Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-05
WAKE UP, CITIZENS OF YUMA.
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 Imperial Valley could do as peases with the of the Colorado and Ga Can be possible that these gree dy grasping Los Angeles coorants engaged in deep laid scheme put Yuma of business in order work better advantage for Imperial Valley? such be the then indeed it time for the people of Yuma to open their eyes and drive every out Of the community who is party to any such dastardly scheme.
 Until Sangune and Ewing declared their intention of asking for franchise furnish power all of Yuma y outside the city limits of Yuma the Los Angeles bankers had no idea of entering the field Their rotten old local plant was being hawked about the country lot of old junk They wanted unload it the city they wanted to unload on anybody who had little enough sense to buy it, dare say they wanted to unload it Sangunett and Ewing at price that would net them small forune the fact s we all know the local plant has been for sale for the past several years It practically out of business and would have remained of business entirely ii it had not been for Sanguinet and Ewing who patriotic enough to let them have the necessary power keep the city of darkness and keep the people supplied with water But just soon these Los Angeles bankers saw that home peo pe wanted franchise then it that they got busy. Here was fine chance for braZen hold up All they needed the board of supervisors They got him. and the 'holdup complete It not only held up the Sangunet and Ewing franchise but has acted as complete holdup against all the people, for unless the CT of this unhoy alliance broken the people of Yuma con ty will be paying tribute these Los Angeles highbnders for generations to come.
 If the board supervisors had wanted be perfectly fair all the people they would have granted BOTH franchises one being check on the other for all time There would not likely have been any SIXTEEN per kowa hour charged for power TEN cents when the juice can be transmitted for THREE cents.
 This attempt do away with furnishing unfitered water for irrigation purposes only another hold game brazen as attempted upon free people It sim ply another effort gouge the very eyebas of the property owners of Yuma another brazen attempt put Yuma out of business" to help Imperial Valley.
 For the past several months have been up that other city the face of the earth would have tolerated The local company does just peases. Instead of being forced up its mains block at time they laid the streets left in impossible condition for months, and when the trenches filled the work done such outrageous manner that automobiles hardly them. If the of that rotten old brought up court about half dozen times day for month they might have little respect for As it is they go from bad to worse all the time preparing to gouge eyes out when they begin furnishing clear for irrigation purposes
 And then cap the climax they asking the privilege issue stock they hawk about the country unload at big profit, and then give yay to the suckers who have bought the stock permitting the plant get back in the old of breaking down every few minutes and there by giving Yuma another black eye
 Go to that meeting good people, and tell the corporation commission just what you think Tell your aldermen what you think. Tell quite plainly Mr. Supervisor Elliott and then if they don't remedy matters why go to the ballot box with recall Take the bit between your teeth and tell em what's what Tell them plainly that the next time hold up like this is attempted they will think be- fore they surrender your birthright lot of Los Angeles bankers and hghbinders.