The Glenwood post., 1917-09-29
THAT LIGHT MERGER

THAT LIGHT MERGER
ONE people but it nevertheless fact that
- negotiations pending for Of the two light
supplying Genwood Springs with light and
special meeting Of the council called last week for the
of discussing with the and aldermen the pope
of the city taking the Mutual and operating it
city plant say the benefit of the city, but
fail o where the benefit would come in.
At this meeting G. H. Bell, C. H. King and, mild c.
W. Taylor the Mutual and spoke for that
organization Bell explained how he the
of the Citizens National bank, had practically been
forced take the Mutual and the of the
He said he busy with his other business to longer
bother with the of light plant and that he and his
associates proposed to sell junk the old hulk and put 1t out OF
misery words effect He then said that sale the
Genwood Light and Water pending and he thought
this sale would be made unless the city city
speak out in meetin' and that too pretty sudden.
Mr. Bell Mr. King and Mr. Taylor all admitted that the Mu
constantly and had been
plant operate They said they tired Of playing
losing and they quite willing to have the city
else help them let If to Judge by the few re-
loose by the and aldermen that
feel that they would be severely criticized they to spend the
peoples money purchase expiring business which admit
money Undoubtedly with the city owning and operating
the Mutual the plant would do business than at present. but
enough justify the expenditure9 The mem
acting for themselves but for the people,
and they evidence justify the theory anyone
theory that the people ever have ap
proved of the Mutual light plant.
just about much for two light plants in
Springs today there for four national banks Now
question if the would purchase the Mutual would the
patronze literally and thus force the competing
Of business would the conditions OF the past few
continue and both companies operate at loss? This
big and which the aldermen may have some oehcc
in trying to
There is no eansayne the city the
plants rather merged plant consummaton devoutS
wished open for such condition at the time
works. but Mayor Barnes and men on
the council some them stockholders the Mutual threw
machinery and made the plan impossible That
plan was.the purchase the city of the Glenwood hight plant
The purchase plant would have put the Mutual out
+c running long ago the city real light plant
instead of a pile of junk.
But the mill with the that has passed
just of little avail for to speculate where we
had the thing that time We today
problem and what the wise thing to do If the
officials purchase the Mutual they will be severely criticised
and unhful for quander
the purchase of plant that conceived
in prejudice spite cursed from the day Of its
birth might add that has
that has had anything to do with it. On the other hand there are
purchase the Mutual plant is the best
move city they will certainly lead in the
of both plants with the city
And then again. of the Mutual plant will be
stockholders the plant sold at the
figure contemplated These people spent their money
quite that do want to lose their entire
But and they might well kiss
goodbye and charge it up to misplaced confidence
the remains to be but thing
Mutual plant be sold
Mr. Bell and Mr. King frank in their state
line They expected the decrept
old hulk along longer Their statements along this
fair but they also determined in what
be done, and done very
now, Citzenl Have you suggestion to what
the thing do and how it be done out with
running forever after hold your
WE HOPE there truth in the have other
newspapers the effect that farmers holding their