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The Washington times., 1934-03-07
LIQUOR B 0ARD
IS CRITICIZED
BY CITIZENS
Columbia Heights Group OBJ
ieCts to Disregard of Cove
nants in Property Deeds
BY A. J. ORISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Criticism of the District Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board for
issuing liquor licenses where cov-
The Washington times., 1934-03-07

SHOW FRASER MINIATURES
Miniatures by Charles Fraser,
noted painter, are being displayed
by the National Gallery Of Art.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27
County for 1898 in the sum of s14,-

County for 1893 in the sum of $14,-
018.50.
Fact No. 2-All public utilities
together, including railroads, pay
$32,616.00 per year in direct taxes
to Morgan Cunty. This is 1872 per-
, cent of all taxes levied by uniform
rates in the county.
Fact No. "a special group OF
utilities, including The Gas Com
pany, will pay $16,03400 for un-
employment and poor relief in Nor
gan County over a five year period
fixed by law in 1882. which levied a
special excise tax for this purpose.
Fact No. 4-The Gas Company
and it's associated gas companies OPP
Grating in this territory will pay a
total of s1,457,589.47 in taxes for
1888.
Fact No. 5-The Gas Company
payrolls, supply purchases and rent
ais in Morgan County amounted to
S109. .223.4O in 1888.
Action is needed Immediately II
this splendid rate is to be secured.
Otherwise, delay can not but result
in one thing and that is decidedly
increased rates.
Should not one sad experience be-
fore the Commission be a criterion?
j. V. BROWN.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27

Harold Fairall of GAINESVILLE spent
Sunday at the I. R. Barnes home,
and Miss Joy Barnes who had spent
week with relatives here and at
Bristol, returned with him.
Mrs Garner Ritchey and Mrs.
Leonard Ritchey of GAINESVILLE, are
spending few days at the G. r.
Brown home, while Mr.. Brown and
r. III. Duvall are absent on mo-
tor trip to East Liverpool and
Pittsburgh.
Miss Mary Wickersham who is at
tending the O. u, Athens, spent the
week end at her home here.
c. F. Bozman of Hobart, Okla,
was visiting friends here last week.
Albert Kidd and family spent
Sunday with friends in Noble coun-
ty.
Some wheat has been sowed in
this section, while some are still
cutting the third and fourth crops
of hay.
Frank Smith and Frank Foster
son farm.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hooper
spent Sunday at the Emmett Du-
vail home.
Oscar Hutchins of the Leland
farm spent Saturday night and SUM-
day in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ern Hutchins of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday at the J.
p. Kidd home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27
PlantSville

Virgie VanfOssen and wife
MARY Edith Armstrong; of Ma
rietta, spent several days with her
parents B. E. Armstrong;. Rev.
Mr.. Long has been returned to the
same arges-Broadwell Mt Her.
mon, Fairview. Oak Hill, Mt. Lib
erty.. Mrs. Hannah Rardin who has
been quite i'll, is better. She is
staying with her brother C. E.
working in Fred Mills store at
Sharpsburg. Tuesday, Sept. rs,
being H. V. Carpenters 73rd birth
day, Sunday about 20 Of his friends
and neighbors came and gave him
a surprise. There are four of the
brothers left, all being present
Bower, aged II; Herschel 70;
James, II; and Loren 68. A
bounteous dinner was served. Those
present: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ridg-
ley and five children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Startling, James Carpenter, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Barkhurst, Mrs. Linnie
Carpenter, Florence Wallace and
four children, Mrs. Clifford Calen-
dine and two children. Earl Car
penter, wife and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Grimes, daughter Louise,
B. E. Armstrong, wife and three
daughters, G. 7. Strobe, wife and
two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Beard, Ella Quinn and two children,
Rev. Beckett, wife and three daugh-
Ter, Mr. and Mrs Hiram Thompson,
Bower Carpenter, daughter Jennie,
Mrs. Lillian Rardin, Mrs Sarah
Wagner, Grover Carpenter, Watts
Harris, Lura Hanson, Andrew Cole
man, son Lee Virgie Carpenter, FL.
Y. Carpenter, wife and children.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27

who has not enjoyed the same privi-
lege as has his next door neighbor
is confronted with having to pay in
creased prices for raw material,
greatly increased taxes and abide by
the n. r. A. code, which has ma
terially augmented his payroll costs
and operating expense. Further,
this same merchant is confronted
with the problem of having to drill
four (4) wells, as Of today to secure
the same volume of natural gas that
was secured from one CD we'll as
of ten years ago.
At first blush one might be some
what puzzled in determining what
type Of business in our village is be
ing penalized when others are en-
joying semi-prosperity. Then too
you may wonder how and why such
a losing business continues to rem
der a service at loss.
Certainly such a yardstick Of
measurement between the two types
of local merchants is interesting
since one is proven profitable or
ganization and the other must ap-
peal its case to the municipal Off
GERS and receive their approval for
a slight rate adjustment before it
can realize actual operating eX-
penses. even without the profit as is
prevalent in the other businesses.
However. another path Of legal
procedure is open for the unfor-
tunate merchant iii that the pen
allied servant can appeal his case
to the Utilities Commission or other
courts. proving to them that the
present selling price Of his COM
modify is resulting III his company
being deprived of fair return on
their large investment and loss
on every unit sold.
Ordinarily, however, the execu-
tiyes representing the village or
city are fair minded in the solving
and correcting of the condition con
fronting such unfortunate COM
panies, in that the municipal officers
are in other types Of business which
can be hkened to the one in ques-
ton, with the exception that the
city officials businesses are profit
able.
III most instances our municipal
officers are engaged in businesses
which have little or nothing to do
with geology, gas producing sands,
construction costs, or soil corrosion
conditions, therefore they have but
a vague knowledge Of the problem
confronting the natural gas in
Gustry.
We have reason to believe that
the local officials will follow the
same proper channels that are and
have been the guiding hand else
where, where the city executives are
other than engineers. First, compare
the value and cost Of natural gas
with the next cheapest substitute
fuel that will accomplish the same
result. Second. study and compare
recent Utility Commission rulings
and United States Supreme Court
findings. as we'll as studies submit
ted to different municipalities by
private engineering companies and
Inv Utility Commission engineers.
Certainly it is reasonable to be-
lieve that such studies having been
carried on by the highest tribunal
i'm the land should be a criterion for
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27

| (61sTo) or else concede to the busi-
ness compensating privilege to
preserve it's capital intact.
We (The United States Supreme
Court hold that fair price for gas
delivered at the gateway should in
clude a reasonable allowance for
the depletion of the operated gas
fields and the concomitant deprecia-
tion of the wells and their equip
ment'
Is it not reasonable to believe
that the well-thinking people Of
the village will be guided by the
opinion Of the highest court in our
country?
Another problem that was pre-
sented to The Washington Court
had to do with whether Or not vii
lage or city within close proximity
to a producing area should receive
its gas at a lesser rate than one
further removed.
Judge Cardozo and his staff cite
the following reasons in their find
ing why all cities should have the
same gate rate rather than one hay-
ing a high rate and another being
granted low rate due to their be-
ing near a producing area.
"The system of transmission
maintained by The Ohio Fuel Gas
Company with its 3S compressors
scattered throughout the state is Or
ganized as a unit and mileage from
any single point would be an arbi-
trary measure of the value of its
property devoted to transmission
without including in the reckoning
the mileage embraced in the system
as a whole"
Is not the above finding as made
by the Supreme Court sufficient ey-
idence to prove that regardless Of
the location of the market, it should
have the same gate rate?
Bringing the United States SUI
preme Courts decision up to date
and applying same to our last years
valuation and operating expense, we
find that the statewide gate rate
should be As cents per thousand in
stead of SO cents as allowed by the
Utilities Commission in 1929.
Applying this courts finding to
the Columbus Case, we find that the
rate in the capital city, based on
last years expenses, will be up
wards of 66 cents per thousand.
1t is of interest to compare the
66 cent rate for Columbus where
the annual consumption per custo-
mer is very much higher than NAL
ta-McConnelsville consumption per
customer, where a rate of IA cents
is easily justified, as compared with
a proposed average rate of 50 cents
as recommended by the Gas Com
pany to our twin cities.
We feel that we have been eX-
tremely fair and patient in this 10
cal problem We have cooperated
in every possible manner by submit
ting decisions and rendering state
ments to the city officials which
have to do with our revenue and
expenses in Malta -McConnelsville
Our objective in placing this in
formation in the city officials hands
was to fortify them with facts upon
which they could base their con
clusions.
Certainly it is not reasonable to
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27
Wesley Chapel

Mr.. and Mrs. John Derwacter Of
Canton brought Mrs. Barbara Der
wacter to her home, Saturday even
ing, after a three weeks visit IN
Canton. They were accompanied on
the trip by Mrs Eleanor Little and
son Franklin of Canton and Mrs.
Mary Gray of Massillon. Mr. and
Mrs. Derwacter and Mrs. Little and
son returned to Canton Sunday ev-
ening, and Mrs. Gray remained at
the Derwacter home for longer
visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gibeaut.
Miss Nilda Spencer and Mr. Wilmer
Gibeaut spent Sunday with Mrs.
Gibeaut's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Brown, of Waterford. Mr..
Theodore Ickes has been having a
carbuncle on his ankle. Mr.. Will
liam Richardson of GAINESVILLE spent
a few days last week at Jesse Spen-
GERS and enjoyed hunting. We
were glad when we read in the pa
per that Rev Keller had been re-
turned to McKendree circuit, for
the coming year. We have attended
church at Wesley Chapel for several
years and this is the first time that
we can remember of a minister be-
ing returned there for fourth year.
Let's show our appreciation of his
return next Sunday afternoon, if
possible, by being present at Sunday
school and preaching. Gerald Gra-
ham who spent the summer with his
father, Walter Graham near Cum
berland, returned to the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
ton Gibeaut. to attend school at
Tunnel Hill, the first of September.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27
STATEMENT BY ). v. BROWN

Tt has been well known fact for
many years that all individuals seek
bargains within the range of their
purchasing power
Then too, it has long been known
that our populace endeavors at all
times to sell its service or commod-
ity at reasonable profit.
In other words, we all try to buy
for less and sell for more The
grocer, druggist, clothing merchant,
and filing station owner are all
guided by the same good sound
business principle of selling their
commodities at fair profit, if they
are to remain in business.
During the past few years we
have all had occasion to observe the
sharp upward trend in the cost of
our foodstuffs. The increase to date
is approximately 24R.
A comparison of the effect upon
the average family's monthly gro
Gerry bill can he realized when con-
sideration is given to the fact that
$4,000 worth Of groceries two years
ago costs us $500 at today's
prices
Also, the clothing merchant. the
restaurant keeper. and the hard
ware dealer, like the grocer have all
had to advance their selling prices
from time to time to make possible
their making a profit.
When a local merchant is con-
fronted with having to pay more for
his commodities which are to be
resold it is the common practice
for the management to solve the
problem by simply changing the
selling price tag.
A certain few people may object
to the grocer having to increase his
prices However the major portion
of the consuming public readily APP
preciates the fact that the grocer is
only realizing a fair pront and he
would not increase his prices If it
We're not for his being denied a
profit at the former sales value.
This same sensible and sound
business reasoning must necessarily
apply to all types Of business, in
that a small profit must be realized
If any company is to continue to
render a service.
There should be absolutely no eX-
ceptions to this proven rule in price
adjustments. since all successful
and lasting businesses are founded
upon the same principle.
Many companies are suffering
even greater hardships than is the
case with the grocer or the clothing
merchant. However, they are all
meeting this condition by raising
the selling price Of their commodi-
ties SO as to realize a small profit.
A CERTAIN merchant in our own ad-
joining municipalities, who can be
likened to the grocer, is being de-
prived OF the privilege Of slightly
adjusting his selling price.
In other words, all but one of the
local merchants can and do increase
the selling price of their mer-
chandise By merely changing price
tags. for after all. this one mer-
chant does render q twenty-four
hour service three hundred and six
ty-five days year.
The trampled down merchant
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27

believe that the municipal officials
will let this splendid opportunity
slip from their grasp to secure a
two or three cent per thousand in
crease when very much higher rates
will be established if this matter is
taken to the Public Utilities Com
mission.
Then too, the citizens in these
villages, as we'll as the municipal
officers, should bear in mind that
litigation before the Commission
means the expenditure of many
thousands of dollars of taxpayers
money which must be secured local
ly.
If our residents will recall, these
sister villages had very sad ex-
perience several years ago, In that
they saw fit to take their case to the
Public Utilities Commission when
two cent increase in the gas rate
was involved.
The Commission found in that
case that an increased rate OF
eleven cents was fair and just, rath-
er than the two cents in question.
Our Company is losing money on
each thousand cubic feet Of gas dis
tributed in Malta and McConnels-
vile. and we have submitted state
ments to the council to prove our
claim.
We have continued to serve our
commodity in spite Of our losses.
Our hopes of immediate correction
are based upon the encouragement
t3t we have received from the well
thinking people in these villages.
However, we shall be obligated
to withdraw our splendid proposal
in the very near future unless i'm
mediate action is taken.
Rapidly increasing material costs,
augmented taxes, and N. R. A. pay
roll costs make this withdrawal
necessary.
In the event we cancel our pro-
posed settlement of two or three
cents per thousand increase, or fif-
teen cents per month per customer,
we shall be obligated to re-submit
another ordinance incorporating a
very much higher average rate.
If the second proposal is not ac-
cepted within very reasonable Pc
riod of time. we shall be forced to
appeal our case to the Utilities Com
mission on the grounds Of confisca-
tion of our property.
We prefer to negotiate rather
than litigate. However, if we are
forced into litigation, we shall ex-
ert every effort possible to secure a
just and fair rate for our services.
Is it not fair to grant the Gas
Company approximately one-half of
one cent per day increase in its
rates when residents are already
paying the grocer over $500 per
month increase as compared with
the cost of footstuffs of two years
ago?
Can not the grocer's problem be
likened to the difficulties experience
ed by The Gas Company?
Is it not Of major Importance to
know the following facts which
have to do with the value of The
Ohio Fuel Gas Company to Morgan
county and its inhabitants
Fact No. 1.-The Gas Company
will pay direct taxes in Morgan
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27

| the local officers to follow
Photostat copies of the Utilities
Commission findings United States
| Supreme Court rulings, private en-
gineering companies findings, rates
being collected in surrounding
towns served by the distributing
company, revenue statement of ac-
tual sales and operating expenses,
in addition to other valuable infor-
nation has been placed in the hands
of the Council members which
should greatly assist the local Off
GERS in readily interpreting that the
Gas Company is deserving of being
treated somewhat similar to other
merchants in these villages.
We have every reason to believe
that if the local Councils and the
citizens will weigh the value of
natural gas by comparing it with
othr fuels which will accomplish
somewhat of a similar result, their
minds will have no doubt as to the
value of natural gas as compared
with the cost of electricity, kero-
sene, gasoline, or solid fuels. The
fact Of the matter is that no other
fuel at half Of its present price will
do the same job as natural gas.
Then too. careful analysis of the
courts finding by the city officials
should completely familiarize the
executives with the fact that the
present rate is yielding the company
/ but one thing and that is a loss.
Further, such study of the court
findings should quickly result in the
executives appreciating that the
suggested low rate as proposed by
the Gas Company is very much be-
low the lowest rate that could be
established if this case is taken TO
the Public Utilities Commission for
final settlement.
The recent opinion as handed
down by the United States Supreme
Court incorporates definite prin-
ciples that will have to be followed
in the future in the settling of such
rate problems throughout our en-
tire land.
1t is of interest to note what
Judge Cardozo and his staff Of Su-
preme Court judges and engineers
set forth in their finding relative
to additional allowances which will
have to be granted TO the gas util-
ity companies.
The following excerpt has been
extracted from the courts finding:
"To withhold from a public util-
ity the privilege Of including a de-
pletion allowance among its operat-
ing expenses. while confining it to a
return of s y 60 upon the value of
its wasting assets, is to take its
property away from it without due
process of law, at least where the
waste is inevitable and rapid.
The Utilities Commission has
found that the life expectancy Of
the operated gas fields is only three
years and two months If that hold
ing is correct, the owner of the eX-
hausted fields will find itself in a
brief time with wells and leases
that are worthless and with no op
portunity III the interval to protect
itself against the impending danger
OF exhaustion.
Plainly the state must either sur
render the power to limit the return
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-27
Unionville

Mrs. f. A. Barnes and son Allen
and daughter Bessie and r. H. Ray
spent Sunday with Maynard Barnes
and family of Lemon hill.
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State Departments OF Agriculture,
farm organizations and agricultural
interests generally, began to realize
that rapid national growth necessi-
tated an inventory at least every five
years. As q result Congress provided
for mid-decennial farm enumeration
to be taken in 1915, but owing to the
war In Europe this f1ve-year census
was not taken. Congress again pro-
vided for q -decennial agricultural
census to be taken as Of January /,
1925. This was approved March 5,
1919. The same provision for a mid
decennial census to be taken January
/. 1885, was carried in the fifteenth
decennial census act and approved
June 18, 1929.
The average citizen, perhaps, has
Evening star., 1934-11-27
VALUE Of FARMS
CENSUSEXPLA|NED
Austin Says 1885 Study,
Huge in Scope, to Aid
All Industries.

The 1885 farm census lis indispen-
sable to the future welfare, not only
Of agriculture, but Of all other indus
tries in which our people are en-
gagged" according to William L. Aus
tin, director Of the Bureau of the
Census.
Mr.. Austin made that assertion last
night in the National Radio Forum
which was arranged by The Washing
ton Star and was broadcast over a
coast coast network Of the National
Broadcasting Co.
After sketching the history of the
agricultural census, Mr.. Austin pointed
out that many of the Governments
temporary and emergency agencies are
dependent upon the statistics to be
collected to map their programs for
relief and recovery.
Many Agencies to Benefit.
Among the agencies having nu-
merous programs expected to remedy
Embellishments III American life that
will benefit from the agricultural CEN
sus" Mr. Austin said. are those
which have to do with acreage ad-
luStmentS, subsistence homeSteads,
marginal lands. land utilization. soil
erosion, farm credit, farm housing and
labor and unemployment. OF course,
all public works and all industries are
more or less Influenced by agricultural
conditions as shown in agricultural
statistics"
Mr.. Austin also discussed the prob
lem of shifts in land utilization,
showing that 3O0O0,000 acres were
added to crop areas in the Great
Plains region in 10 years, while 30,-
100000 were withdrawn from cultiva-
ton in the East and South.
Rural Population at Peak.
For a decade" he continued, prior
to the depression about 100000 more
people left the farms yearly than ar
rived on the farms. During the de-
preston this migration is believed to
have been reversed and there are sew
eral million more young people now
on farms than there would have been
under pre-depression conditions.
Farm population in the Uni
Evening star., 1934-11-27

decreed that such an enumeration be
made in connection with the sixth
decennial census of population. The
first farm census included only the
number Of persons engaged in farm
ing, the quantity and value Of the
principal crops and the number OF
live stock and value of poultry.
This information proved Of such
great value that the survey in 1850,
the seventh decennial census, was
made to include the number Of farms.
acreage and value Of farm land, and
other important items.
The census Of agriculture became
thenceforth part Of each decennial
enumeration. During the period from
1900 to 1910 the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, and many