Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-01-28
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATua DAY LErrER


POSITION MATTERs-THE CITY rINASoEs- ANN
AL REPORT OF rHx ooNrRoLI,xR-1n ng DEBT IN
CHkAsr-ExKcurIoN or HrIDKNBIur -praT,i o
PROMINENT cr1IzxNs.-THE OPERA AND ORR.
AnUsEMENrs. ~
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ~
The news that the contract for so important
mart Of tho Centennia, Bni,diny VA ..Macbper
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-" "A' "Aov " 'o ""stueu " ""'''he'o
mans created quite comnotion here yesi ierday
| There has been great competitiop for this cor
tract for .l,h,rah ,h.ra ma, not H., ..,,il,i.,
, ' w
WV Nd '"o LATEST piece OF siAhe eoe'' YET IL W"
doubtless worth struggling for. But Whining
ton earned because hers wss the lowest hi,
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WY "~A s"' 'oeo'' 10 '''o question neAi
to-day. Among other reasons, possibly becans
mechanics can live more cheaply in Wilmingto
than In philsdelphis. and becsns. tho Who'll
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oon' VI p'oo"ouoh ~ cohn'uorao'y "'ss Ill 'i
former place. The difference in taxation tell
! here, too, ~ at eyery step In manufactures
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.hs, o.',,~.s,. a,,a,,IS ISSs sp , 'IS ~.
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E.'..s:.I Va .i1 o." "Asoi mM s'ione.no. "
TSaw or.r ,rao, "II. ..ot p,'nSI.p.,,,' p.lno
dns ,ot % p''' 'ins liilu hn,nue'Pnl,
uInu. ~ mos th o 70 momop"n1e th'
~ -, ns la j., Anu en'pi.o n,i
Nj. " "a y. ~. .t,.aiiu .H.t Hno pa.e, ~. liaue' M
aa. l., n - w, .,ytar sta. Dt' Uua me ,,.ea
seS,o M. W. ,s,... yn.n h4l;,n y. y. Gnug o.y VI
"a .a ,,.i.; o poea W .eAi'Ae ! .i'ls M ,ao'
s,u =. %, opass .. trae awu ~ sister o.htt
W.;, - .yo oS ~ ap@y' uo oPoi' i VI IAposnioi Al
ta,,t;n ts tt's an lev. A''o 10 ~
s;o,, sio, W. ,Lo ,I. s,eaa ante,pl,se. no oo,s
a."onsoS 'uy " W, nnoI neyon", .he POM
Thsr. ~ ',o, nav ;.''''n;a. ,?"00u ~ s,,1 ua;
t'SI mo'9 40 INV ow sn iuip'ess,' appaieh.s wen
10y. Ln. OonsLess VII ~ as. give the pro,
o,,;sts - = a,u sau Gonls. AGoneiesslonai
.onlnl,..oo ~, 10 On APecteu mere ,ohsht 70 hspeci
1S .nS eiounas ~, = anu ouanss, inc progress made,
a ,,n,p pdoHi 1 ..y anu ~npuo h eAn'o.
10 .a".n u1up. nut .naV ~ Iepoio WIN 10 OF
Shs' WIN 500 Is way ciear 70
E..'aes;.:1. Sss au. M n y. uionoy - nil Paoe '"'
IHpSeoh I.;n sns ~ onos On suu',u hnshn' OASIS
sosaI ea 'onu ua ~, ,Au s1an, tieA. Or
En,s.. son' yos'o,uay III nie report o' tio o'S
snIo won.iSmor eiI on ioIai nnancos. IL contai,iel
u.oi1 M nbuIoe ~ gwen aiuou'L Vi space thah
e.y uoeThent ~ VI receuc tMes. Insurance. Dnug-
Gus ana Bank statements are nothing to 1t. 1t
Wna an nsMcs, up ana uown, cross ways ana
caty.oorherea Aha tne reader gwen 10 oral
ahu written sr'tnmetlc must nave seaton himself
" Ns p1rusAl WIN unaccusIoiheu aeneht. nor,
nu'. hasiol " say, was itury TeauhG 70 any
uouy, Nne.hei tae possessor OF nsnl ior hE
u.os or ho., VINO watcpes the grown oi the Guy
WIN inSeIhgent interest. ihiianeiph'as debt
"o here nha IL set uowfi, 10 Sbf zD433, not 10
speak OF the odd cents. fnghtiul incubus
you VIII say put inc controi'er ohsets u ny the
sCAleneht that o. the same ti.ne, our
asseA srS more thhh siz'ooo;ooo III excess
OF our haDllites. ~ is not very close reasoning
Wnlcn argues htaDlity from this comparison OF
hiuhicipsi ana personal anairs III ever 70 rich,
great ana increasing debt must throw cloud
over our credit ana place our securities NJ 4
heaVy discount, 10 the sore loss and distress OF
many people doing business with the CITY: Tie
iuiviausi ~ mas no sucn responsibility az THIS IL"
is conSaerea hol'eht u ms means overbalancr
ms !nuep.euhess, put ne mas no outstahding Cd
neatlohs from thls rciatlon on which credit.
suHer constant ioss. Ihus the parallel IL seen Ia
70 II no way Just. Deyoha this, the paiiiihi
aacl lac is that our debt IL constantly increasing
tnere ~ no "reurihe ODD, ana the most hope
iui soul cannot see inc prospect OF one. We
sIpw steAu1iy ricner Dut our Warrants nave W
sups W sPeatly increasing shaVe AZ tlle
saane ~ sn siine; Inc payments ior 1874 were 40
Aao,Voo any .iie recelpts ~ t,u4oit. Ihls hie'
.pPo.. - ~ ~ nnu1 vs. uut W Iurtuer Fesu''k o'
Ino Auo.i,1i ~. ~, iaeo 70 p". upon .ie a.e'
,.a;. ~ -, ."s. ny "elo 'os, 'nal ~,
Apo.uno % Anu ...o ""'at,So Wan o'N ehecteu
~ 'Ho auauoh 9i tWo niiiiohs ana np"ards 70
sne noa.lns uepI ~ "as III wow 0! u,'s
SHOW snow"eLwh.cn IL was shown "ouln nave 10 DO
haae-that couhciia receh'iy ordeieu an M
creased YAK rate. me present year "tIl show a
M Mnherent result pu1 throu6h desperate means.
lnoro ,h no True reHeuy o"t III o. 'hoihy ana
retrehcnment
, 1us1lce was aeaul ' satished I'M week py
the slransnnB Vi one man LOT 1he rliouiihB OF
snother. Inc world IL IN many respects behind
What u shouia oe aiter such Iengtpohed cxpe,
Renee, put In no respect, surely, does II need
enligltment more than in this. How Godfrey
huhhie should nave lnstlce Done MN oy tho eN-
ocutioh OF freuerlck neaehuut may De known