Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 72, Hammond, Lake County, 8 October 1918 — Page 3

Tuesday. October 8, 1918.

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H. COST EXPLAINS SITUATION

E. TT. "Wickey, East Chicago, who was at the head of the department of public utilities of the chamber of commerce last year when the discussion of tha water situation was at its height and who is much Interested In the development of immediate plans for a nitration plant. Is In receipt of an interesting and illuminating letter from Mr. C. II. Gelst of Philadelphia. October 1. 1918. Mr. Edward TV. "vTiekey.

East Chicago, Ind. My Dear Mr. Wlckey: I have just received yours of the 25th. ult.. which would be a most' interesting letter if it had been written by one I might have supposed to be a novice, but to receive this sort of a letter from an old hard-headed "Duck" like yourself almost compels me to consider it a Joke. In the first place you say you have not heard of my taking any action looking to the construction of the filtering plant, and that I can make myself 60lid with the people if I will construct the plant now. Ed. what Is the use of your writing me a letter like that? You know that my interests in East Chicago, Ind., are much greater than those of nearly every one living in the community. and. knowing me as well as you do, you must honestly know that If it were possible for me to construct this filtering plant, it would be in the course of construction, today. You know that we are engaged in tho greatest war that has ever been known In the history of the world And. if you are fa-

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actually make a loan or money to cover the expenditure. In reference to your statement concerning ray making1 myself solid with the people, I want to call your attention right here to the fact that no man in the public utiiity business haa ever served a community more faithfully than I have perved the community of East Chicago for the past fifteen

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wires strung all over that country, and where half the mains and half the wires have ni building? on the lines also has one of its finest electric stations there Is In the fnilod States. The water mains run all over the country, regardless of whether there re consumers on the mains or not, so why are you talking to me about making myself solid by the erection of a fliterinR plant in times l.l;e these? I want you to know that I have tried to instigate the sale of bomls to build this plant, and have called on everyone who had any money to make the purchase, provided they were willing-, and I say to you today that no public utility would have the right to attempt to" make an expenditure of this charac

ter at this time. -No securities are now Feilin?. except Liberty Bonds, and this is right there should be no other securities sold, because all money that is available should go for this purpose. I'll tel you frankly Ed., that after reading your letter I would honestly think that you do not seem to know what is going on in the world, if you really mean what you have written me, and I will tell you further that the lawsuits that are groins? to be brought about by the city of Kast Chicago are

I not going to bring about the erection ' of a filtering: plant. On the other hand, j tiie more suit.' that are brought, the 1 more money It is jroir.g to cot the

company to defend these suits for attorneys' fees. etc. and tho further away will bo the time when it will be posslblo to erect this plant. As I

have said before. It is to my interest to do everything I can for East Chicago in the public utility line, because the building u? of East Chicago when normal times come will mean more to me than to any one else In the community. Tou say the people of your city are determined to own the water system, and have taken steps to work out a plan. I think that what you really mean, I'd. is that you are working out a plan for the people. You say you think you can suggest a perfectly legal way. I will know when the people of East Chicago are able to purchase this propertv. and when that time comes. I shall be willing to sell it. I have no intention of trying to "unload," as you suggest, anything on the city of East Chicago until it is able to handle it. If the city owned the property today, it could not do as much as I can do myself, but. I shall tell you frankly the water works is not for sale, and will not be for sale until I know- that the city of East Chicago has the money to buy it, and I happen to know something about the financial game at this time, personally. Not only ycur city, but I believe that no city in the- United States has any right to consider-the purchase of any public utility just now. I do not mean for this to be a scolding letter for you people, but this is no time to be handing out theories. These are days when we are dealing in facts only, and a man should know for a certainty what he is talking about in times like these; it Is a good rlan not to talk about things he isn't sure of. 1 want you to know that I feel that I am a "staple article" with the people of

East Chicago, and I do not propose misleading the people in any way, shape or form. "What they should do is to work shoulder to shoulder with me. and when tho times are normal we will both get good results. Good results are what a community wants, and are what I want, and law suits will not bring these results. I do not have to tell you that the filtering plant would have been built today if it had not been for politics in East Chicago. In conclusion, I want to assure you and the people of East Chicago that as soon as it is possible to rai.e the money and get the material to build this plant, it wiH be erected. The plans are ell drawn for one of tho"1 fint-i-t filtration systems in this country, and, also, certain other material has been purchased, but you want to remember that this is a small water works, and the only way it can build a plant is by the sale of bonds.

or through the borrowing of the money. At present the bonds cannot be sold; neither can the money be borrowed. I will go further, and say that if it were possible for me to borrow the money myself. I would borrow it and lend it to the Company, and take chances, but this is not possible. As much as I regret the fact that these are the conditions, they are the conditions, and they have to be met by the company and by the reople. I note you say your son is in France. I hope he may come through the wpr all right, and be returned to you and Mrs. AVickey. Kindly remember me to Hrs. Wickey, and with best regards to yourself. I -m. C. H. GEIST.

BRITISH MINISTER NO FAITH IN IT Unitvo Prkss Cabl-cham. GLASGOW, Oct. 8. Winston Chur-

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pressed lack of faith ia the pr-.ice proposals of the Germans in a. speech hr today, in which he said: "We cannot accept smooth words aa expiation for fcul deeds." Tho situation is such, Mr. Churchill said, that England. ha3 "no right to court the immediate end of tho war."

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