La Junta tribune., 1915-02-27

LA JUNTA. q
MUNICIPAL Ll0nT Plant LORE
0eas PRt11aae Ooansae - Mr..
Taxpaysr's Essinass oi Cost Of
Municipal Piant.
The above heading. "Nunicipal
Light Plant Lore" appeared In the
Daily Democrat December 20. 1914.
covering a article on the cost Of
slsetsicity % b charged by the pro-
possd municipal plsnt. and signed
'TaxDaysr." We have bssn unable.
aftsr due inauisy. 70 ascsrtain the
name Of tAis taxpayss. % We wiz
dsal with tAs Individual IN this ar
tiels q 'Nr. TAxDaysr."
TAs DroDessd aeAsdsls OF low rates
for ths municipal DiaAt by ''Mr. Tax-
PAYER" are Dursly Theoretical. Thsy
have not bssa complied iron IN op-
sratias standpotat by . conDstsnt
sasiassr: hey ass simDly assertions.
No one knows what win - setnally
accompliaAsd. Much deosaAs sDoa
The character Of naaaseaent. II
politics u allowed 70 Interfere
II y nsariy always impossible 70 ssD-
arats Dolities mon municipal owase-
ship. The plaat win b money loser
sad . draia uDoa tAs taxpaysss with
any rata schedule. no natter how
htgh.
Ths outside eaDital iavesesd IN Ia
JuntA In he Askaasos vallsy Rail-
way. Light and Power Company. 10
gagged II providing . useful aad
necessary service 70 the people Of the
city. The service Il offers 10 indis-
psnsabls TO the eomnunity's growth
and The convsaisaes and comfort OF
citissns. Il y nov rsndersd with
out The investment Of Q dollar Of To-
cal capital or The plsdgins Of . pen
ny's weeth Of Dsblic credit. Every
community vhieA intsnds 70 grow
asl - DsssDssous actively sssks tAs
-AveGe0eat q eutside eaDltal.
Wnet - "a tAsss - toward
|D ~ eaeltal . fair
80. = ~ ~ - . fale sseasa,
~ 49, nonnn6iin> - anunuouunn
1llnn1A ~ - sao1nal = ~
= - ~ Nv Ssss g
esoouaityf Weul1 any ether Del3-
cy - ~ o. fsis?
II L. Jsnts owssd ~ lishtias
plaAe q would b ssadias noasy
abroad through iatsssse and siakias
fund paymsats. The caSitalises who
purchased The $4,000 or more boads
which Il u proposed The city should
Issue. would b the real owners Of the
municipal plant uatil the debt was
fully discharged. Moreover. the debt
would b secured by the power Of
taxssioe spos svssy eieissa asd his
prosesty. TAs psopls Of Ia Junta
would be bound 70 pay the debt and
full interest on L. :.
The possibility should be consid-
cred OF new Developments In slsc-
trtcity. such - . perfection In the
storage battery. which would do
away with Transmission liass and
the present methods Of electrical
distsibuti0n. Il may some day b
possible for . light user 70 order q
months suDply Of electricity deliver.
"a 10 . small battery. Just % hs may
now order . eaa Of gasolins. What
would become Of he city's sxpsasivs
Investment II this case. asd would
not The psople have % pay the bonds
sad ssssne ths burdsa oe LOST
TAs testias Of electrical ostsss 70
CeloeoAe b aov undes ~ jusisdic.
tiea ee ~ 0tats Uhlieiss Coanis-
sloa. No Dseossiy cea1ueesd slse.
eSSe company oo)eess . reDeeeoota-
ives Of sithes city o. STATE sxaoia.
lag sad eAsekiaS ~ osesss - oeeso
- nay - thought DeoDse asd 6esis.
sbis. We would suggest tAaa "lls.
TasDayss'' iaslse that ~ eiey -.
Dley . esnpsssat osess tssess. We
have - eA5eeetsas. TAe staasaeat
na1e ~ "Ms. TaxDayes" thas "tAsy
slvs eas beese ses ~ city 81 two %
yous light blll" ber1ess % ths libel.
eus. Il sAeujl noe - oaAs salsss
Il 90 y Deoved. valsaD "Mr. TAG.
Dayss' has Drees - efess. hs 10. Of
eeuFss. merely aakias . ehsap aa1
iaslasees Dlay . ~ galleries.
~ re0asks q "1ls. Ta4Dayee''
coacogalng ~ uooehly mloi0uw