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International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926

December 21, 1922 · Page 3 of 8

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utilizing the power which is going to Betere* at the Port (Mice at Imtematlomaa Falls, Mtea. geco»-Clw Matter waste. mm The stands taken by the various applicants The Model Bakery SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S .. $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 P£R YEAR are as follows:' Minneapalis proposes that a municipal Northwestern Advertising Representatives power plant be built and the power be shared' on a 50-50 basis between Minnesota Select List Minneapolis and St. Paul for municipal 215 South 9th Street 709 Exchange Bank Minneapolis purposes, with .the University of St. Paul Minnesota sharing in the energy. St. Paul filed an individual application BOND ISSUES for the right to develop the rr.\ power, with the intention of turning it over to the Eprd Motor company, The legislature, meeting Jan. 2, will have before it several bond to establish a' large industrial plant. proposals. The Northern States Power company, These include the $20,000,000 issue for -speeding up the good which supplies power, light and roads program,/and another issue for the general improvement program heat to many consumers in this territory, t6 is anxious to annex this water l. in St. Paul. We are showing below a few of the power site, increase its operations. For some reason, a horror seemsjto arise in the minds of numerous The Ford Motor company, the latest citizens a bond issue is talked of. They are opposed to when one to enter directly into the fight, varied delicacies made by any kind of public debt. has filed application for tne power development We cannot share this horror with them, unless they can demonstrate permit, notwithstanding St. that the money will not be properly expended. We regard a Paul's filing and that city's aim to The Model Bakery lase the power to the automobile manufacturers. properly limited and restricted bond issue as the best kind of busi ness. Completed years ago by the government It is simply doing in a public way what every successful man is at a cost of several million dollars, doing in a private way. The building of a home will suffice as a simple with/ subsequent millions expended illustration. It is^the desire of every man, we dare say, to have a in additions and betterments, the dam, 574 feet long and 60 feet wide home of his own, but yet as a matter of plain practice mighty few FRUIT CAKE with an 80-foot apron, touches the WHIPPED CREAM SLICES men will have homes if they have to accumulate enough money to boundary limits of both Minneapolis pay for one before "they start building it. FRENCH PASTRIES APPLE TURNOVERS and St. Paul. On the Minneapolis side What the sensible man'does is save money enough to buy a lot. of the dam is the government lock, 440 ASSORTED LAYER CAKES TARTS Then he makes arrangements to have his home built, gives a mortgage feet long and 130 feet wide, and this DANISH J1LLLED COFFEE MINCE PIE on it and proceeds to occupy the»house and enjoy the satisfaction would necessitate the construction of of having a home while he is paying for it. the power plant on the St. Paul side CAKE PUMPKIN PIE That is, in simple terms, what a bond issue means. It is a method wherj the power permit ultimately is DANISH NUT ROLLS APPLE PIE of getting public improvements and! enjoying them while they*are issued. being paid for. During a recent investigation into DANISH CREAM ROLLS FRENCH FRIED CAKES We fail to see why there should be any objection to such a practice,assuming, the power potentiality of the dam, at of course, that those who pay the bill get full value the request of Mayor George E. HONEY BOYS FRIED CAKES for their money, and that it is not distributed among scheming contractors Leach of Minneapolis, the city engineer, (Nice for Children) in the way of exorbitant profits. J. C. Vincent, showed that the RAISED DOUGHNUTS CREAM PUFFS power now going to waste ranges fr)5m a minimum of 5,213 horsepower ALMOND MACAROONS CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS COMRADES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION OF MINNESOTA per second -to a maximum of about NAPOLEONS PEPPERMINTS 16,000. Your department commander takes this opportunity to express Taking into consideration the most in words that are as old as the hills, but in words that will never become favorable and unfavorable conditions, trite or colorless: "A Merry Christmas to You, One and All" the average number of kilowatt hours —to the "whole gang." of potential energy at the dam is Christmas time i9 one season of the year when the souls of men more than 81,000,000 a year requivalent shine out as radiiant stars in the sky above and the whole wide world to the consumption of more than is in tune with the magic chord of "Peace on Eaffch, Good Will to HOMEMADE 90,000 tons of good quality coal, which Men!" Though we may go on our way for three hundred and sixtyfour has a value of between $500,000 and days of the' year a little inclined towarl selfishness, intolerance $600,000, Engineer Vincent reported. and taking things for granted Christmas season is one period when It has been estimated that the total regular fellow measures up to the very highest standard and every cost of _the power station which will BRE exemplifies to the very highest degree the spirit of unselfishnss and be necessary to build would be about tolerance. one million dollars. If the electricity Today, with the rest of the nations in a turmoil, with_other nations were-used for lighting street lamps, in the throes of hunger ,strife, bitterness, dissensions and war,—reaping the penalty of centuries of oppression, intolerance and1 pumping water and other uses, additional the spirit of destructiveness and secret diplomacy—today every loyal expenditures would be necessary MADE AND BAHEth American* as he walks the city streets or treads the country paths for cables and other materials. of our beloved country and breathes the fresh, free air o£ America Predictions have been made that realizes that he is living indeed in a land blessed by the Creator with TUB- the high dam question will come before countless blessings—and thanks God that he is alive in this wonderful HOME WAY, America of ours! the coming session of the Minnesota As we go on our separate ways on this glad Christmas morning, —BY— state legislature, since a body with hearts brimful of love toward our fellowmen, let us remember was named by it years ago, called the especially the sick and disabled in our hospitals. The posts at some Municipal Electric corporation, composed The Model Bakery distance away from the hospitals cUn at least send a message of of Minneapolis, St. Paul and the good cheer. The buddies in the twin cities will of ucourse visit the hospitals ^n company with the guardian, angels of our disabled comrades—the University of Minnesota, to acquire International Falls, Minn. American Legion Auxiliary. Many posts are sponsoring the power rights at the dam. Th$ assembly municipal Christmas tree celebrations. for December 23rd at which failed to provide means of not a single kidi will 'be overlooked. This is real service, rich in dividends financing any improvements and this that you will hoard for all (fays in the treasure chest of memory. body was unable to formally take an Again wishing you a Merry Christmas, I am, sincerey yours, Don't forget to serve Schulz's "Home Made" bread Gerald V. Barron, Department Commander. active, part in the negotiations. Cleaning Up on your Xmas dinner table. Schulz's "Home Made" bread holds Northern Minnesota's reputation for its choiceness, lightness and wonderful nutritive qualities. The Model Bakery at all times pledges to give you bread produced from the very best materials obtainable regardless of the cost. When you ask for bread at your grocers, call name for Schulz's "Home Made" bread--/)* You will be pleased—you will taste the difference. Always serve Schulz's"'Home Made" A N%.. bread. It's healthful. St.: 1 ,K 'y.i .Lf-'-, v, *•-,' ~s