Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
THE MISSISSIPPI IN
MODERN DRESS
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM

NOAiEBODY down in. Washing
ton seems to have got hold OF
- the idea that one Of the
things everybody is entitled
to. the same as air and water and
that much advertised place in tile
sun. is electric light.
It's no secret that the govern
ment. having practically nothing
else to attend to. has decided to
build a few electric light plants.
harness up a flock Of rivers. incIud-
ing, some say, the Mississippi, and
so generally attempt to make the
sun feel cheap and dated. Quite an
Illuminating Thought.
As far as city lighting goes, !
must say I DON'T give much OF Z
darn to whom / don't pay my cleo
tfie light bills. when I have the
dough and the collector catches me.
] pay last months bill, It's over
two years since / paid the current
bin for. the current, u you absorb
my meaning. So far the privately
owned company has dope nothing
about shutting OF anything except
my apologies. And so. aside from
q mild impersonal curiosity about
what will be done for the stockhOld-
eFs of the old outfit, I'm not taking
sides. one way or another.
All / wonder about this public"
(ha! ha y ownership Of my electric
curling iron. is what the govern
ment will do If the day comes when
] can't even pay last months bill?
Will they actually cut OF the Juice,
or will they appropriate enough
public funds to take care Of such
unpaid bllls2 Dunt esk. Manana
pOr la manana. as the Spanish say;
meaning ish kablbble. In other
words. who am I, to ask what ap-
prOpFiatlons are appropriate and
which are not? I'll start cFltlclzlng
along that line as soon as l can
set my mind of of earning enough
money again to take care Of tOmOr-
rows hamburger. Along 10 1912
maybe.
Meanwhile. let the government |
worry. Don't worry. they will
But, being public spirited so long
as no campaign contributions are
demanded Of me. take an interest
in these things even If have no
capital. Public affairs are about
the only thing you can draw inter
est on free. Sometimes you draw
more than interest. you draw q
fight. But before you strike. re-
l am a woman and / am
not your wife's mother.
But to get back to the other
Bright electric project we were
talking about. l mean harnessing
The Mississippi or whatever they in
tend doing to electrlfy the Mlss-Ob
heck, you finish spelling II, I'm all
wornoutl But you know what |
mean, it's the electrifying Of the
valley It runs through. II they are
really going to harness those rush
ng waters, well all can ssy is,
,oyl that's one mule Of 9 river to
harness. They've been trying to do
{ By sandbagging for a number OF
gears. without result. No matter
low loud you yelled whoa at her,
he TEST naturally wouldn't behave
" stand still. And II the govern
nent Is now really going to Moses
nat ornery body Of water, part her
With a rod and make her go to work
in other words. II the Mississippi
intends Muscullng IN one Muscle
shoals, all / can say 10, Murray,
.nhuroo, and hurrah. whichever is
he correct spelling.
The first benefit will be the aboli-
ion Of song-writers who have been
sIling that river to roll along for
iuIte long enough. don't suppose
ge can expect any such good luck
4 Hnding that the government viii
discover a way OF forcing these
eggs to go down to some CCC
amp and get their feet wet In Mis-