Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1919 — MOUNT AYR ENTHUSIASTIC [ARTICLE]

MOUNT AYR ENTHUSIASTIC

CITIZENS OF THAT TOWN ANXIOUS TO BE SERVED FROM THIS CITY. Some fifteen representative citizens of Mt. Ayr met with the city council here .Tuesday evening and the matter of furnishing electric current to that place from this city was fully discussed. If such service is rendered it will be necessary for the people of Mt. Ayr to build the line. This can be done in two ways. ThetownofMt, Ayr can build .the line or it can be constructed by the citizens of that town forming a stock company. It would possibly be cheaper for Mt. Ayr to get this service from the Public Service Co., which is already serving Kentland, Brook and other nearby towns. However, it is understood that our neighbors have heard of the high class of service being rendered here and are willing to pay more, thinking, possibly, that there is a difference sufficient to warrant the additional expense. There is no disposition on the part of the council of this city to construct this line, but they are willing to furnish the current to be measured 'by a meter located in the plant here. This arrangement, it is understood, is perfectly satisfactory to the people of Mt. Ayr, and without doubt they will make arrangements to handle the proposition either as a part of the Mt. Ayr corporation or as a private stock company. As previously stated, the line will cost something like $8,000.00 There are some sixty or more people who have expressed a desire to install lights. A number of the people along the route are very anxious to install electric lights and will be pleased to assist Mt. Ayr with this progressive movement.