The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-17

tuTiuS rate applies only to manufac-
turing plants within the city limits.
just as in Lancaster, and that those
without the city limits, like the
WyHe Mills, have to pay Is cents for
all over 10000 gallons just as the
Lancaster Cotton Mills should he
made to 90 IL the water is to be fur
nished
But what has become of the
Wylie Mill? Dropped from the
mayors argument like a hot potato.
He stated that he was RELIABLY in
formed" that it was furnished water
by the city of Chester for z 1-2 cents
per thousand gallons, which state.
ment we proved to be incorrect by
information received from the CITY
engineer OF Chester, who stated that
the Wylie Mill was to pay the Ches,
ter domestic rate, which is Is cents
per thousand gallons. for all in ex-
cess OF 10000 gallons. Again. we
emphasize the fact that the rate
made by Chester to the Wylie Mill ia
more than twice the'*rate at which
the Lancaster City Council proposes
to furnish water to the Lancaster
Cotton Mills.
The mayor says / have mot re
Trained from stating misleading
Facts which are not instructive to
the public in the discussion of this
issue. For instance he quotes Chez.
ter's domestic. rate up to 10000 gal
Ions and over and figures that a
million gallons would cost $152.1O,
but does not tell you what Chester's
manufacturing rate is" The mayor
4then tproceeds'to give the manufac.
turing rate prevailing, in Chester.
Who first referred to Chesters
rate to the Wylie Mill? Mayor
Jones. And for what purpose? Evi-
IDENTIFY to make it appear that the
proposed contract of his council with
the Lancaster Cotton Mills was abou;
the same as Chester's with the
Wylie Mill.
The mayor says in the following
iangnage. THE Editor of The News.
Mr.. Wylie, and other critics have
either through ignorance or preju-
dice not taken the trouble to thor.
oughly inform themselves as to the
attitude OF other cities in furnishing
water to nearby manufacturing
plants" Now note carefully what
follows: / am still quoting the
mayor: For instance l am reliably
informed that the city of Chester is
furnishing to the Wylie Cotton Mills,
which is two miles outside the cor
porate limits. at the rate of u
cents a a-thouSand gallons" Now 60
disprove this statement as to tie
Wylie .Mills..I quote from the letter
of Mr.. James Hamilton, city engin-
Ger OF Chester, to which reference
was made in my last communications
He says: The wafer TO be used by
the Wylie Mills, this city. is to be
charged at tie following rate which
is the domestic rate:
First 1000 gals. at40c per NJ.
Next 5000 gals. ae 25c per NJ.
Next 10000 gals at 20gper NJ.
"All over at 15c per NJ. ~:
The null wiz use no water for
manufa acturing purposes the vniii
is situated about, half mice beyoTo
the city limits" ="
The mayor says: Mr.. Wylio has
been routed all along the line" 1t
is quite natural that you sh6NId thjrN
so; 'Mr. Jones. but, as far as ! dan
learn. it is the judgment of the pub
lfc generally. ,outsde of a certain
coterie, that you have. been routed -
horse foot and dragopn.
In conclusion tins word .of advice
from an older man. one *who has
thrice been mayer OF this municipal
ity: 1t is never ,hurtful to take the
public into your confidence when you
hold public Office. As a great exein-
plar of this principle stands Wood
row Wilson, who counts it,a priv
lege to- know, as he says. What the
people are thinking around the quiet
firesides OF the country" In demo
cratic America. where the people
rule, officeholders are not masters,
but are rather servants of the peo.
pie, and. as such, should not resent
just criticism of their official acts,
nor impugn the motives OF private
citizens, who happening to disagree