Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — WHY NOT A DAY CURRENT? [ARTICLE]

WHY NOT A DAY CURRENT?

Other Towns Much Smaller Than Rensselaer Enjoy Such Service, Why Not Ua? While towns no larger than Fowler and Brook enjoy day electric currents, Rensselaer is still in the “night service only” class. Monticello also has had a day current for a year or more, and as Renssalaer’s ligljt plant is owned by the city and should be run for the benefit of the citizens as a whole, it would seem that an effort should be made to give the best possible service to its patrons, and business houses especially are much inconvenienced on dark days—such as yesterday for ex ample—by lack of a day current. It is probable that the current would be used for power purposes to some extent from the start, should

9 day current be established, and the patronage in that respect would gradually increase right along. The Democrat would like very much to see this matter taken up by the city council and investigated, and if the sentiment for a day current is sufficient to warrant th 9 change, let it be made 1 as soon as meters can be installed—it would be necessary, of course, to put consumers on a meter with a continuous current.