The Hayti herald., 1922-02-03

that, as that is their business, not
ours, and we are not attempting to
evangelize sinners. The job is too
big If we can attend to the water
rights of our citizenship in this world
we shall be satisfied to let the next
world take care of itself.
1t seems that those who hold both
ends of our city ropes think they
could dictate the prices Of all the
water in the universe. If they could
but get the handling of it dedicated
into their tender care and keeping
Perhaps we may be a little off in
this. 1t may be that they think
the people of Hayti are millionaires
and don't care for spending their
money. We get that idea from the
| way they tax us and the way they
spend our money after they get it.
| They forget that we are town Of
poor people, and most of us very poor
| at that. They forget that times
| are hard, money scarce and every
body forced to economize in order
to get the bare necessities of life.
Then. too. most of our people have
pumps. The city water will be lit
tie, if any better, than the pump
water already in use; yet, it would
be more convenient, and many peo-
pie would like to have it if they could
get it installed reasonably.
| in our Judgment, there should be
n flat rate for family use, no mat
ter how many connections required,
or how much water each family
would use daily. That is the way
| the Caruthersville plant was operat-
ed for years and years, and the way
most all other new plants in small
towns first come into general use
| As stated above, this would make but
little difference in the cost of opera
ton. but it would make big diff
ference in the encouragement of pat
| ronage. and therefore, in giving sat
isfaction to the people, the rightful
owners and dictators of the policies
of the plant. Instead of such a
| policy, charge is made for every
connection, as best we are informed,
on the premises. and licensed
plumber" must dictate every detail,
| according to some law" which he
makes it known he is endowed with,
and that to violate it means the pen
| for life, or a worse fate. There is
| too much red tape. We know there
must be rules and regulations, but
the installation of water from the
Hayti mains are all rules and regu.
lations, to hear some individuals tell
it.
Had Hayti's citizens known of
these gratis before they voted the
waterworks bonds they would never
have voted them. To listen to the
talk of the licensed plumber" we
would hardly think the plant was
ours. or that we had any say or right
in its operation. According to his
advice we cant do that, nor this,
nor the other With us it is hands
off. He does the work. He is the
whole cheese. All we do is to pay
his bill. But he is from Caruth
ersville Hayti has no licensed
plumber The town is too darned
small to sustain such luxury. The
people too darned poor to pay him.
We have Charlottesville to thank for
furnishing us a great many things.
Possibly it would have been better
for us to have run our main over
there and connected with their
water tank, then they could cut off
our water supply just as they do our
lights, just when it suits them, or
when they We're short OF lights and
water at home. Hayti loves Caruth-
ersvillc, and we prove our love by
ruthersville contractors $4,000 more
than others offered to put down our
pipes for? What more evidence OF
our love do you want? Maybe Ca
ruthersville, in appreciation, is die
tating the prices of our plumbing,
and water. Somebody is, and 1t Is
not the people who voted upon them
selves the taxation to pay the bills.
MORAL: The only way to
change this condition, is to change
the management of our home plant,
Will we do it? We never have.
Then why should your newspaper
kick? We don't. usually. We are
just throwing this in to fill space.
Next week we'll all forget it, Why