The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-05
ONE-MlNUTE INTERVIEWS
WITH REPRESENTATIVE
MEN OF ANDERSON
EXPRESSIONS FROM
FRIENDS AND FOES
Of the Franchise-Contract Be.
tween City and Southern Pub
lie Utilities Company.

| number OF representative citizens rel
| ative to the franchise contract enter
| ed into between the previous city
| council and the Southern Public It'll
| ties Company.
| In calling upon these gentlemen no
effort was made to interview any man
because of his former allegiance to
the franchise or his opposition to it,
J The Intelugencer desired to sound
| the sentiment OF the representative
| business and professional men Of the
city. IT, determine whether or not thoy
| favor a reputation of the contract
entered into between the previous city
| council and the Southern Public It'll
tiles Company.
IL was impossible to get in touch
with every prominent business and
professional man In the city, but ef-
forts were made to get an expression
from some one man representative OF
each line OF business or profession In
Anderson. Efforts were made to get
an expression from some one repre-
senting the merchants, the bankers.
tho lawyers, the real estate men, the
mechanics. the clergymen, etc.
Some 30-odd men were approached
during the day and majority Of
them had something to say. though a
few, for one reason or another, did
not care to have their names used, I'm
| connection with the statement which
they gave out. This Request has beer,
carefully guarded. ~
The Intelligencer has withheld no
statement. publishing alike that which
was said against the question with
that which was said in favor OF II.
More OF this will be done in the flu
ture, as The. Intelligencer desires to
sound thoroughly the sentiment Of
the rank and file of the people on this
momentous question. ~
Statements obtained yesterday are
as follows: r-
A. s. Farmer: II think the fran
chise-contract entered into between
the city OF Anderson and the South,
ern Public Utilities Company was u
mighty good trade for the city. Bat
whether II Is good or bad. think we
ought to stick to our bargain" ..N
r. s. Llgon: "a trade Is a trade.
whether II be good or bad. / think
the city council of Anderson should
stick to the trade which has been
made with the Southern Public Utili1
ties Company" f"
C. Frank Bolt: II think the fran
chise-contract which the city of AM
derson has with the Southern Public
Utilities Company ia O good one. /
am perfectly satisfied with 1t myself.
as I nm getting my lights cheaper
than ever before. will also say that
I believe the people ut large are sat
isfied with the contract and ere sick
OF the fight now being made over the
question"
Leo G. fioiieman: II think every
body knows how I stand on the fran
chise question. don't care to make
O statement concerning the matter at
this time"
Rev. o. L. Martin: "As to the equity
OF the franchise entered into between
the city OF Anderson and the South
ern Public Utilities. know nothing.
want only what is. fair for the city
and fair for the company. I think
they are being paid enough for their
services. II they weren't thev would
MT be In the business. But the thing
that doesn't look right to me-the
thing that would make It appear that
the franchise Ii not what Il should
be-is the fact that Il was steam-rol-
Tered through council, and that the
company showed an unwillingness for
the question to be submitted to vote
by the people,"
s. r. Parker: cas- haven't read
the franchise-contract In it's entirely,
II fnnl s,nt t,. N 60
speak concerning II. have read
only portions OF the contract, and that
what have read appears to be al.
right. From what have heard. be-
lieve the people generally are satis-
fed with the franchise-contrac.."
u. C. Brown: rI am not lawyer
and, therefore. not qualified to go
into discussion Of the legality OF
the franchise-contract. But, In my
humble judgment, think Tire old
council made an awful had trade. /
believe the Southern Public Utilities
Company got FOR nothing CONCESSIONS
for which they would have paid &tnn,
600. or which were worth that much.
This money would have come In Nigh
ty well paving slseets. think the
matter should hare Seen snbnnitted to
the vote OF the people. A massas OF
this kind should not DO saddled pyen
people who are property holders
without giving them chance 10 nxs
press their approval or disapproeas Of
1T" as ~
A Business Man: 81 don't wish to
be quoted publicly on the matter. but
don't mind telling You that think
our city council has made n mighty
had mistake In digging up this fran
chfse matter. We thought that 1t had
been settled. and we were ready TO