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THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY Williamston, North Carolina W. C. Manning , Subscription Price (Strictly cash in advance) ?year_ ~ - - 51.50 { months ; BO 8 months -45 Entered at the post office at Williamston, N. C. as second-class matter under the sst of March 3. 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise - i_ . II I!■ • ' '■■■' m..—.-» -ii- _ _ 111 I " ■ Electric Power Monopolies Electric power is one of the things which ha* given Williamston and of eastern Carolina much concern for, many months. The people generally i know very little about electricity. I f veil most towns, their managers, and even thfeif electricians, do not know so much about it. Iff there is any real political dis j.mce in this country, it has come from tht? States , and Nation permit ting the- giant power companies to Manipulate and gobble up the water privileges. .They have, in, many eases, worked Vy the means' of key men. Bin busi : es? interests would go to a field and 'sound it out. They would get in bed v.'ith the politicians; they would ma nipulate and sCare employees of mu nicipalities by . showing them how old julii- """"'fL'f'H'r i II"'IIJ'i and L Would promise' to embrace them in their big warm fold if they would help litlt! teach the public' that, they i : hould be Admitted to tie up territory, j •They have, in man cases, worked t n city and town pffieials until they i 'conk! convince them it was best to lie down in their arms. They have de We wish to sincerely thank our friends and patrons for the business which they intrusted to us in the past * • * .. ; V. ' - Vr * ~ ■ ■ ' ' " «"» A .. * • • • - i r . - • • -' ■ WE EXTEND TO ALL A CORDIAL INVITATION TO VISIT US IN OUR NEW QUARTERS. "DEPOSITORS FIRST" HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE POLICY OF THIS BANK. THIS POLIO* WILL BE v.J CONTINUED ALWAYS. _ WE ARE READY, WILLING, ANXIOUS, AND ABLE TO CARE FOR THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY UPON Established Principles of Sound Banking i-• I- . - ' - ' ' ' 7 / Ki *- . " * ' FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK •V '• . : * v.. " • - " * •' • ' . ' i>.. - . "■ - - ■ • e ( libcrately helped to elect men on town boards whom they could handle. One of their favorite pastimes has | been to employ attorneys and hire I- prominent business men to talk up (lie failures of municipalities and boost big power companies. Iheir methods have been so thorough that lowni and cities have fallen in their wake like hay before the teeth of a i sharp mowing machine. But they have not given the fact* to the public. They have sought to wurpThe public mind into believing our natural resources should be turned* over to individuals for de velopment. The mistake will be dis covered, not in the distant future, 1 ut when it is too late. An editorial in the-News and Ob server, of . Sunday, .sheds some light ou the subject, ... Writing from Toronto, Judge King, director of the I'opular Govern ment League, gives -some interesting information about the operator of the publicly owned'and operated' Hydro leetrir system.* That company Sup plies linht and power to 46H cities, towns, luimletfi, and farm districts More Game Laws Needed The squirrel season opened Sep tember 1. Doubtless the lawmakers fixed the date early to save any farm er who might shoot a squirrel off of his corn, which sometimes almost be comes a necessity with farmers who have farms running back on the creeks. Certainly they did not think for a moment that sportsmen with fine guns and big cars would be com ing from hundreds of miles around to get them all the first week. It is hard to sleep in the parly hours of the morning along the road sides that lead to the lowgrounds on account of the roar and rattle of cars going to the hunting grounds, Which means that there will be no squirrels all over the province. It is said to be the greatest giant power system in the world. "He points out that one large build ing in Toronto last month was sup plied 1,260 kilowatt hours. The net bills was $40.32. Before the publicly owned and operated "Hydro" the bill would have been $161.45. In twelve months the bill would be $690.77. The price charged by the old Toronto Electric and Light Co., would be $2,630.16 for the same light, the cur rent coming from the same place, Ni agara Falls. Quoting a citizen of To ronto, Mr. King gives the following: " 'But the drop in domestic rates lias been just as pronounced and that is what interests me most. Wheje w» once paid 8 cents a kilowatt straight, we now pay an average of 1.8 cents. The 1 -"result is* that practically- all workers' homes in Toronto, even the poorest, have electric lights and elec tric irons. Thousands of working wo men cook, wash and iron, sweep clean and make clothes, with electric ap pliances. Only cheap rates could have ntade this possible The use and va riety of all such appliances is stead- THE ENTMtPSJBfc—WIIXIAMOTOJQC^G^ when the proper time comes to hunt Thousands of young squirrels will be left in their nests to perish and die because some dressed-up kports man shot their mother. The sportsman is not the only fel low that is destroying all the game. The single-barrel-gun negro is play ing a good part in the destruction of gatp e ' He quits work and hunts for his living, because he counts it eas ier, and he is just as good a sniper as the real sportsman. Between these two, the game does * iiot have a chance. The only way to save the game is to increase the pen alty and shorten the season for hunt ing. ily increasing Why, I operate my radio by hydro juice—at a cost of 10 cents per month! I have 52 lamps in my house and many appliances, and my total bill runs considerably less than $2 per month. "Cheap public electricity is lifting the burden of household drudgery from the backs of washwomen. Wash tiay has lost its terrors. They do their work in one-half the time and oo it better. Ten years ago they did - - ——- — •*- - ——~ ■ net dream such things were possible for them any more than your Ame»i can women do now "Another thing: Unbelievably low as our bills are, we know that a portion of every bill we pay gots to retire bonds and stop interest charges ... and that in a few years, we, the peo ple, will own a first-class system free. How cheaply we will then get juice, i .Jl—Jf„ God only knows. Our rates have gone lower every year since Hydro began in 1912. They drop automatically without a cent of cost to us, because we have no regulating commissions, injunctions, rourt decisions, and all that fol-de-rol. " 'Years ago, the private interests propaganda told us we would have to pay tax* U support the public-own ership system. That has proven ab solutely false. I have paid taxes in Toronto for years, but never a cent for Hydro. All charges are met out of revenue paid by customers. All we did was to put the credit of our city back of the bonds. " 'Ownership of the electrical in dustry is the greatest gold mine on Tietter be srse ** * * * "Thereianofun in driving when your car ia misting fire—start ing jerkily—refusing to climb your favorite hill—lying down in traffic—a regular kill-joy. And all because you took a chance with your gas—filled her up iFWMiI with some unknown stuff and trusted to luck. x "Better to be sure with the bMt —'Standard' Gasoline, always dependable, obtainable every /\_ where—than sorry with any W . old brand." ban, "STANDARD" GASOLINE ALWAYS DEPENDABLE the North American continent In Ontario we believe in owning our part of the mine. Others can do as they please, of course, and play Esau if t*iry » k * > imii " "Do you now understand why the power companies are determined that Tncle Sam shall not complete and operate Muscle Shoals? They know power and light could and would be furnished at such low rates as would disclose the fact that they are charg ing price* far in esc— of a rate that would fftj good dividends on . the money invested. If Mnacle Shoals, opemted by the Government, should furnish power at a rate somewhat like that charged in Canada, how could the Alabama Power Co. and other private companies continue the high rates they are now charging. If they cap ture Muscle Shoals, they can cover up
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