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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
8
William Louden defends Fairfield manufacturers against claims of factory power rates and special contracts. He asserts local firms pay similar rates to ordinary users, questions motives behind the critique, and urges voters to support the proposed franchise for modernization and reliability.
A big horse sale is set for Wednesday January 21 at Gilberts Feed Barn. The listing notes good farm mares in the lineup and invites everyone to attend. Signed by T Wisecarver with reference to Huglin and Rorick for details.
The Odd Fellows will conduct funeral services at the grave for B B Kracht with all members to meet at the hall at 1 15 PM Friday afternoon. Money to loan on city property available through Thoma and Thoma.
The speaker warns that gas and electric franchises could be granted to irresponsible parties. They assert they have never obtained a franchise for others and have not assigned more than a hundred franchises to themselves.
A Friday evening 8 o'clock public meeting will be held in the High School auditorium to discuss the franchise question. Both public and company sides will be presented and all citizens, workers, merchants, and small users of light or power are urged to attend for a full discussion of faults and merits.
Store your furniture and stoves in our storage room at Banta's Second-Hand Store located at 170. Secure dry space available with easy access and reasonable rates for long or short term storage needs.
Social afternoon offers tea and wafers in the Methodist church basement from 2 to 5 pm with coffee available. Invitations extend to all attendees as part of a community event.
Notice requests women to save old papers and magazines for the Political Equality League and to call 332 at once.
A public plea outlines reasons to vote against a twenty year electric franchise. Key concerns include possible ownership shifts, lack of Going Concern value elimination, opaque plant valuation, higher Fairfield rates than peers, discriminatory pricing, and absence of binding price terms. Citizens urged to vote no to protect rates and public policy.
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