The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

the next 10 years, the profits viii
likely exceed $4,000 per year,
and would amount TO at least ca
citations S175,0Oo N the next de-
cade. These profits paid into the
Golfers OF PlentywOod would mean
lot TO this city. II would mean
parks ,bOulevards, paved streets,
and better sanitary conditions.
Now II seems 70 one, that the queS-
ton is, whether We viii secure
this money for ourselves or give
Il 70 the power company FOR fat
dividends and 10 make good 8 pool
Of wa-ered stock In my mind
there Is no question as to the su-
peIiOlity OF Diesel engine pTOduc-
ton, owned BY the city over h.-line
service owned BY private exploit
els.
/ believe that the people viii
vote yes Saturday-anyway hey
should. The worry Of the power
4 company over PlentywOod taxpay-
eTs Is pathetic, but the worry ovel
then pro[iss IS mo-e keen l tow.
+ 70 support his contention May
lnr S-sslzsa displayed certified re,
ports from several cities and let
tiers IIon engineering concerns.
4 Tie power company anu tbs
City Council are putting out JOd
gers every few hours, discussing
/ the points ar Issue.
+ A nulbe- Of neople represent
ing tic Company are II toWn, in
Guiding Mr.. Hayes Of Minneapolis
and Mr.. Fred kienSorge Of WI
listOn, the genial and pOpuia
area manager Of the company
These men are campaigning Tx
veterans. Robt Rookie, Council
man Cooler and Mayor Storkal
are on the job steady for the mu
nicipal plant.
Hayes Answers StOrkan
Mr. Hayes, general manager 0
the Montana-Dakota Power Com
pany. N an interview with II
Producers News IN reference 10 III
issue before the voters said:
Il am unable TO see how III
City can gain anything BY carry
ing the election on Saturday. Th
City has no funds with which I
build q municipal plant and 3 n
cent reduction IN the tax levy vi
make Il impossible for the City (
E raise funds with which 10 buy &
build municipal plant.
7 the election should carry Q
Saturday, and the City attemp;
70 proceed with the matter. II
Z whole proposition would irnmed
ately become tied up IN court pr,
ceedingS that undoubtedly woul
be expensive 70 both the CITY an
l the Power Company. Both 4
:, City Of PlentywOod and the Pow
q er Company have already spe,
money N court proceedings Ii r
recent injunction action which Il
7 City lost concerning the purcha:
OF an oil engine for the generate
OF power for street lighting 81
Z puEping purposes. There are
{ many legal complications in 4
E situation that II seems a pul
: waste OF money for the city
have the matter get into Il
4 courts.
= The Supreme Court OF Iowa r
Q June S0th OF this year. held a.
legal contract between the Fai
{ banks, Morse Company and =
: city OF Sidney, Iowa, which Is
situation identical to the presel
situation IN Plentywood. The d
{ cision OF the Supreme Court v;
! based upon the grounds that 4
s city authorities had no right u
s der the law TO make such = co
! tract Our attorneys are -,
{ positive that the contract offer,
: the City by the Fairbanks. Nor
s Company, here n brentwood =
q be held invalid IN court
2 The Mayor, In last weeks y
Z perSs made the statement that +
e writer had made promises ~ +
: Clty which had not been kent
! N1sn TO take this opportunity
= correct this statement. The far
4 n me matter are that shorty !
{ seE me writer's first interview "
l. mayor Storkan- the Montara-D
I kora Power Company present
3 ne Mayor and City Council y,
= new street-hghting contr.
? which would reduce the citvss -
1 ror street lighting current frr
s elgnt cents a kilowat. r. sew
cents, with 2 five per cent "a
e scounT, making the net cost
me Clry for street lighting =
e rent SIX and sixtr-five one r,,-
e reotns cents per kilowat+ In !
ci1on 70 this reduction in sire
|, ignr1ng rates the Power comma