, 1875-02-14
R.-Of course. this army Of dependents is not

.R.-Of course, this army Of dependents is not
Ill composed Of paupers.
Mr.. D.-Dy no means. 4 large number Of
cases are those Of laboring people out Of en-
ployment temporarily. These wo calculate to
feed for a month, to enable them to get on their
feet again. Others are laid up by sickness or &C.
cident. Then there are = great many aged aud
insrm people who always remain on our books
until they die.
R.-Do YOU think, on the whole, that thers is
IS MUCH Distribution THIS WINTER AZ LAST
Mr. Doh, no. OF ccurse my ofiica is not
80 much affected BY hard times or good part Of
other charitable institutions are. since great
part OF my patients arc chron1cally dependent.
general condition this winter and last.
R.-1t was suited in an evening pspet i TOW
days ago. Mr. Dieden, TINT
1 DISAGREEMENT
had arifen between Yourself and the manager Of
tho Relief aud Aid Society, In regard to furnish
ing aid to poor people who had been burned out
in 1911, Il it 30?
Lii. D.-Not 1T all We have never had the
slightest disagreement. I can EASILY exp!ain tue
whole thing. Tbs Relief Society has frequently
subjects for county nd, and tho county has gen.
orally taken care Of them without = mur1nur.
On the other hand, when parties who have been
burned out apply to me, have frequently sent
them over to tho Relief Society But they do
not stay there. They are almost always sent back
paupers before the fire. Now, rather than keep
Che poor wrstches trotting back and forth this
bitter weather. have determined to take care OF
ali 1ho come to me- providing they ats desetV-
ing,
THE n5LE.
Mr. D1eden hereupon handed to the reporter
printed copy Of rules, At tho same time pointing
to the following:
Order No, 1, passed By ths Honorable Board Of
Cook County conl1nissioners Monday, ApEil ~ 1s14
ctr ctfr 1hfd
of July 1874. person who is and
ally aud mentally able to earn a living. shall be
aims from thu county shall be confined to aged, in
digent parsons, INDECENT widows aud orphans, old,
dec1sp,d persons and crpples, and such persons ~
are physically and mentally unabs to earn living,
and such extreme may bs specially ordered by
the Boara OF Cook Counts CounliBsionefs or major.
ty Of the COMMITTEES Public Charities, in writing
A1r. D.-Thla rule Was suspended BY tho
County Commissioners Jan. H. leaving me free
to Judge OF all cases II here application was made
fur aid. It will go into effect again Feb. 28,
when business nil. be lighter. You understand,
Of course, that assistance in tue say OF money
is eycr given from this Office. Our aid consists
entirely Of food, fuel, aud shoes. 10 each per-
so11, on making application, is presented tahon-
ticket WHICH includes supply of rice, tea,
coffee, and soap, q beau-hcset, nea-toket,
and wood-1icket. Wood and coal u given out
in half-cords and tons, respectively.
Mr. Dieden then furnished the reporter with
statistics, showing the business Of the Office
during tho past two months: 1n December there
we're given out {, 726 rationtickets; 9, 836 bean
tickets; 2o,819 meat-tlckers q lbs each) 90, ss7
lonves Of bread 1.2o5 pairs IT shoes; 146 wood
tickets; and 2,s25 coal-tlckets., In January
there we're given out 1, s91 ration-tickese Il 404
beau-tickets 29.952 meat-tickets l34. S51
losyee of bread DS5 pairs OF shoes 159 wood
tickets and !, 039 ooaltickets.
In conclusion, it may be observed that with
two such elcemosrnary institutions as the Helief
and Aid society and the County Agents ofice-
not to mention the hundreds OF other minor
great dtgrea Of desttution existing in Chicago