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n | h M(1 ! lTlli ????????? ! Yes, We Will 1 Remember It Would 1 I w.i I 13^ I I MORE ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION* FROM MAYOR JONES To The Lancaster News: In your issue of November 11th, Mr. R. E. Wylie makes reply to my communication in your issue of November 7th, on the water supply question. In my former communication, which was in response to a previous article by Mr. Wylie, backed up by editorials in the News, I charged that the motive which prompted .Mi. Wylie anil the Editor of The News tyi attacking the city council was not to honestly serve the public but was because of hostility to certain memV Wr-s of the city council and to Col. KLi-iii' ? *?- * t.piniK?. .>ir. wyne, wnue not denying the hostility alleged, now proclaims that his sole purpose was to serve the public interests. Will Mr. Wylie deny that the article he first intended to publish conItained hurtful insinuations against members of the city council and thai such insinuations were only left out because a friend of his advised him that it would not do to publish it? The anlmous of Mr. Wylie stili shows itself, for while he speaks in parliamentary language, he first begins in politely asking for informa tion on the water supply question, and after he gets information which ought to satisfy any reasonable man. then he "raises his voice against the consummation of the proposed contract with the Lancaster Cotton Mills." What, is the contract proposed by the city council? To supply the Cotton Mills, as a single consumer, one million gallons of the city v.ater at seventy ($70.0n? dollars per month, in accordance with the rate adopted in 1008. What will it cost the city to supply this water? We have demonstrated in a former communication ffiOf tKo Q H 1 Ano 1 OAO* -14? * ? HU'unwiini tuoi iu LUC ciiy in the extra operating expenses would not exceed $29.83 per million gallons per month. This fact Is not disputed by Mr. Wylle. But, he says this would be discrimination in favor of the consumers of water in the mill district, as against other consumers outside the city limits, thus charging discrimination and shifting his ground of attack. There cnn be no discrimination when all in the same circumstances are served alike, j Who else in all the community Is In! the same situation with reference to' the water supply as the Lancaster Cotton Mills, a lower proprietor, on INEY Loan Any Man of a Re DEC We Will Sell / : Please D< be Harder to R< B. PL' IHHBMBHH the same stream which supplies Lancaster with water, and claiming tc be entitled to a reasonable use of thr stream water? Who else may he in duced to take a million gallons ol j water per month from the city am I pay for it at the established rate" ! I f there is a surburhan commi. aitj 'to Lancaster, or a manufacturing cs J tahlishment, or an individual, win will take a million gallons of cit> I water through a single meter I wott'.il like to be informed of it so that tne> may be offered such a contract as if offered to the Lancaster Cotton Mills. The proposition is to serv< water to the Lancaster Cotton MilL directly, as a single customei 'through one, or possibly two, connections with the city mains. The city council has no power to invao" trie property of the Lancaster Cotton Mills and distribute water into tinhomes of the tenants, making earn 'tenant a customer of the city, in the j absence of a contract with the mill authorities permitting it. It is puerile to expect such a contract. Let it be remembered that the Lancaster Cotton Mills is constructing a water system of its own, and the only hope of the city council is to secure the m supplying inis largo quantity of water to be distributed by the cotton mills through its own system. So far as the city council is concerned it is proposing to serve a single customer through one connection, without expense to the city, other than the cost of the water. Mr. Wvlie seems to think that if a nonresident consumer using 2,000 gallons per month is charged $1.00, a customer using tive hundred times that much should pay about the same, otherwise there is discrimination. In other words a merchant discriminates imporperly when he charges more for the article at retail than the article could be sold at wholesale; that no consideration should be taken of tbe fact that the minion gauon consumer could be served, so far as expense of distribution Is concerned, as easily as each of the five hundred 2.000 gallon customers, the installation and reading of one meter Instead of five hundred meters, the keeping and collecting of one account instead of five hundred accounts. What nonsense! Mr. Wylie, routed all along the line, now takes refuge in the statement: "I believe the contemplated) contract will jeopardize the present water supply," which position he \ THE LANCASTER NEWS putable Character Workin CA: EMBER Absolutely For C o NOT A sfuse Than to Gi = Keep Your E TLER = THE CASE 1 greatly exposes in the following ad- si , mission: "Whilst I believe the pres- la 'ent. supply is a?le<|ui?te to the needs ; in of the elty for many years, yet it to [might not be, if we are too generous ta | in furnishing it in large quantities w , to large consumers outside the cit> v< limits." Uf course, it is not "too in 'generous" to sell surplus water at a'st good proiit, and the larger the quan- pi tity to a single customer the nietter ta ( the profit. sc We are glad that Mr. Wylie now . admits that "the present water sup- gi ! ply is adequate to the needs of the pi city for many years," hut we note as , with regret, however, that he states tl | no facts as a basis for his mere p} Iopinion that the water supply may be l, ,jjeopardized hy the proposed con-lit , tract. Against his opinion is the "i judgment of the city council, devoted 'cs to the interests of Lancaster, charg-lio ed with the duty and responsibility; of a correct conclusion, and doubtless'gj more familiar with the situation, and OI whose judgment is supported by the aJ | favorable Opinion of the eneineei ? lr Mr. H. S. Jaudon, who installed the'^ plant. . |a, Mr. Wylie seems to think that onrp,r} the contract is made the city is per- hi petually bound to supply this non- in resident customer even though the fr water supply .should be reduced to a ar point that would jeopardize the ser- jh vice to residents. There is no pro- Sf; position to make any long term con-'ra tract, and service to non-resident." ar would not be continued at the peril w< of residents. Where is the peril of !a contract from year to year, or for |n two years, as is limited by the Statue law of this State, if the water fr, supply is now adequate for the neeor. tr ; of the city and the proposed con |n tract? Mr. Wylie also appears to be ignorant of this provision of the law. |and to refresh his memory I re- p, :spectfully refer him to Section 3025 I i Af thtf) r'Aflo Af I Qura rx# 1 Q 1 O VaI 1 I page 829. The fact is the flow ofI water over the city dam 1b large| and the stream supply 1b adequate ^ for a city much larger than Lancaster 1r likely to become for many years, and. If the water supply Is ade^ | quate for the growth of the city for pp many years, the present duty of the city council !h to utilize to the fullest pp extent the surplus water and turn | It into money for the needs of (he pp city, instead of letting It go to waste as it la now doing. pe If we should encourage manufae-i turlng plants In every legitimate way tho city will doubtless grow, and ! ' TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 1916. n&N JVX 111 g in or Near Lancaster 1 Sh 1st, 1< ASH Start sk For CI ant. lye On US. = Rr Ci I STORE = lould it double and treble in popu-lw ,tlon the problem would then be |e( it whether we have a sulficient war supply, but what steps should be iken to inpound the ample stream ater, whether by additional resertirs, or raising the dam, or both, o! it, in doing this, it may be neces- ..( ;rv to consider whether such im- i ir funding of the water would deny j i the Lancaster Cotton Mills a rea " nable use of tne stream. M Mr. Wylie pooh-poohs this cnntin- ci nncy. and as lie is a lawyer the (] ihlie will doubtless appreciate his . isurance that the ritv can take all f ji ie water of the stjrea: i when it looses and not give a rap what the 1,1 ancestor Cotton Mills thinks about tl Ills assurance is there could be' no successful litigation," but he is! ireful not to say there would he no ng expensive ligitatlon. This arche-type of citizenship, inilred by the sole and single purpose guarding the interests of the city.' id calling on the council to give(^ ie public through the newspapers ie proposed plan, with facts, figures id estimates, refrains from "sar- o ism" and "inneundo" because to a, s mind such is not in good taste noi c structive, but he has not refrained om stating misleading facts which e not instructive to the public in e discussion of this issue. For iniince, he quotes Chester's domestic tes up to 10.000 gallons and over, c, sd figures that .a million gallons' >uld cost $152.10, but he does not ' \\ il you what Chester's manufaetur- j p g rate is, and in answer to this I k] lote below a certified statement 1 fj wu Chester's city engineer and |j, easurcr. showing its manufaetur- ]> g rate for over 800,000 gallons to -jc] 7 l-2c per thousand: %'ater Kates Chester Water Works. ar imestlc Rate: ? 1 First 4,000 gals. 40c per M. of Next 0.000 gals. 25c per M. tit Next 10,000 gals. 20c per M, pa All over 15c per M. anufacturers Rate: 20.000 to 30,000 gals. 12 l-2e r M. th 30.000 to 40.000 *als. 111-2c r M. 40.000 to 50,000 gala. 10 l-2o r M. Oc 50.000 to 60,000 gala. 9 l-2c r M SI 60.000 to 70,000 gala, g l-2e ' r M. 70.000 to 80,000 gala. 8c per M. All over 80,000 gala. 7 l-2c per M. I certify that the above ratea for / % 0 # i! readFI ===== II r n. m ?. money fcnough to Mart to trading tor 11 >16 I ing December 1st, 1916. I ?EDIT I Remember The Date I 3 MP ANY ======== -^CX I ???? ater are the correct rates as chars1 by the Chester Water Works. | BUSINESS NOTICES i (Signed) James Hamilton, r ,,| The best thing offered to the pub^ DK' reas. jjc season Is the real bargains to The public now being in possession be Kotton at the leagt PHICE SALK ' all the "facts" and "figures" and of M. Pollakoff. estimates" and "just the kind of WANTED?6,000 pounds of cow, itoimation it ought to have. horse, mule, sheep, and goat hides. trough the instrumentality of .Mr. You will find us on White street. ... . . . , . ... 1 See ug before you sell. Capus Cau v *, as he claims, I submit the thon A g<jn>> Lancagter< g. c ise, \sith further assurance thatj 60-lmo-p lis City council is not composed (/,..\I,Ij 35* Excelsior Grocery C^len who would, out of prejudice or pany for fresh meats of all kinds .. _ . ... I delivered at once. Excelsior Gro(1? a?yth'"K Jeopardize the, cery storp Rt Southern Rallway iterest.s of the citizens who honored ' Station, city. 67-tfc lem and trusted them. ! " I FOR SALE?Charleston Wakefield CHAS. D. JONES. _ . . . . . , , Cabbage plants, frost proof, for fall planting, now ready; 15c per Lancaster, S. C., Nov. 13th, 1916. , . __ 100 or $1.00 per 1,000 plants. W. H. Milieu, Lancaster, S. C. 3-tc. STATEMENT WANTED?You to know you can 1 the Ownership, Management, Clr- get 18.00 per cord for dogwood, culatlon, Etc., Required by the See me for cutting Instructions. Act of August 24, 1912, Phone 194, Ira S. Harper, Lanf The Lancaster News, published caster, Route 6. 4-9tp. ami-weekly at Lancaster, South arolina, for October 1, 1916. FOR SALE?Some nice farms at Name of and Postofllce Address. real attractive prices?a real barEditor, Luther Ellison. gain. A 30-acre farm Just north Managing Editor. Luther Ellison. of Lancaster for sale at about $40 Business Manager, Luther Ellison. an acre. The C. T. Hardin farm Publisher. Lancaster Publishing near Shiloh church, 120 acres and rtmpany. various others. Also some nice < Owners, R. E. Wylie, Jno. I). sand hill land. See nje. T. M. 'ylie, W. T. Gregory, A. J. Gregory. Relk, "The Land Man." 7-3tc. Reece Williams, Dr. W. F. Laney, rs. O. P. Heath. Lancaster Mercan-I For the K?od of t^? community le Co.. or J. 11. Witherspoon. El- we aro running a cut PRICE SALE itt W. Springs, Leroy Springs. C. on So,,d I-eather Shoes and g6od , Jones. Ira R. Jones. Sr., Luther clothes at the right time when you Uison. i?ro in need of the goods. Conte all Known bondholders, mortgagees ,and reap the benefit of the hnrgains iu inner security holders, holding to be gotten at M. Pollakoff's Cut per rent or more of total amount Price Sale. bonds, mortgages, or other securi- ????????????? ?s: Mergenthaler Linofype Com- WANTED?This month and Decernmy. New York. ber 76,000 lbs. crap Iron, old cast LUTHER ELLISON, stoves 15c. Iron 25c per 100; rags Editor and Manager. lc Per ,b- rubber boots and shoes Sworn to and subscribed before me 8c per 'b? automobile casings 3c, is 13th day of Nov., 1916. ,nner tubeB 6c per ,b' 8cW. H. MTLLEN copper 11c, dry bones 40c per 100 Notary Public. ,bs- 0et up a ,oad- Will start to (My commission expires at will of buying at Southern Depot Satur>vernor. ^ay. Nov* Hth, 1916. Come while prices are good. Don't wait, /j A Stewman. 3-4t# * ?EC1AL NOTICE?We will gin only three days in each week? CABBAGE PI/ANTS?Get ready for Monday. Wednesday and Friday? your early RftrrtPn #n(, pa? on R after November 15th. R. W. Par- w S|fl(are an(, your cabbftKe ker- 10*2tP- plants. . ' 10-3tc. .. -i