The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 17, 1943, Page 2

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Beetere: Weneger ous 4 class matter SORRPe oF FHF sererre Ten PRess *- Panes 0 te ‘tee _— ts Ae SER Hs gia + ao. eer Preset Sonne : arged for a » DITORIAL_ SOCIATION AMhmbr PROVEMED Ts FOR KEY WEST ADVYOCATED BY THE CITIZEN “ lots and Apartments : t Geet ond Bathing Pavilior ’ merperwe -Lend end Sea neem ‘ Mot — FREEDOM of THT PRESS nm. suppressed there is as su mtrolied there is args «* free are human be- j | ee ; ARL ACKERMAN, ean, Sehex f Journalism, ] mila University i 3 a er SEV WEST CITIZEN WO were week the truth and print it ‘ie! er end without favor, never be et & etteet wrong oF to applaud right; were lame tor progress, never be the or- em He mewthpiers of any person, clique, hee caer aiereye 46 ite utmost for the eee eetlere never tolerate corruption or ‘Ceeetee Gemewnee view and praise virtue, weaned gead done by individual or organ- ee teres of cthery’ rights, views and eee Fret enty news that will elevate i Set omtememate the reader never com- a = peeriple ee ae eee ee ee ro " ® @ATTLE FOR HIGHER PRICES? - sd — ¢ ~o ree ate he . “ wee ‘ feerus aa tt + = « oh «'@, - oy + pe e ret om a . e . > . é * . ~ ~ + * ‘} See * and We FAIRNESS, THE GUIDING FACTOR When City Councilmen made their first Key West Electric residents generally were not in- taken efforts, they invite Key and all should to attend the deliberations nove to acquire the ‘ompany, The Coun- ormed of the action to be ilmen have resumed their with hat object in and Westers view, who are interested, e interested, hat will result in framing an ordinance that will meet with the approval of the 1 court in the city’s acquiring pos- sessjon of the company, not its con- me and stock, as was proposed in the » and kil the state’s high trolling i by st Any resident who thinks that the Stone ster corporation is trying to sell the should disabuse his mind ht. Thé Key West Electric ympany’s net earrings are satisfactory, id and Webster nterta city a “lemon,” any such th ne executive officers a thought of passing they not compelled to sell un- er f v agains siding companies act should in no way affect eur d ation to conserve the city's in eres utmost in making negotiations to obtain possession of the company. It is “good but the city should be as reful in acquiring the company as season- ed indavidua! bu in all their deal- ngs, whether an offer is considered excep- ma “Lor passably good. city’s interests should be the first cern of every city official The ene sents interests in the ne- ‘tiations will be well taken care of; abie represent it, so it is the duty of the Imen to see that the city is ably rep- sd, too. Fairness should be the a iating principle — fairness te the corpora- on and fairness to the city—and actor is dominant in the transactior hat the acquisition of the ompany will prove to Citizen believes t Key West E distinct asset. ctric In reaching that conclusion regardin< he future, we base our opinion on the past. Today the earnings of the company pro! ably are the largest in its history. While we tion will not con inue after the present boom dies out, t is a fact that the concern during the dark days of the ion. Strike and the depression, and the e€ will remain excellent, re aware that that con company was a between i a balance rnings of the ompany let assume a slump will cme again, then ti be a gai And th the and one company still may operated at judging from pasi performances reason for that may be found easily in fact that electricity, dozen in a s}l-rounded modery Buying war bonds to the limit of one’s vility, is necessary to the winning of th ar i icy of the Ur hould res solid Americ = hich inelt the maintenance of th her b st THE DEBTORS’ PRISON One of the greatest dangers t ‘ price restrictions which do not a ernme Such 1 cessary price adjustmer i with the t such a palliative will em of one pocke p another osts are not reduced If industry can be brought under ‘ ation in this manner. we w ‘ jects of Federal charit THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SATURDAY, JULY 17. 1 ~ ——— -————— + el ! | enna LOSER TAKE ALL Today's Birthdays Sunday's - . 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