The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-12
ELECTRICAL POWER
KTWANIS SUBJECT
People May Decide Question of
Buying Current from Nc
Comb Plant.

Lever cost and better service was
the keynote Of an address by r. NJ.
Walker, president of the McComb-
Notwithstanding Light and Power
Company before the Kiwanis club
relative to power problems in the
smaller cities" Mr.. Walker, who is
also general superintendent of the
Light and Power Company of Lau-
rel. went into painstaking and care
ful details of every angle of the pro-
position, comparing rates in cities
with small plants as against rates
where light and power came from a
centralized plant producing current
in great quantities for transmission
to nearby cities.
In the making of electricity for
lighting and power purposes, the
same principle applies as to most ev-
cry other line of production-th
cost Of making keeps dropping low
er with every increase of output,
said Mr.. Walker. He quoted figures
and rates that now maintain in Nc
Comb, Magnolia, Summit and Laurel,
comparing them with figures fur
nisbed by r. s. Purser, superintend-
ent Of the Brookhaven city-owned
plant.
The prices for light and power
that quote here today are maxi
mum figures for the service mention
ed. When the cost of increased pro-
duction lowers the general cost of
making and distributing current, the
rates will be lowered by the compa-
ny voluntarily" stated Mr.. Walker.
He then went on to point out in
stances of city-building based on an
adequate supply of power. Laurel,
he said, was city Of 1000 when
his company built plant sufficient
to attract concerns needing electrical
power. That was ten years ago.
Now Laurel is city Of 1900.
mo city can hope to expand to
its fullest growth without plenty of
power at reasonable rates to attract
new industries and manufacturing
concerns" said Mr. Walker. He
then painted glowing picture of
Brookhaven, as it surely will be in
the future If properly supplied with
current for all purposes.
Many of Brookhaven's representa-
tive citizens were present at the
Kiwanis club luncheon, and asked
Mr.. Walker many pertinent questions
concerning the bringing of current
from the McComb plant to Brookha-
ven via transmission lines erected
and maintained by the company. He
explained the low cost of fuel for
the plant at McComb, saying that
the company was assured of ten years
more of cheap fuel-the refuse from
one of the largest mills in the South.
The matter of service was given a
great deal of attention. Mr.. Walker
maintained that one large plant
could more readily afford to keep
extra equipment for use in emer-
gency than could the smaller cities,
where an auxiliary plant would be
almost as expensive as the plant in
daily use.
While no definite action was taken
at the meeting, it is believed that an
election will be called to allow the
people to vote on the matter Of ar
ranging for light and power from
the McComb plant.
-0thers Of the McComb- M agnolia-
Summit Company present were Chas.
o. Bynum, superintendent; A. L.
Fowle, vice-president; j. A. Bagley,
general manager.
After the power question had been
thoroughly discussed, President Per-
kins introduced Ray Ryan, Cleveland
scout, who made a short but inter
esting talk on baseball He praised
Bfookhayen for its team and for its
wonderful ball park, and said that
this city should always have a win
ming ball club.