Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-08-14

morning the usual talk of fire apparatus is
INDUCED Until our present very efficient
Corporate Buarl begin to wrcsllr with the
subject, however We base little hope OF re
al;zing practical value from any discussion
OF the subject. Even here, all action and
expenditure will be fruitlCss if the aIi-lm-
portant clement OF orgoni<ation be omitted
from the provisions made. We may have
ple,ty of water and machinery, but they
will bp little better than worthless II every
man in Fr0stburg and surrounding country
Is to Lave 4 hand in "bossIng the JOB
when a fire breaks out.
First of all, however, We wan, plenty OF
v,tcr-a want we will probably never SIC
supu,cd until the town grows TO the ne
ces.ity wherever that point Isl or ind'p'h-
dcncc of owning the right to supply itself
with sufficient water for all uses and emrr-
rcp,ics AS TO anything of permanent or
material local value to be derived from
what the present company viii do, we don't
anticipate anything of consequence IN &;
time of distress And VIC will have to pay
lust rs well for it as though the supply met
cyc,v noSsjble demand, The fact is rs
nroniu,ut as ever, though it IS useless 10
,t,,, II the town should own the present
works or some other works, for providing
water for the people. Besides the cnhanc-
ed safety thus secured, it is far better to
nay water-rents into your own pockets
than to distribute the majority OF them IN
Cumberland to stockholders whose interest
IN the matter is to realize the largest d''i
dcnd. out of all sorts Of economical SHIFTS.
At the present high rates, and WIN every
alternative and condition Favorable I" 'h'hH
they can make plenty of money without
the bother and expense necessary |" give
rs: oU the water We want And they never
will; it is not in the nature of siockh"idcfs
to increase the capital and leave the inter-
est stationary.
Mex, we want machnery-at least n
hand engine ard appliances, easily trans
portable, and adjustable to the IRE Plugs
and soon And then we want c9rl% Oh
gel;,1j,e men to handle them alone-Whh"nf
the aid or intervention Of any outsiders
whatever. 4 body like this we'll or
yaujzcl and disciplined an" lea ~ Il
compctcnt, decisive chief tie populac'
could rell'y afford to sand oil as Spccta-
tors.
The Council might discuss the subject
with profit to the town. Their word Is
.onward;r there is room here for stride.
SOME of the WisCaCrCS who adJudGcu
OFF report of the fire Of September last as
damaging to the town Will be shocked 10
learn that the recent fire is supposed TO be
the work of resident incendiary. 1t was
bad enough, in all conscience, to have 1t
uuiIishcd abroad that people carried OF
hams, flour and other suhstantalS OF nome
consumption, but what must be their nor
ror when they learn that we have actual
housc-burncys in our midst And then
as TO the matter of stealing, they VIII hc
noincd to learn of the theft of Mr.. Metz
GERS watch during the recent fire ana lha'
,bc thief is known to be one of our citizens
Quite alarming, but true! Now II these
yrrtaut commentators upon JOURNALISTIC
nropric,v should 90 slower, or STAKE the
papers" they may become qualified to IL
dulnc owlish prattlc about matters OF when
they know nothing BY strict attention to
their own business they may then learn th''
Fro,thnrr is no exception to rule Which
holds GOOD in all towns We have no more
nor less of the bad elements OF society than
other places, though, fortunately, we may
have less opportunity or occasion Tor ont
break At any rate, the faithful chronicle!
must omit nothing of the lesson or It's NOR
ais.
Or the two thousand people at the fire 1t
is safe TO estimate that nineteen hundred
and fifty were at rcst-waltlng TO see no"
far il would reach if severely let alone. 10y
the time we get well up to this business
and the scffor@ctting miners refuse to ex-
nose their GOOD clothes TO injury. and the
merchants deny the donation OF buckets,
and tie INSURANCE Companies dec!t"c an fr'@-
bayQ yisls, property owners will find them
sclycs entitled to all the fun there is i'll fight
inc fire. There's plenty OF h"nt III n'c II
the threats hold good land some OF them
are strongly backed some windy night VIII
spread calamity the more because it finds Us
partially or utterly helpless The tenden-
cics, as shown Tuesday morning, are to IN
activity; and this foreshadows fatality. II
is high time we were both learning and do
ing our duty.
A secret political movement in Baltimore
is exciting the qu,dnuhcs OF both parties
One Of the aims is said to be the nomna-
ton of Mr. C. G. Fulton, editor OF the
Baltimore american, rs an independent
candidate for Governor We suppose
;hcre are some sorts of independence,
Ms of other things, whose incipicncy and
growth requires the shelter OF "busi-
e." but, "a a rule, declarations thereof as
10 evils and remedies are better appreciated
by thomas who prefer TO stay out OF con
clavcs. And then, Mr. Fulton will make
quite ms good an "indepcndcnt governor
as any other straight partisan.
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