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The Peoples Lamps and Public Electric Ownership Debate
The Intelligencer argues for public ownership of electric lighting in Ames over private franchises. It cites Prof Frank Parsons and Table X showing lower costs per lamp under municipal production, with dramatic savings in several cities, and urges a thorough local inquiry before further action. It outlines reasons for savings in public plants, including avoidance of dividends, lobbying costs, and higher efficiency through integrated services, and proposes a municipal bond plan to fund a basic street lighting system.
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Ames
Frank Parsons
Arena Magazine
Parsons
Bangor
Lewiston
Peabody
Mass
Bay City
Mich
Huntington
Ind
Goshen
Bloomington
Lil
Chicago
Iil
Erigin
Aurora
Marshalltown
Jacksonville
Fla
Daily Press
Associated Press
Detroit
Fairfield
Boston
Dunkirk
N. Y
West Troy
Os Gaye
York
Alleghany
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Brooklyn
South
Norwalk
Conn
New York
Dunrk
Buffalo
Standard Street
A.cs
Allegheny
Brotherly Love
Easton
City Bureau of Lighting
Bureau of Lighting
C. P
South Norwalk
la Salle
Lit
Iowa
Danvers
Braintree
Eoston
Ton Electric Light Company
Massachusetts