The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-02
BUSINESS COMPETITION AND THE PUBLIC

"Compettion is the life of trade" says old
and wise one generally works out in practice unde
normal conditions. By normal conditions mean tina
competing business should cOnfine personaltle
and squabbng to themselves in such manner that tn
only knowledge reaching the public during the fight b.
in the way of benefits derived from the competition it
SELF but rates generally increase of business for al
concerned and consequent prosperity fufs the appca
ton of the adage.
But the very moment any business concern striving
against competition seeks to draw the general public in
to the strife by refusing to deal with friends customer
Of the rival otherwise it is overstepping tn
lines Of fair competition and foreits its right publ
favor and patronage Better goods or superior service
will win out every time and only stupidity of manage
ment would curta such advantage gained by
fusing cordial service to all-comers.
We are leading up to the competitive controversy
prevailing Nogales for the past several years. betwee1
two local electrical corporations OF which, to
knowledge is using the discriminating policy refer
red to in the foregoing paragraph. This however is
of genral public interest and may well be left to Time
the Ultimate arbiter in matters of faulty Judgment B
when to infringement of the rights of
tire community think it about time for someone t
raise voice of protest.
We are referring now to the ATTEMPT being made b7
property owners North Morley Avenue to construct
line of concrete sidewalk fronting their properties
improvement in which the whole town is interested Thi
work all material on the ground been brough
to standstill and according to information the
is that of the electrical companies refused to
set their poles in proper alignment and in accordance will
the law covering this requirement Upon appeal b
citizens, understand, the Town Council has addressed
the State Corporation Commission asking for ruling
Meanwhile property and the town awaiting th
time when public service institution may be forced t
comply with the law and their duty to the community
understand it the rival corporation has it's poles pro
pery set and is therefor not affected which may
for the public being made unwilling party to a
porate controversy. -Nogales Daily Herald
The foregoing is simply exemplfication of the Of
repeated assertion that there two sides every
tion. In reading the screed casual reader would
clude at that of the public utilities corporation
NOgaes persistent and uresctried vilcatOr of law
ordinances, and public decency.
Now here is the version of the situation given by M
H. W. Kelsey, manager for the Arizona Gas & Electr
Co., Other poles not in controversery set two year
ago, after consultation with the Arizona Corporato
Commission and by the town Council To make
they right the International Gas Company, pre-
decessor in interest of the first named corporation laid be
fore the Corporation Commission the matter Of erectn
poles in Nogales and asked for instructions in the matter
In accordance with the request the Corporation sent the
engineer to Nogaes to investigate After careful exam
nation of the situation and conference with the Stree
Committee of the Town Board, the poles were ordere
set those Grand Avenue and other streets
Now the Arizona Gas Electric Company have to set
other streets other poes which they doing Just h
set the first poles. To set on othe
streets other poles in way different from that pre-
scrbed in the first place might confusion anC
trouble. So Mr. Kelsey is laying back, enjoying himself
awaiting the proposed action by the Corporation Com
mission If after investigation it is found that the Cor
poration Commission makes ruling, none will
quicker to obey than he.