Smyrna times., 1926-03-17
mn TOWN. COUNCIL ..I!l MOTOR
'Irf A TOWNS ON PENINSULA

1nf TOWNS ON PENIASOLA
,,rIc,TEs ELECTRIC SERV-
y TIE EASTERN SHORE co.
TIN Monday They Get First
lIP , PI,itorTmatiOn ioT of Service and
"A a l-ii Officials at Salisbury Md.
= ...,.,+ Harry B. Grieyes, secre-
i1.a1.I Ti1,,d T. Porter, V. Lay Phil
slI1-'R 1Dr. R. F. Corley, officers and
-. 4. # smyrna Town Council,all
y. n Town Clerk Herman L. Rob
r5o was unable to 60, motored
tso state Monday to get first
,,somatiOn from towns and
Il i.;n.li+ies lighted and powered by
3 -,i Tssem Shore Electric and Gas
I.a,rv Only the more important
|. sruue we're visited including
a :, .,rT, Of Camden, Wyoming, Eel
harrington, Bridgeville, Seaford,
|. Delmar and Salisbury. Every
!. thew went they were treated
soureOusly and in towns where
m1d find the Mayor or Presi-
d Council they extended their
irgs. There was not a place
visited but what high praise was
# tbe Eastern Shore Electric and
rOnDany and of the service they
sd. Most every little detail was
& gei and practically nothing of
rderal moment was complain
In a number Of cases they ap-
he'd individuals who took current
no complaint was made of the
e. This cheered the Smyrna
gion and they returned more in
liay than ever over the situa-
In Salisbury, Nd, the head
sz Of the company, they were
I'D Of full and complete service.
officials not only will run their
line to Smyrna town limits but
Wholesale current under a con-
for term Of years at a sliding
Of rates, cheaper, if enough is
than Smyrna could manufacture
Considering this fact and that the
Of Smyrna could be saved a
issue Of S65,000 for a new and
bed plant, members of Council
9Te open to conviction than ever.
are anxious to do the right
Fr Offers to Supply Smyrna
Ter, too, is anxious to supply
"a with current and have offered
nish current at a rate that is
inviting. The advantage of the
n Shore Company offer over
Is that they will run their pole
2 Smyrna town limits at their
expense, while if the Dover
laon were accepted, Smyrna
Council would have to run their
lne to Dover town limits at
l4S expense. This would in
~ sum Of approximately $4,000
"" 10 say nothing of the
4se N current" over this twelve
3Ise. Some Of this expense
oe offset by Smyrna taking on
'pplyng current to Cheswold
lifS along the way. On the
'4ld considerable element in
! leeI that Smyrna should not
u 's'age from not having its own
w should be Independent of all
owns They feel that with a
a.. sna enlarged plant, they could
u more business and pass
Z i,1 economies obtained from its
" BUSINESS on to the consum-
'4Apayers of the town Of
IN the economies so much
|, housewives !. of Smyrna and
/. are als anxious to get a cooking
sC si9Ggflc stoves. The present
20. 's'Ang IS prohibitive and if
,,,, ~ Oe found to increase the
.I.a.- -llp~on by catering TO the
/ tI't.G !, s., cooking and heating de-
\ 5n.; .el' That much greater vol
,ul.;-I' l11eSS can be disposed of
~'pIging these devices. ''0 u
|. y rl Future of Electric PlantsY
n, IVsn Y, , Council is considering
@ .',. VI The Manufacturing and
H., i current y. wholesale, the mleg- II-
e S : 70 What the future has
! tpso.i. sone say that in ten. ff.
er1s.. 1,ss.s.a'y-years, possibly so, soona,. nov
1u' e-,o5 tnls whole peninsula
5la,t J'red with current 'sfI,ll1uia from :
psot m most s probably a hydro
once n. :. GonOwingo and that
lsle,. s.'' 3ydro-electric generat. rat.
igVa eIs.+,,; uecomes n established
ob,oIo3sr s5foerie light plants will viii
Z Tow, T11,sIe. e. For this reason on
matte, GIoencil Ioe is going slow
5000 d before for spending $685. $685.
assi' ssI' tt5 that IT.. the $usqaehanna 5Gle mpna
S5lsa sssa1tasea and T5a, t4at cono%inS6 @noSF 516
sot-ap,i c1lii ! and a proper 'l,,slelI' gener-