The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28
aF Ollette Presidential Candidate Speaks

! IdCLCTIcS Udu already Hdue = IuQ QulIleS
| in regard to building sites.
He stated that electricity was es-
! sential for the progress Of any town,
and asked the people to come to them
SO that they could show them what
electricity would do for them.
John Kleiman stated that electricity
wound induce people to take up resi-
dence in Reesevil1e, and thereby in
crease the value of property, which
goes to show that all of the property
owners in the village would benefit
by the installation of the plant, wheth
er they were stockholders or not.
George Rounds, the next speaker,
requested the people to help make the
white way a success, as it would be
great advertisement for the town, as
well as for the business men, who
would profit by the increased business
which it would bring to Reeseville.
William Huebner followed with an
address which advocated that jeolusies
and prejudices should cease, saying
that such course would lend to sue
cess, for in time every knock is
his desire that the plant should be
success, and it would by the proper
cooperation.
Dr. A Buss asked for the co-opera-
ton of the farmers. He claims that
all of the present profits have come
from the soil. He pointed out cases
where grist mills had been started but
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competitor because he offered little
higher price or did their grinding lit
tie cheaper than the Reeseville man
could do it when he was first starting;
but just as soon as he was out of busi-
ness the competitors would go back to
the regular prices.
Charles Tietz, electrical engineer of
the Reeseville plant, has installed sew
eral plants, but thinks that this one
of the most economical systems that
he has ever constructed. He stated
that most towns of this size put in
storage battery systems which cost at
least 20 per cent. more to operate.
George Lewandowski, vice-president
of the Reeseville Heat, Light and
was no village of this size in the state
of Wisconsin which had it's own twen-
ty-four-hour lighting system and all
night street lighting service.
He went on further to show the
people the amount of work necessary
in the installation of such a plant,
and asked the citizens of Reeseville to
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sible in their great undertaking, es-
pecially cooperating with Mr..
Schmitt
Grover G. Schmitt was formerly
superintendent of the electrical de-
partment of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company of this city, and is
now the president and general man
ager of the Reeseville Heat, Light and
Power company. The people of
Reeseville were fortunate in securing
Mr.. Schmitt to head their plant, as
there is nothing along the electric
line that he is not perfectly familiar
with. He. has the assurance of the
best of cooperation from every man
in that vicinity and they may rest
dSSuI GU vi IHS SdLHc Ii Jill HIlH
George Lewandowski, vice-president
of this concern is a Watertown boy,
who has had great success along the
electric te;e under the guidance of
Mr. Sc-.-litt, and is one who was al
ways among the hardest workers for
the success of the Reeseville plant.
Mr. Lewandowski had always taken
leading part in any work with which
he was connected while in Watertown
and while attending the high school.
1t goes without saying that the people
OF this city and of the village of Reese
vile, wish him every success in his
new position.
This pant is capitalized for $4,000, |
this amount being furnished by citi-
zens of Reeseville, and a few mer in
that vicinity, who were willing to take
part in this great undertaking for
the betterment OF their community