The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-15
DON'T ACCEPT RUMORs

In the platform OF one OF the candi.
drtes for mayor published in The In.
telligencer this morning he states 81
feel that 4O-year contract is too
long with the utilities company
Chat furnishes water, and. lIgiitS fol
The city. " ' ~ " +"
We Ne! agree. ...l with this gentleman
When this matter was first agitated
lPF falisthe public ethEppgh gceTtsfn
sources was led into believing that the
utilities company actually asked Tor a
SO.year contract, and an exclusive con-
tract at that. What are the zacts?.
The company has ID fIVe.ysar con.
tract.
That Is all.
What kind of contract Is It?
1t was stated in council by gentle
men who were hanging back on the
proposition that the rates are fair,
by comparison with other cities.
What else does this contract do?
It permits the city to buy the water
works riAit now ~ 1T wishes to. Is
there anything unfair about thatg II
any body Wishes municipal ownership
there ia the chance nc NC a 3=474s 81. :
hence. but now.
It permits the city at the end OF
tits oIiye-yeaF contract to buy the
electric :. lightink business Z Ia .a!:e:s
RTIys hing 40 awfdl About that9 I j
4 1 pdtta faet tihtSan indebendeHt
e9pipaqya We VIII So designatb III, fur
Aahes Night 20 $pAftanburg and AN
other to Columbia. and each has a ten.
year contrnct9 Against five years In
Anderson,
We have given great Geal of study
70 this proposition, and feel sure that
this candidate for mayor has let him
self liaten to what persons who are
either ignoranI ISL = ,ss;,;:..:-:s.l:.s; =::.s; i.sA
been spreading around for months,
and has not INQUIRED for himself.
We VII 1admit that the utilities com.
rahy has franchises, OF permit, to
engaBe IN pusinesB mere IsE q peg7Ou
Of 90 years. hut Is Is not an exclusive
frnnthlse. Any other company that
wishes 70 can come ii here. 1T ~as
rdin6rsa last falI that etiiis @ab Ia be
an exeiusixe franchise. Aud where
would be the Justice aifsi asking Z any.
comnnny tcsnnne ir.s4 fieral md fap..ndi
l..as=....ll, large amounts and say thar
be put out OF business at
aryl time II might suit the .wbiTna asF
Tickle and unreAseRjng politicians !;
We wish 10: bring thesei Tnatters
Cor we Wish ID see justice tione a COM
pany which has II ID It's power 10 help
anderson. And Just N this conn ection
We wish to say that the public seems zee !
10 have paid little attention to the
details NJ ihh rn1afratsa INT s.ssl tiaiat.
4 It5suaicient that It insures 4 aredaac..l
2sAsa - z 9 is :: - ..s=. IA .as15ll
and that It gives a tower rate. Il sRey
are not mistaken. than an indepen-
lent concern does in Spartanbers all
though In that city larger customers
afe given more consideration than
ne small consumers.
We have no more Interest In thel
utilities company than we have In she
gan company And yet we have never
heard one word said against the gas
We arc proud Of thelr sue.
sess In AHdeFson. Many q poor
esaaenlse hlessss the day when xaa
or cooting purposes was brought khsII kohI
town, We nave heard OF no no swviEla la
rent about granting a franchise forl
Iiity Years 70 ihis company, which;
8 !, we mistalSe not. is but one Of many
lEner hy q syndlcaLG. ana mo rate
lor gss as Published under |hoopinfsl q
leadlines 81 the time SO that Aobody
sonla have failed 20 know It i. 81 ,s1 per
1000 etblS feet. 81 "a ~ ~ I
! Has anybody in Anderson ever in
festigated to sec whether or not that
Iate was all rightly We believe il to
% IN Anu we Ueilsye tue electric
iEht rate to be fair We have no
ssiticism TO make Of people who wilII
zone IN here and spend tesir money
o buiid up this town when they re-
aain within the bounds Of reaann ii,
s.llsI rita ssasAl ..zs.sis.A
we believe that there II ean honor-
lbie set Of men IN tho field Tor Of
Ice in THIS city If they win strip
hts matter Of ait preiudsce, atady 1T |
"a rs merits ard cut out sllls aiIegas
fons al II Z "a slshS 4, ~ 8 "a