
yourself if all this work and machin-
cry was given to the town.
! / was at an entertainment at Cen
tral College recently, and Prof. Gu
bage asked all the people of the as
semblage that had ever visited the
Normal training school to raise their
hands, so he could see how much in
terested we were in the Normal-and
one man very reluctantly raised his
hand about halfway up. This will
apply to the interest taken in the light
plant, except in bowling. | will bet
your correspondent don't know the
difference between a slide valve and a
Corliss engine; don't know whether
we have one or five engines. He is
more unjust than the ordinary man,
as he is a lawyer, and lawyer knows
that the law presumes man innocent
until proven to the contrary And he
ought to be hunting proof, not saying
what he has heard.
r. B. M'CULLOCH.