The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-03-30

price for his gas because he has the
gas and someone might take him up.
TIL difference in your fuel bill with
gas as fuel will more than make up
the cost of your "oil stock" in the
north we'll from now north well from
now on until that company furnishes
Liberal with gas.
Coal strikes will have no horror for
Liberal with gas as fuel.
This town will nevtr get anywhere
turning down every proposition which
comes our way. Let's get gas and
start progressing.
Don't vot for the municipal owner
ship unless you want to vote more
bonds because that is the only way
you can have municipal ownership.
The ballots say nothing about the
bonds, but you'll have to vote bonds
before a municipal ownership proro-
sition can be put thru.
We have been talking about natural
gas to burn for two years. Isn't that
long enough to talk about it. We think
it is time to go and get it. Let's vote
for the franchise and settle this matter
now.
A Meade man in Liberal Wednesday
overheard little gas argument Tell
McQuigg we'll give him dollar if he
will give us gas" said he. An yet a
lot of people don't think much Of
Meade.
Just figure on carrying in coal and
ashes for years if you vote for munic-
ipal ownership. That's what it means.
Can we afford to pay high prices for
fuel when we can get cheaper fuel by
acting now and voting gas into the
city?
If the city owned the gas system
you would have to pay taxes to pay
the interest and principal on the
bonds whether you used gas OF not. If
McQuigg puts the system in it costs
you nothing unless you use it.
How many towns can you name
which have municipal gas systems?
Ten towns fail with municipality
owned utilities where one is success
full. There's reason. Municipal
ownership leaves too much to be done
for nothing and few men care to run
someone else's business without pay.
The population of Liberal can be in
creased considerably thru the bringing
of natural gas to the city--shall we
get this increase now or "just wait"
for something to happen which may
never happen.
The Democrat is booster for Lib
eral. We do not have to be told what
to do. We investigate every propo-
sition for ourselves and if we decide
it is good we go after it. We have
put in more than four weeks hard
work on the gas proposition, investi-
eating, studying and talking gas.
We're for this proposition because we
believe deep down in our heart it is
the best thing for Liberal.
Perhaps you're one of the folks who
like coal, SCOT and ashes. If so , ote
for municipal ownership of the ga
system and you'll Re able to enjoy
these privileges.
A lot of people who arc now out Of
work will become busy when the gas
system is started. Liberal needs
something to get her on the up grade
again. We've been lying dormant
long enough.
b Read the statement of Harry and
Frank McQuigT in this issue. Thew
are telling it straiPHt from the Shout
der and mean busine-s.
A lot of our good friends are getting
peeved at US for being such gas
booster. We hope they'll REMEMBER
that we are afflicted with the booster
spirit and can't help it. We " h
them no i'll but we're sure for the fran
chise.
1t is said the third ward will go 2
to FOR the franchise. The first is
said to be about the same. A resident
Of the second says that that ward will
20 six to one. We hate to see our
own Third ward take second but we're
for him.
D. C Wood made business trip