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m.i parent In Work of tho
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iltetlv and arts, (ram "Don Olovtnnl,"
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Toe ttoston hjmpnony urrnestrn
ewaed It current season In Philndri-
I'? Wa "with Its fifth concert Inst pveniuv.
lsr.il''ki hardly fair to demand the usual
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HVMMft organization wan last rvrninic.
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IH-lhf IM entire aggregation numbered nnlv
Jr. ftpasK my men nnd therefore there
.fdn laffctns thr tanA rnlnr nml tho vol.
$ thm fcecestary in the 'Wacnorian num-
r,ij, BWPt as wen ns inut wnrm nenness
I1'1' Vhlch can only be obtained br a large
& and well-trained body of strings.
A The "revolt," If so serious a word
may be used over the unionization mix
tip, has cost the Iloston Orchestra about
thirty men, nearly nil among tho strings.
There has been the loss of tho contra
batsoon and one of the first trumpets,
bnt outside ot this the reed and brns
sections are practically Intact; the
strings, however, have suffered severety,
viiouir the older players to go being
Otto Itoth and A. link, two of tin
mW of the first violins in point of
Moivlce. Last evening tho first violin
numbered ten, ngainst.a normal number
of sixteen ; the second nine, normal
tucHo; violas nine, normal ten! cellos
Kcrn, normal ten, and basses six, nor
mal eight. Owing doubtless to the small
number of strings, the orchestra biought
along on the trip only two of each of the
reeds, instead of four, ns hnd been cus
tomuiy, and four horus Instead of eight.
Ten former members of the orchestra
came to the directors and volunteered
their services to tide over tli crisis.
I'mler these circumstance!, and with
he natural feeling of unrest that must
nenudc the organisation, in view of the
happi nings of the last few weeks, a
"rmcert of the ordinary merit was not
to be expected, and It. wan not kIvcii.
Mr. Monteux has changed the progrnm
it the lust moment, substituting the
Tteetlioven Sjniphony Xo. 4 for the Mo
7urt G minor and the Wuguer numbers
in place of the Fidelio Overture and the
Clmrpentier "Impressions of Italy,"
The orchestra placed in the spasmodic
sMle of mi organization which has Just
passed through a mental cyclone, and
It was apparent that tho events of the
very recent past have not been without
effect upon Mr. Monteux as well, for
his readings were routine and his con
ducting uncertain. However, when It Is
considered what the orchestra has gone
through in the last two weeks, it aid
oretty well at that.
Hma Destlnn, which seems to be the
itc-t spelling of the much-orthog-raphleed
name of the famous Cecho
Sloak prima donna, was the soloist of
the evening. 8he sang first two songs
of the great Bohemian composers,
Smctana and Dvorak, both highly un
interesting selections, but well per
'ormed. Her second appearance was
In the recitative and the aria "Nou ml
dlr." from "Don Giovanni," and in it
sbc did some line singing and artistic
Interpretation, rising in places to tho
highest musical levels of the evening.
To Talk on Future Babylon
Harold Francis Weston, dou of S.
Hums Weston, leader of tho Ethical
Society, will give nu illustrated lec
ture on "Habvlon, llagdad and Mesopo
tamia of the Future" tonight lu 'Nlth
erspoon Hall under the auspices of the
I'nlvcrslty Extension Soclctv. Mr,
Weston enlisted with the Y. M. C. A.
with the Hiltlsh forces east of the Suez,
and saw much service in arIous capacities.
Old Leases Curse
On Traction System
Continued from Va'te One
older traction companies, and included
all tho leases of the orginal horse car
companies of 1838 and 1660. It was
simply pyramiding Interests; piling up
obligations without regard for the fu
ture. It was a regular Home-that
Jack-built game.
The Rapid Transit Co. also acquired
certain franchises .for high-speed lines,
With a cash capital of $.10,000,000,
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
began operating all the traction lines in
Philadelphia. It pays every year mora
than $7,000,000 in rentals, and that is
the millstone that hangs round its neck.
In nil the financial jugglery that ha
marked the development of the present
transit system, the great featuro ia tho
outrageous rentals that must be paid
for these underlying leases. In exorbi
tant and cxtravagaut charges they pos
sibly transcend any similar agreement
in this countfy.
This is not an extravagant statement.
One company receives an annual rental
equal to 72 per cent of its paid in capi
tal stock. From this the annual divi
dends rango nil the way down to 10
per cent. The following list shows five
of the largest dividend payers. There
,are about twenty ot theso companies In
Oil I
Try to Salve Problem
Attempts have been made from time
to time to solve the problem. Dur Ins
the Rejourn administration Mcrritt
Taylor, as transit, commissioner, made
a report based' upon the findings or
some of the best expert engineers in
the country.
In the Blankenburs administration,
the city attempted to help the traction
and itself, No arrangements had been
mada to operate the city lines and plans
had to be devised. Then politics stepped
in. Bonds were issued and tho money
had to be split up for subways, spurs
and tangents all over the city, for every
politician wanted a slice of tho melon.
It should have been directed to ono or
two great objects with a definite fixed
plan. Had this been done it would have
resulted In building projected trunk
lines much sooner. It would have
strengthened tho hands of the Rapid
Transit Co. Hence things went from
bad to worse.
Back in 1010, when the Stotesbury
Mitten interests took over the rapid
transit system, It was virtually in
solvent. If it had gone much further
it would have landed in bankruptcy.
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Tool Plant
Goes to Hopewell
New location gives old-established New England con
cern lower freight rates, satisfied labor
and cheaper power
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The Mayhew Steel Products, Inc., manu
facturers of mechanics' tools and automo
bile tool kits, is among the latest of
America's industries to locate at Hopewell.
The unusual and varied advantages found
at Hopewell prompted this concern to pur
chase a ten-acre tract of land upon which
they will erect- a structural steel factory
building.
Their confidence in the permanency of
Hopewell can be judged by their purchase
of bare ground for the erection of a plant.
Mayhew Steel Products, Inc., established
a plant at Hopewell to take advantage of
the low freight rates on raw material and
the finished product which goes to the
South, Middle West and the largest dis
tribution centres of the East.
Mayhew gets low-cost fuel and power at
Hopewell. They also get a plentiful supply
of satisfied American labor with excellent
housing and recreation facilities for that
labor.
They also get at Hopewell deep water
One of the largest and
best trained technical
6taffs in the world is at
'the disposal of Hope
well industries.
shipping facilities for a greater export busi
ness. '
The Mayhew Company has been making
tools in New England since 1856. They
are the pioneers in their trade to locate a
plant in this great industrial district of
Virginia.
Why not be the pioneer in your indus
try to place a plant here? You, too, can
reap similar advantages at Hopewell, Amer
ica's greatest industrial opportunity. Here
are some of the advantages it offers :
Factory buildings ready for occupancy
Plant sites With railway sidings.
Low-priced power.
Plentiful supply of contented labor.
Homes for 12,000 families.
Abundance of pure water.
Best rail and water transportation.
IvJo harmful municipal restrictions.
Climate mild and healthful.
Investigate Hopewell. Find out more
about its advantages. It may mean the
most important move you ever made to
solve your production problems. Write,
wire or phone to
DuPont Chemical Co.
Incorporated
Wilmington, Delaware
Petersburg Chamber
of Commerce
Petersburg, Va.
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In such a condition tho various IWrt
uotild have rovcrtcd back to the pin
companies, first to tho Union Traction
C6. and then on down until twenty
different companies would hnvo been
operating twenty dlffcront trolley lines.
It would have been chaos in an .opera
tivo senso. .
Tho prlmo necessity was to jnsuro tno
financinl stability of tho Itnpld Transit
Co. This tho TwlninK'Mlttcn nsreo
ment of 1018 proposed; to do when a
minimum fixed faro contract wfla ar
ranged. Kcfuscd Sanction Deal
But tho Public Service Commission,
tthich had to pass upon tho agreement,
refused to sanction it. Tho commission
said that it had novcr entered into
any consideration of tho subsidiary
lenses, and for thnt reason it declined
to indorse tho agreement. There tho
situation rests today.
This condition is not tho fault of tho
Mitten management or tho present sys
tem of operating tho Philadelphia lines.
Trora tho engineering standpoint, the
system is run efficiently; much moro so
than in many other cities of tho coun
try. Operation is au engineering and
tflleloncy problem. Tho thing that
bulks largest and ocrshadows every
thing is (ho cnnMant drain of these
underlying lenses nnd securities.
Tho mnrtel is thnt, staggering under
Turkish Baths
Men t1io don't rot tlma for exercise need
tho frcshenlns up ttiat carf only b obtained
ljr taltlne a Turkish Until, haMnic a good
rub-doun and then resting on a cool cot la
a riul.t room.
You can net nil that rlnht here.
Try It for jour system's sake.
All attendants aro sraduatcs.
AU fees aro moderate
1121 Arrh Street
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COVERED
with a . mi i
horchen Water
p i o o t Canvas
Coer, Then
your profits are
rainproof IJMt
workmanship
made right In
nnr own lofta
F.VANDERHERCHEN'SSONS
7 N. Water fitrret. Philadelphia
Mn iiHnrmntifl burden of flrianolkt to
sponslbllity, the traction sysUru ii oper
ated at n five-cent faro when other
cities aro charging as high as ten ana
twelve cents for an inferior scrvico.
Dut is there no remfUy for this con
dition? Cannot this millstone, which
threatens to drag tho traction service
down and tho fares up, be removed?
Under certain conditions, yes 1
Colonel AtcOain't teeond and con
cluding article on the tuljeet of wpfa
trariiU development will be published
tomorrow. .
TOASTS DRUNK IN WATER
111,1
St. Patrick's Day Banquet First Dry
Ono In 149 Yea.ra
Tho 140th St! ratrlcVa Day banquet
of the 'tfrlendljr- Bona nt liT.
held last night At tho Bcjlevu,fita2l
ford, was not as successful as ih LLl
ceding 148 banquets, lUOjo'.tCtJ
was nlentv tn nof ' 'J4UU tteraf
3isi Joseph P, Rogflrs, Joa,,,
iii:aiuuut oi ino society. nrdl.,Zji
rocky administratis . A? ?!4
steering our ship over a very drrltm?
as tho first president in 140 vi.J!T'
como in on a drv urn." tr "r.w
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niriMmh..t - ilt
Judee Charles n.
three famous toaBta of tho society S!
drunk in lea, water. ,?ti were
Charles D. McAvoy, rcccntl'
pointed United States Ishict aUor5
for the eastern district of PennsylvaM?
was oop of tho speakers. Other. -'
JWayorTMoore, John Scott, of '
Angeles; J. Washington &? J??
James ArFlatherty, supreme kn&ht J
hoKnihta of Columbus, nt ot
JOwdTDF
fetrntforb Ctsar Company, Philadelphia
One organization
can produce your factory
more economically
A manufacturing plant, to be built economically and effi
ciently, should be planned and equipped and construction super
vised by the same organization. .
One organization can work with closer co-operation, clearer
understanding, fuller efficiency and therefore greater economy
-than two or more separate organizations.
Responsibility cannot be shifted or evaded, and you can be
protected by one contract covering the entire plant and its
equipment.
By centering responsibility in Steele, expense is reduf ;d at
every step you sign a single contract you avoid confusio. .snd
delays, and you have a plant designed and built in every detail to
meet your particular business needs.
We can prove to any manufacturer thinking of building that
The Steele Idea of Industrial Construction will save money in the
construction of a plant of utmost efficiency. Write or phone and
we shall be glad to arrange for an interview at your convenience,
without obligating you in any way.
A fcTD of the Institutions for whom we have recently designed and arcnow
building plants in and around Philadelphia
Folwell Bros. Gillender Glass Works
Drueding Bros. Steel Heddle Mfg. Co.
Collins & Aikman Co. Link Belt Co.
Roger & Crawford Co. Friedbergtr-Aaron Mfg. Co.
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M. STEELE & SONS CO.
Architects : Entineers : Constructors
Philadelphia Toronto
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