Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 84, 18 February 1920 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1920.

LIGHT: EQUIPMENT

SHOULD BE AMPLE.

ENGINEER BELIEVES

Two more opinions on the present btate of the municipal light plant, and the sale of current to the Wayne Light and Power company, were recelred by the Palladium Wednesday. ' They tohlow: ' " H. 8. HITZ, hydro-electric engineer Being more - or less ' interested in the welfare of the municipal light plant, and, the continuance of its exceptionally: good Berries, I wish to Rtfttn thAt thn niitatJnn nt lettlnc jisldA

depreciation percentage is one of vital

importance, and not one to be, controlled by petty grievances, or bi-partisan construction, or even be lightly referred to public opinion. The- success of any central station, privately owned, or a municipality, depends directly upon, the: servlco .rendered by it. The delivery of .current Is one branch,- but the generation of current is the big end. Do you wish to have enacted in this city a condi

tion so pitiful as that of the city ofV

Logansport; there is a fair example of the neglect to set' aside and carry out the factor of depreciation. It is to be regretted that the small sum of 3 per cent was not wholly applied for maintenance last year. Through " the weeks of December, 1919,. that city suffered the complete demoralization of its light and water plants because of the inefficiency and neglect : of . officials to take car of depreciation. In the figuring of cost of operation of central stations, we take the factor of 10 per cent as safe for correct capitalization, etc. It is ' different in the case of Water power generation, as steam generation feat-

Ul CO urn liKauig. Foolish to Extend Limits. , As to the additional loading of the '! plant here at present, it would be most foolish, according to my knowl1 edge of operation to hazzard the present machinery with rural semi, or ecstatic loads, as they would manifest

would be reached, but. the present is

Is not a controlling feature in power I

plant construction,' for the future development of the situation has the entire power in the specifying of size and equipment of a station. If "you do not anticipate future development, then it woudd be best to forget these farm loads, but you do not, as you must build the load factors for your new units. If Richmond Is to be a bigger and better place to live, future demands on the central ctatlon will Increase with the business growth. The rural demands will have to be taken care of by some process, for there is no service like central Etatlon service for the farm. As it now stands it is not possible for a municipal owned plant to have jurisdiction of current outside of city limits, although it can sell current at paid limits, and assume care of lines out of this territory upon the sanction of the public service commission only. It is necessary for the present authorities to very soon add new units to compete with, the demands of the plant, and what will be the load factor of such units at the time if you do not absorb loads when presented? If you are at present running machines to their maximum capacity,

iency. If you install new units now, you have no load to correctly control and insure maximum operating efficiency, thus losing a large percentage of power, for no electrical machinery gives maximum operation efficiency, only when loaded for its specified rating.

Now is the time to get additional

leads if you intend to lncreasa tne capacity immediately; if not, if would be best to delay any overloading or haz- - zardlng of operation by accepting outside consumption. The factor of safei y in operation is again affected when you take into consideration the fact that the present machinery Is not of .feufficient size singly to absorb any peak load if any one of the units (should be disabled. This condition should never be If you want to guar

antee non-stop delivery of current supply.. - .. . . .:- I would suggest that the council of good Judgment be applied to this question and the remember ance of the fact: that electrical commodities have Increased in cost less than any other commodity. Investments in electrical machinery even at this time are not prohibitive. , W. CLEMENTS. The Wayne Works It Is entirely proper in our opinion for the city to Increase rates and subside a - sufficient depreciation fund. We consider 10 per cent a fair amount on electrical machinery The purchase of an additional unit repends entirely on the necessity for It at this time. In view of the extremely high price of machinery it would seem inadvisable to make such a, purchase at the present price, unless such purchase were imperative. As we generate our own electrical power, we do not know of the strength of the present necessity for an additional unit but reasonable protection in any case is simply a matter of good business practice. If contracts for supplying current to consumers outside of Richmond such as the Wayne Light and Power company can be entered into with profit to the municipal light plant, and with

out Jeopardizing its ability to supply all the current needed locally, we see no reason why such contracts should not be made. .

PROFITEER IS

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it had been cut 100 per cent. The corn acreage also probably will be cut short This shortage is caused by

labor scarcity and increased cost of production on every hand. Also caused by . the depreciation of farm products.

The farmer can not afford to produce at present high. costs of production and sell, as he must sell, at prevailing market prices. There being no profit in sight except a mere living, he is bound to cut the risk and production. As far as I am concerned. I intend putting out the crops I can manage myself and let the rest "go to grass." In my opinion, speculators and labor unions are the cause of present conditions. ' Speculators make the market to their own satisfaction, especially the meat men, who have methods of their own to raise and break the markets for their own benefit. Demand Labor Price. The labor unions demand their price and get it, thereby ruling almost everything the farmers must purchase. When a class of men work 6 or 8 hours a day, compared to 12 to 16 for the farmer, make a good living, enjoy the luxuries of life, what they produce must be extremely high. The only remedy in my mind, for these existing evils against the farmer, is a complete farmers' organization, which can rule the price the farmer shall receive for his produce. Other Industries set the price of their finished product, why not the farmer? Is it really fair to the farmer who

toils every day in the year, regardless of rain, snow, and storm, to care for his stock, sow and reap grain, receiving that which the season gives him in quality and quantity, then sell to the other fellow at his price?

8ENTENCE IS COMMUTED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. President Wilson has commuted the sentence of two years imprisonment of J. C. Seebach, of Red Wing, Minn., for alleged disloyalty during the war. An additional penalty of a fino of $3,000, the department of Justice announced today, was allowed to stand.

Eyes Sore? If your eyes or lids are sore; if they itch, burn or feel dry; if your vision is blurred, your eyesight dim; if you are obliged to wear glasses, go to your druggist and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Dissolve one in a fourth of a glass of water and bathe the eyes from two to four times a day. Sound, comfortable eyes and improved eyesight will make the world look brighter. Note: Doctors ay Bon-Opto atrenrthena eyelight so in a week's time in many instances.

BURNS Our baby toddled on to the hot register .which blistered her feet terribly. We poured a plenty of Brazilian Balm into tepid water and held her feet in 20 minutes, which took the fire all out. and they were soon well Mrs. A. Coliard, Arcade, N. Y.

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Beautiful Diamond Rings THE new styles of ring mounting, in the white gold effects, have made the smaller diamonds decidedly attractive. The rings themselves are beautiful to look at. Reasonable We have an excellent display of these and Attractive The diamonds are white and snappy showing to good advantage in the handsomely designed mountings. Dimood Rings Our SpedJty .-

CHAS. H. HANER

TEACHER KILU8 HERSELF. -RUSHVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 18. Mrs. Anna Merrill, 65 years old, and for 85 years a school teacher in this county, committed suicide Tuesday morning in her home southoast of thiSCity by hanging herself from a transom in her front door. She taught the primary class in the Andersonville schools. At recess the small children

went to their teacher's home and found her hanging in the doorway. No motive was assigned for the action by relatives.

After all, you've git to give full fair value. Or you won't last.

Carelessness and failure are twins,

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UNDERWEAR Special Sale Begins Thursday Morning at 8 O'clock

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We are determined to reduce our present stock of Underwear and have decided to sacrifice profits and cut a deep hole in the original cost price of a goodly part of our stock to make a quick disposal. You will find arranged on eight large tables in the west aisle, first floor, eight large groups of Underwear, taken from regular stock and radically reduced. It will be a case of "first come, first served," in many instances for we won't guarantee all sizes in all styles. There are more than three thousand garments on sale at very special prices. Underwear for Men, Women and Children. Buy for Future Needs.

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TABLE V LADIES' SHIRTS and DRAWERS All sizes, most balbriggan, good quality, regular values 29c, 39c, 45c. 50c, 65c ; on sale at

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TABLE II MISSES' and CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR Lot includes about 350 garments. Union Suits, Vests and Drawers; summer and winter weight; all sizes are represented but not all sizes in each style ; regular values 35c, 49c, 65c and 75c; all go at

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Items of Equal Importance in Other Departments

All Silk, Wool and Cotton Remnants at l2 PRICE

Thread, 4c Spool; 3 for 10c Bowstring Cotton Thread, black only, as good as O. N. T.

All Beaded Bags 2 PRICE Ladies' Velvet Purses ; y4 OFF 1 Lot of Ladies' Slightly Soiled Collars ; Georgette, Organdie and Lace, at Vz PRICE

COMFORTS Special Values in Comforts All $7.50 Comforts S5.9S All $6.00 Comforts $4.98 All $5.00 Comforts .$3.98 One Lot of Woolnap Blankets at V4 OFF

Aprons, large coverall style, made of good quality Percale $1.75 Extra fine quality Percale, cover-all Aprons $2.25 Ladies' Gingham coverall Aprons $2.75 98c Lace Edge Table Scarfs, special 75 $1.25 and $1.50 Lace Edge Scarfs . 98 $1.75 Table Scarfs of light Cretonne centers and Lace edgings, at $1.39

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Small Lot of Ladies' Handkerchiefs, slightly soiled . 2 PRICE

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