THE SCRANTON T1UBUJNE-. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1899.
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SCRANTON, DRCKMHim 12, 1899.
Holiday buyers now thronrc the city
stores, anil those who arc best equipped
to make Christmas purchases with
prcatest despatch first cotiRUlt the ail
vertlsliiK columns of The Tribune.
The City's Health.
IN ANOTHRH column will ha
found a statement of the snnl
tary conditions and needs of
this city which deserves the care
ful attention of every thoughtful man.
Wo havo not grouped together this In
formation for sensational purposes,
but because It has become? necessary
for the city's welfare that the people
should realize Into what u condition
the public health has fallen in conse
quence of general carelessness In the
regulation of communicable diseases,
nnd what steps are Immediately needed
In order that this Increasing peril may
be halted and eventually overcome.
In the casual talk upon this subject
which ot.o hears upon the streets, there
Is apt to be criticism of the board o'
health. At our request Dr. Allen oj
that board, has presented a statement
showing the limitations surrounding
the board In Its Incessant efforts to
arrest these diseases. The board has
neither the authority nor the assist
ance which are needed to cope success
fully with an emergency like that now
confronting the city. It has performed
exceptional work under the circum
stances and, despite occasional stray
assertions to Its discredit, It has be
hind It a clean and credltnblo record
for hard work without extravagance or
scandal. The point to be emphasized
now, however, is that it needs more
power. Its one lone officer can no more
keep up with the rush of disease In a
city covering nearly twenty square
miles of area and representing almost
every complex population problem
that is to be found anywhere than ho
could don muslin wings and fly to the
moon. The board of health needs for
at least a considerable time to come
not less than the four special officers
suggested by Dr. Allen, but also a
general strengthening of its hands by
the utmost co-operation of intelligent
men nnd women throughout the city.
The diseases now rife are enemies
which nre liable to levy a tribute on
any household In the city. The
careful parent Is largely at the
mercy of the negligent neighbor.
There has got to be a death
grapple with this enemy and his ex
termination must come. The question
of how is one of the most important
and pressing questions before the city
at the present time.
The blow delivered by Hon. Ullly
Mason will probably bo the most disas
trous to the Boers of any upon tills
side of the Atlantic.
fir. Scranton's Letter.
-TpHK LETTER of Mr. Scran
I ton, printed elsewhere, con-
1 tains the first Intimation
which we have had that the
board of trade committee has had its
conference with him on the subject of
water rates. The public will now
await with eagerness the presentation
of the committee's version of the In
terview. It Is a poor story which doc
not have two sUes and profit by the
telling of both.
Mr. Scranton's letter places i5
somewhat peppery and while we give
him tho chance to say what he wishes
to say on this topic of public Import
ance, wo wish to add that his letter
Impresses us as being in a measure un
fair to the board of trade. The board
does not discuss the affairs of Mr.
Scranton or any other citizen In a de
sire to be ofllelous or to mix Into other
people's business, but from the wish ts
further tho common Interests of this
community, and In this mission it is
entitled to co-operation rather than
censure. Its' purpose Is to diversify
local Industry and In other ways pro
mote the Industrial and commercial
well-being of the town. In pursuance
of this object It has a right to give at
tention to factors entering Into the lo
cation of new Industries In this neigh
borhood, of which the Item of water
facilities and cost Is one. Statement!
by Individual members of the board,
made hurriedly Ifi the process of u
g&eraf -Ubitto, nmy occasionally go
somewhat wide of the line of exacfc.fdct,
htjt this does not constitute a reflection
uflpn the board nor Justify a spirit of
niUiiRQiilsm toward tho proper purposes
oflt's'-'exlHt'encQ. We are sure that If
the Scranton board of trade had never
takerr Ti live Interest In the develop
ment of this city, tho Scranton Gas
and W,ater epmpany would today be
dojmr, ponflerably .smaller business
th5u Jtls'6ow'lolng and making oven
less Than a 2 per cent, dividend.
These few remarks are in correction
of what we take to be an unfortunate
view of the board of trade's spirit and
aim In this matter. They do not reach
down Into" tho merits of fte question
which has been raised as to whether
the prevalent meter rates are or are not
too high. Thn,t;,as wo have all along
sought to emphasize, Is first of all a
question : for:'ool, dispassionate an1
essentially Judicial Investigation. Wo
dare Hay that the truth on this point
will be elicited ero the present discus
sion shall havo ended.
The British troops walked Into an
other trap, at Ktnrmberp on Saturday
omV were slaUghteretf lllib shoep by the
Users who 'were possessed of every
nrty'n'ntape, Prom the time of tho de
fejtti of Hraddook tho British oflicers
ImVc' persisted In n method of fight
ing wnlcli has pnvpil costly whenever
lB s. .-.y ' "
their men have encountered nn enemy
properly equipped and under any sort
of discipline. Until the KtiRlloh 8ol
dlors can be persuaded to adopt tho
Indian warfare mctles used by the
Amcrlcnn regulars trait victories will
bu expensive nnd defcalp appalling for
loss of life.
Tho question of social precedence be
tween Mm. Miles nd Mis. Dewey lias
nt last been decided by Secretary Hoot,
Secretary Long and John Addison Tor
tor. While the ndmltal outranks the
general, yet on official occasions when
the army ai,d nivy are represented
the hero of Indian campaigns will le.id
tho hern of Manila. The same propo
sition will hold good In ropnrd to their
wives. Now that Hip question has
been finally settled It If safe to pre
dict that Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Miles
will seldom attend the same celebra
tion. Justice for Ccrvera.
TT- IIK BOOIC, to be published
I by Admiral Corvera giving
fl his version of the campaign
thnt resulted In the de
struction of his squadron at Santiago
will be road with interest by those
who have followed closely the Impor
tant events In tho Spanish-American
war. It Is well known that Admiral
Cervera realized the Inevitable results
of his voyage across the Atlantic and
protested against the policy that could
only end In the destruction of tho rem
nant of Spain's navy. Stupidity held
the reins of power, however, and tho
brave old sailor could only obey.
The fact that the Snanlsh govern
ment has given the admiral permis
sion to present his cast- to the world
and give a statement looking to self
vindication Is an evidence that n spirit
of liberality hitherto unknown per
vades the administration of Castlllan
nfi'alrs. This Is one of the most hope
ful Indications that Spain hns profited
by the lessons of the recent war and
has entered upon an era of progression
which will In time neutralize tho blind
bigotry that has ruined the prestige of
that once proud and powerful nation.
A number of university presidents
have recently been engaged In arguing
the question as to tho time of tho be-'
ginning of the twentieth century. Al
though It has been generally supposed
that the exponents of science and cul
ture had decided to fix upon midnight
on Dec. 31, 1900, as the end of tho
nineteenth century, tho president of
Wellesley college nnd the president of
Smith college have opened up the dis
cussion again by making the assertion
that the twentieth century will begin
on Jan. 1, 1900. As only a few days
Intervene, It Is to be hoped that the
college presidents will get together l -fore
the end of the year and arrange
a schedule minus a minority report.
No good citizen will be anxious to lean
Into the twentieth century before it If
time, yet most of us desire to bet all
that Is. coming.
A peculiar Illustration of the ele
ments controlling a strike was given
at Altoona the other day when one
little girl prevented a tie-up In a silk
mill. Klght hundred employes of the
mill quit worn because demands lor
Increased wages were refused. One
girl remained at her loom and In a
few minutes 700 of the strikers had re
turned to work. One hundred of the
operatives who first struck remained
out, proving conclusively In this as In
many other cases that the minority
brought about the strike.
The disposition to heap Insults upon
the daugnter of Congressman-elect
Hrigham Roberts, who Is in Washing
ton with her father. Is unworthy of
the residents of the national capital.
Miss Roberts Is certainly not on trial
and Is not responsible for her own
condition or the acts of the unrepent
ed Mormon who is knocking at tho
door of congress. There Is no reason
why this young woman should be
sneored at or treated like an escaped
museum frca whenever she appeals
in public.
While ferret hunting should not be
allowed, farmers will do well not to
place too many restrictions upon tho
sportsmen who kill rabbits upon their
premises. Hut for the efforts of the
enthusiastic Individuals who are will
ing to shoulder shotguns nnd follow
small dogs about the deserted clearings
and patches of woodland on these chilly
days of early winter the rabbit would
soon become an Intolerable nuisance
to the tiller of the soil.
One hundred years ago tho total
amount of money In circulation In the
United States was $20,500,000, or about
$1.90 per capita. Now its amounts to
$25.83 per capita. Hut people who are
Inclined to sympathize with the ap
parent poverty of our forefathers must
remember that there were no gas and
water and telephone bills or campaign
assessments in those days and that
$100 tailor-made dresses were un
known In fashion.
If some largo manufacturing estab
lishment does not reduce the wages
of Its employes soon the Democratic
party will be entirely without ammuni
tion for next year's campaign. This
wage-raising wave that is passing over
Industrial centers Is most discourag
ing' to tho party of discontent.
A son of OH Magnate Rockefeller
has attempted to corner leather -n
Wall street. Young Rockefeller Is !",
000,000 behind the game and the cou'i
try Is not yet shoeless. "Hucklng the
tiger" Is often disastrous even for a
young man with a rich papa.
The Scranton Tribune Year book for
1900 Is now In press and will be ready
for patrons on Jan. 1. The book has
been compiled with unusual care this
season and will bo up to the standard of
the past In excellence as a work of
reference.
Urlgham Roberts has already
achloved notoriety enough to make him
eligible for a position on tho staff of
the Now Yor. Journal,
It has been Intimated thut the "Sor
rows of natan" aro nothing when com
pared to the sorrows of speotatori
who have witnessed the dramatlo ver
sion of Mario CorcM' Indigestible
book.
The bicycle riders at Madison
Square Harden, It ls said, havo sot a
killing pace thus far In the six-day
race, In splto of tho regulations tli.it
were necessary to prevent tho am
bitious young men from committing
suicide by over-cxertlen. Although
forced by the nuthorltles to tnko cer
tnln hours of rest on the track, tho
riders make up for it by passing all
records during the time they are al
lowed to ride. The fact that now
aspirants for glory are ever ready to
take the places of the athletes who
nre victims to over-training nnd over
exertion seems to prove that tho fool
killer has been remiss In his duty.
The original Whltelaw Rcld-for vlcc-prcsldent-man
has appeared.
Wafer Question
Up to This Date.
Editor of The Tilbune
Sir: I havo read with Interest the cdl
toilalln today's Tribune, on "The Water
Question," and I cordially concur in its
views. After showing the undcslrnbllity
of municipal ownership In Scranton un
der present local conditions, and the folly
of th otdlnnlice now before council llx
Ing the water rates, The Tribune says:
"The conditions governing the domestic
use of water evoke no complnlnt. The
charges for ommvrclnl and Industrial,
and chiefly for Industrial, iiso ale alone
In question. The board of trade has un
dertaken to iT.nvlncu Mr. Scranton that
It would be advantageous to his Water
company to quote to manufuctuiers eas
ier terms on a water supply. It is going'
to send a committee to him to havo a
talk on the subject."
"O
From this I perceive that the city press
l.i not nuaro that tho Interview with tl'e
board of trade committee referred to has
already taken place. It occurred last
Friday morning. Mb Inst. I am not sur
prised that the papers havo nor heard
of It. Indeed, 1 do not wonder that the
board of trade do l.ot care to say much
about It. One of the committor, Mr.
Lansing, stated that he had been on the
board of trade's committee on manufac
tures for many years. When uskcil to
give the name of seme of the companies
ptevintcd from coining here oy the high
water rates, the vast nnd my.Lonous
cotton mills referred to by young Mr.
Henshaw, the dates, the amount of water
they would have used, the 'lumber cf
hands they would have employed, where
they have since gone to, and t.'.e vntcr
rates In their present locatlon-in chort,
the data necessary to sustain the :ilU .'
tii. ns of the board of trad"' a secretary
in his letter of Nov. 2ft to the b art! on
which the board's resolutions were Pisco,
namely, that "the water rates in Scran
ton nro almost prohibitive to Its further
development along Industrial lints," he
could not give one single name. It will
bu three weeks tomorrow night since the
board of trade held itr historic meeting.
Though repeatedly called upon to do so,
they have not yet glen the public one
single fact to prove their assertions so
materially affecting tho value of a prop
erty which has cost millions. Under the
circumstances, I respectfully submit that
the board of trade at present stands In
the eye of the public In an even worse
predicament than Colonel Holes; for It
must be admitted that tho gallant Colonel
did at least attempt to back up his
speech.
-c
When pinned down, the board's com
mittee could only say that, somehow,
they had a feeling that our meter rates
were lilsh. Now, while the water com
pany's directors are entirely open to con
viction In this meter matter, they really
must ask for something a little more dell
nlte on which to base reductions, than
that soit of airy talk. Tin whole com
munity also has a feeling that the price
of butcher's meat Is high. Hut that don't
seem to have much weight with the mar
ket men, nor di.es It diminish tho cost
of bringing meat here. When shown a
carefully prepared list of the meter rates
prevailing In the fifty-four largest cities
In tho country, from Now York down
to Hartford, though rates In a few, more
favorably located or receiving city old,
were lower than In Scranton, nnd thero
were many more In which rates were
higher, the committee could not show
that meter rates here were In any way
excessive when fairly compaied -with
those of other places, nor had they any
thing to suggest, except to say that they
wished rates were lower.
o
Tho only thing at all approximating a
real point which Messrs. Lansing and
Dale tried to make, was, that they
thought we ouplit to give new manufac
tures comlni: here, a specially low rate.
Our reply to that Is, that we do not
think It would be good policy or fair to
our other customers. For instance.would
It be fair to out customers, the Sauquolt
or Harvey's Silk works, that we should
give a lower rate to a new and rival silk
concern? We think not. It has been our
uniform policy to treat all customers,
without exception, alike. If wo were to
give ratos to people, based simply on
whether they could or could not mako
money, wo should, Indeed, have our hands
full, and as many different rates as wo
have customers. It Is only necessary to
state such a policy to show Its absurd
ity. Tho Water company Is not a char
itable Institution. Tho new manufacture
coming hen-, depending for Its success
on charity, will be of no value to this
community. As for any mill, employing
l.fiOO hands, being deterred from coming
hern by a water rate, which may posti
bly equal tho wages of two or three
workmen, every business man knows that
Is nonsense. Wo cannot ask whether our
customers are, or ore not, making monej .
In Scranton, as everywhere elbe, meter
bills are large or small, according us the
customer uses more or less water. How
much water does a customer use? That
Is all wo do. or can, or ought to look at.
Whatever other changes this company
may from time to time make, one thing
may be considered settled. Wo do not
propose to change our policy of treating
all our customers alike. Neither shall
we give a lower meter rate to one man
than to another of tho samo class. Nelth
tr have wo now, nor shnll wo hereafter
have, any free list. And tho customer
who don't pay his bills within a reason
able time will havo his water cut off.
And It will make no difference whether
ho Is a Judge on the bench, or mayor of
tho city, or a councilman, or a member
of tho board of health, or tho owner of
n newspaper, whether ho Is rich or
whether ho Is poor, whether ho Ib pious
or whether he Is nn Atheist. I hope this
Is plain.
o
Tho real fact Is that meter rates here
are not high, havo not prevented manu
factures locating here, and nro In no way
whatever an hindrance to the city's
growth. All such statements aro abso
lutcly falie, and mainly put out by par
ties, who hope to gain a llttlo popularity
by fomenting, through misrepresentation
and lies, tho temporary scare, which has
Invariably at tlrst uttended tho Introduc
tion of meters everywhere, till the Justice
of the meter system la seen, and tho
fact made clear that no one Is hurt by
It. Wo were told that tho brewers here
would bo heavily Injured by It, Though
not nut on meter rates till the first ot
December, iwo find, had they been put on
In November, that tho bill of Ht Robin
son's Sons would havo been less by $07.35
than was tho case. Tho Casey & Kelly
Brewing company's bill would havo been
less by about $16.00, Tho Scranton Drew
lug company would havo been moro by
about $2.40. Taking nil tho city brewer
ies together, though not on meter rates
In November, nnd, therefore, not stimu
lated to prevent waste, we llnd that theli
bills by meter rates would practically
havo been about tho samo as by tho old
barrel rate. Tho samo state of affairs
applies to many other customers. Ot
course, In a place so large ns Scranton,
meters will cause changes In properties
heretofore given specific rates. Some
will bo higher, others lower; according as
men nro careless of waste or otherwise.
Hut even our most careless customers,
tho restaurnnts nnd snloons, will llnd,
If they go to work nnd have their plumb
ing tnndo tight and needless waste
slopped, that they nro not going to bo
hurt. Most of them don't go on meters
beforo the first of January, won't know
what their bills aro till February, .and,
In fact, It will be March or April before
any of us know enough of tho effects
of tho meter on either diminution of
waste, or tho company's receipts, to
form nny opinion of value In regard to
the expediency of changing rates. I
again respectfully recommend our cus
tomers to keep cool nnd not get fright
ened beforo they nre hurt, and to re
member the company's record during the
past twenty years In regard to volun
tary reduction.
fl
it should be remembered that we work
tinder precisely tho samo conditions ns
all other water companies In this coal
Held. All nlko havo to bring their water
from small streams outside the coal
measures. Our family rate Is 1(5.00. Out
side of Scranton, from Forest City to
Nantlcoke, It Is $s.00, S3 1-3 per cent
higher. Outside of Scranton. the meter
rates of the Spring Hrook Valley Supply
company rule. A manufacturing concern
In Scranton using say, 1.000,000 gallons of
water a month pays $90.00. Outside of
Scranton In this valley It has to pay
$172.r.O. Now, I am far from saying that
tho rates of these other companies are
too high. I say nothing of tho kind.
They havo been passed on by the court,
Judge Edwards on the bench. I agree
that they aro moderate and fully Justi
fied. Yet why rates In Scranton with Its
Immensely varying heights and depend
ent on two little streams should be In
variably compared by tho board of trade
with the rates of Huffalo, a town flat
as a pancake, and supplied by Lake Erie,
Instead of with tho far higher rates pre.
vailing everywhere else In this valley, Is
rather difficult to say. Is It because
Lieutenant Oovernor Wntrec, Mr. Wat
kins nnd other gentlemen ut the head of
these concerns arc members of our board
of trade? If tho courts have declared
the rates of the Spring Hrook Valley
Supply company Justified, what nbout
ours, which are so much less?
o
I have been asked, what about the
councils fixing rates for us? I may ob
serve that this company has never been
used to paying blackmail, nor to brlbtng
councilmen, and don't propose to begin
now. If tho councils choose to pass their
silly rate ordinance, we shall not raise
a finger to prevent It. Perhaps It may
as well be settled now as later, whether
tho councils havo the right to confiscate
and ruin property coptlng millions, under
the guise of fixing rates. The gentleman
now leading the select council In the mat
ter of the rate ordinance, tho proprietor
of the St. Charles hotel, was so fortu
nate, lately, as to have his meter re
versed by somo kind friend or plumber
(a very common trick to defraud), but
did nut put It light again quite soon
enough, so that, instead of his owing us
for water In November, we appear to owe
him S10.D2, and we have begun suit to
llnd out how this miracle occurred. And
yet It Is under the leadership of such
men that tho city is asked to spend mil
lions In tho experiment of municipal
ownership!
o
When It comes down to the bottom
fact, It Is difficult to see what there Is In
all this commotion concerning tho water
rates, except that the president of the
great octopus happens to be an unpopular
man nnd yours truly,
-W. W. Scranton.
Scranton, Dec. II.
PERSOHAHTIES.
Richard Croker, hen he sailed for
Kuropc, was saluted by tho flreboat Pa
trol with a round of 21 guns, the salute
usually given to presidents of the United
States.
Lieutenant Henry Cahlll, who was a
member of the staff of General finmcz,
of tho Cuban army, has ent red tho law
school of lloston university, Intending to
tnko the three years' course.
J. I'lerpont Morgan has a tarto for red.
His private loom In his place of busi
ness Is coveted by a supeib red carpet
especially woven on an Knglish loom.
The mountings are in dark hardwood.
John Garland 1'ilce, who icpresents
Alaska In congress, la a lawyer of SUa
guay. He was born In Iowa 29 years
ago, and Is an enthusiast on tho sub
ject of Alaska. He believes that a ter
ritory should bo mado of Southeastern
Alaska.
General Lew Wa'luco has purchased
a tract uf land near Crawfordsvlllo, Intl.,
and will make a fish preserve of It. Tho
land Is watered by a number of excellent
springs and creeks, which will be
dammed for the purpose of trout breed
ing. In a quiet part of Kensington resides
Dr. Samuel Smiles, now In his SGth year,
whose books have been rend and digest
ed by millions. His name has been so
long familiar to everybody that It will
probably surprise many people to know
that ho Is still working and living in
London.
Dr. Seler, who was recently appointed
professor of American ethnology und
archaeology at tho University of Herllu,
Is one of tho foremost men in his Hue In
Germany. Ho madu his chief reputntlon
by his Investigations of Old Mexican lite,
In the states of Puebla, Chiapas und Lax
aea. Occasionally we get a little reminder
that John Ruskln is still with us, al
though his working days aro over. Ho
now lives nt Conislon, a. beautiful place
In Lancashlie, whero he has decided to
spend the remainder of his days, Inter
esting himself In his books, pictures
and music. It Is said that of late tho
great philosopher has become strangely
silent and uncommunicative.
Count Leo Tolstoi, tho famous Russian
novelist, Is a remarkable example of a
present day genius living the llfo of a
hermit. This mnn resolutely refuses.far
the sake of his principles to occupy that
soelnl position to which his woiks havo
entitled him. Instead of enjoying the
delights of Foelety In St. Petersburg he
Is content to live In seclusion among tho
peasants of RuFBla, working hard at
manual labor as well as mental.
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THOS. KELLY'S STORES
131 and 133 Franklin Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N; JR.,
Oeuerui Agent for ths Wyomlnj
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JOHN 13. SMITH & SON, . Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wilke-Ilrre
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In Brooklyn. N. Y., one of tho few wood engravers who continue
to do commercial work relates: " Three or four years ago I waa pre
Edited witli a Ih. of
Riparos Tabufes
These. I tool; homo and ever fiinrjo Hint day have licon a regular cus
tomer." llii wife's mother is pronounced in tho opinion that for unstric
trouhles or for anv irregularity proceeding' from a disordered stomach,
tho ThIiuIps are I lie lit medicine to which her attention has ever
been directed during all her long experience. His wife nt one time,
nstonlhliod him lv asserting that for n wire throat tho Talmles were n
reiniilv of amazing effect ivenesn. lie underhtands this bettor now
Binco he lias learned from hi physician thnt fioro throat like many
other apparently local troubles, notably hivulaclie is otten a direct re
milt of a disordered Htouuicli : and for this thousands of people well
know Ilijxuia Tubules nre a vpcciflc.
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HOLIDAY GOODS,
A Fflnne
Mk Umlbrella
As a Christmas
iu
is as appropriate as auytliiug
we cau suggest.
We had this ill view when
we made our selections and
the goods fully meet our ex
pectations. The handles, of Natural
Woods, Plain and with fine
Pearl, Sterling Silver and
Gold Mountings, are the most
artistic and unique of any
line we have ever shown,
"The wearing qualities arr
beyond question."
The "Golf," "Tally Ho" aud
"Automobile', are among our
latest handles and these we
are showing in exclusive de
signs, and in regard to prices,
you can take your choice from
$3-75 to $i7-?o. Select now,
while the line is unbroken.
Should you want the Best
One Dollar Umbrella pro
curable, our $1.35 quality
will be yours at this price for
just ten days,
Fine line of Children's
Umbrellas from 50c up.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Holiday
Opennimig
Calendars,
Booklets, Bibles,
Prayer Books.
Gold Pens,
Gold Ink Stands,
Leather Card Cases,
Fountain Pens,
and a Handsome As
sortment of 1900 Diaries
In "fancy bindings, suit
able for Christmas Gifts.
Rey molds Bros
Office Supplies Our Specialty.
239 Wyoming Ave
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