Evening star., 1928-06-03

three years of effort TO establish this
relationship. It will be necessary to
capitalize this confidence and friend
ship during the next few years. To that
end every utility in the territory must
lend it's assistance.
Officials Held Educated"
Lewis said that through his commit
tee mot only the average citizen but
the legislators, city officials and other
public officers have been educated to a
more favorable attitude toward public
utilities" and added. Now these are
some of the things. Kissick. that / am
not merely telling you. They are mat
tiers that can go into your talk. You
can use them as you see fit.
II you have occasion to use this ma
terial. you need not mention its source. .
The letter also reviewed the public
relations work Of the utility industry,
mentioning systematic newspaper ad-
vertising," educational activities IN
the high schools, colleges, universities
and graded schools and widespread
speaking activities" These were de-
scribed as defense wall that, we
know now. constitutes our first line Of
defense"
Without this" said Lewis. Il ven
ture to say that State, municipal and
Government ownership would have been
100 per cent ahead of what II is today"
The Lewis letter also expressed the
opinion that. had the utility industry
mot done the things that 1t has done
In the past three years we'd all be in
a he'll Of a shape today"
Another document introduced yes
terday was letter written By Lewis
TO George r Oxley. director of pub
Iicity for the National Electric Light
Association, in 1923. in which Lewis
said his committee was going into the
compilation Of municipal ownership
data on q large scale"
Ready TO Meet Big Cost.
'If necessary" the letter continued,
1T viii 20 10 considerable expense. ac-
cording to present indications. TO carry
cut ti1e plan now being formulated for
placing text and reference books IN
virtually every uEiyeTsitE. high school
and public library in Colorado. New
Mexico and Wyoming. Our activities
veaIed that every university and college
in Colorado depends on Delos Wilcox
and others Of his kind for their data
on this subject. Nowhere have We
found municipal ownership data writ
ten from the standpoint of the public
utility. Whenever IL becomes necessary
for students and faculty members TO
look I'D Guetsion relative 10 municipal
ownership the only reference that can
be found is that which has been sup
piled by proponents Of municipal owner
ship.
@s We realize, Of course, that
we are gotng 20 bite Of big chunk,
but we cannot, St this time. see how
we can provide propaganda 70 offset
that Of the municipal ownership adgo-
Gates BY any broader or more compre-
hensi1e means than that contemplated
IN our pia2"
"the income warrant menace" was de-
scT!oed by Lewis He said this was sent
70 local utility managers In his terri
| tory as q part Of the commuters fight
| against municipal ownership.
He defined income warrants" as war
rants that are Issued by cities which
are not legally binding and which are
used 20 encourage municipal owner
snip programs.
Fought City Ownership.
And In calling them menace you
/ meant 10 discourage municipal owner
| ship. did you notf" asked the COM
/ mission counsel.
"Yee. ye have been combating the
municipal ownership In that vicinity, -
/ replied Lewis
| lewis also testified that a pamphlet
/ entitled Government Ownership Adso-
Gates Plan AtsacI On Private Utilities
] had been circulated from his Office "
/ local managers.
! CorFeSpondenee 70 Lewis from e. A.
/ Eezsley, publicity director for the Ala
! Dan1a Poger co, also was entered BY
Efeaig This relates 10 efforts Of the
/ pGweT company ~ get control Of
/ Btl9ele Ei9oaEs. and Lewis said no effort
/ g2n fs@en made by him 70 get any pub
Lefty III The matter.
/ The name of Edward g Hurley was
n2entseue1 isi sofae of the Lewis eorre-
/ sglqga1enee submitted ag evidence yester-
d.. but he Yas glot identified tn Eealy 4
/ Eez2mIHaa.pn Writing from the National
1 Electro Light Association IN New York.
] b. II Egle@rorth informed Lewis on
( My .. 1919. In regard " a suggestion
{ ~ ss1FSSsE M S<SN1@A EAbbkSJ 1sSsA "
se3gge organization in tf7e city III Cgso-
roo EDslngS. AgIeewortk expressed
eonfsdesgee that HuTley'e services could
! os os31zlglec i1s4!eag other engagements
pTegeDte6,
Tie -. r.. t. A.. officer added "1r
gF q II C1g1on. VINO 6eals with saugsi-
e5gzg ownership A. q EaclAIigl tendency
! Is als1 agaliable. bsr. Gordon Is fluent
laSkeF aDd was formerly = foeialist and
IN would 10 we'll at lahor meetings os
G0sgad sps&k effectively 10 chambers u
ooaon9efce n Rotary Clubs"
Defense NJ Program included,
4 dete8ze of tl1e Rocky Mountain
eopsuqa1tee's "edsieatlonai" program Bai
3fnl4Eeo 81 the documents introduced
fre9ga tfse Lewis flies In hundreds oj
}nsaSEafeS arc 13 scores of places" II
re&1s, +Be baye seen our public Eeia,
tionS aetlpitses )uSti6ed A tfeHsnaoa,
charge has taken place With respect 4,
tilg ggiic3HS ~ Bq9st nfMgtaDers az i
result 81 9slK sggrx 7g1 DO not N
gfbe4 s@e newspapers TAR the side 30
gyGec ~ ti2e utilities merely beeasis,
gs4Az ssde A@DpaHG " represent pre-.
yaalijgg pre- .8adi@e 90 the part N TN
Dzople ia selfa& NJ instances aile neWs-
DaDzTe afe efaBp1oning the cause q
itlA u5ssltiee as against the sentiment u
me Dl9'ls~i}o4 pTongf4ig. nj b.