The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-04-29
"THAT OLD ELECTRIC LIGHT
PLANT."

How familiar the term, THAT Old
Electric Light Plant" sounds to one
who has been accustomed to reading
a certain newspaper in Denison for
the last three years. This public util.
ity has been villitied as if the plant
itself was some responsible being
capable of conspiring against those
it was created to serve. The plant, tC
those who have appreciated its
mission in Denison is entitled to moth
| ing but praise and commendation for
the services it has furnished during
all the time it has been subjected tC
malicious criticism. 1t has never
failed to perform it's full duty to each
and all alike, and has shown only
willingness to serve. 1t has furnished
the light to enable it's villifier to write
and publish the ISLANDERS which have
been published concerning it. During
summer and winter. in sunshine and
storm, both day and night, it has per.
formed its full service and in man
ner to win nothing but praise from
visitors to our city from other local.
tiles and from our own people capable
of passing judgment on the quality o.
the services which should be fur
nisned by an electric light plant.
For almost quarter of century
the people of this community have de-
pended largely upon this plant fol
light and but seldom have they been
disappointed in the services it afford
ed. We doubt if any citizen in DEM
son, during the same period OF time,
has made better record OF perform
ance of duty than has been made by
that "Old Electric Light Plant which
has so frequently OF late been referred
to in terms of derision and scorn.
We are prompted to enquire If the
newspaper itself in which these un,
fair criticisms have been made, can
boast Of a better record during the
last twenty-five years than THAT Old
Electric Light Plant"
We are pleased to know that in the
test of. effectiveness and true worth
the plant has recently demonstrated
that it is not mere junk, but is an
active going concern, capable of sup
plying the community with ind1spens-
able light and power and that experts
of national reputation have pro
rounced their judgment upon it as {
thing of true value, and this judgment
OF the experts is complete answer
to the malicious criticisms which have
been lodged against it.
We have so much faith in it that VIC
believe now that with moderate eX'
penditure OF money in the way OF i'm
provements it will still answer the
needs of this community for many
years to come. 1t may be that those
who are persuaded that the plant has
outlived its usefulness will cast il
aside and substitute in it's place VIVA
is termed more modern plant, but
we predict that if this step is taken
time will disclose that THAT Old Elec'
trio Light Plant" has not given way 10
one capable OF furnishing better serv
ice or better answering the needs oil
the community.
We confess that our recollections OF
the plant through the many years II
has faithfully served the needs OF the
community and the promise it now
offers of capable service for the fu
ture, that we do not take kindly to the
unkind references which have been
made TO it of late. AS long as it has
performed it's mission and performed
it well, why not, when speaking III
it, use some more endearlng term than
"That Old Electric Light Plant"