Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-10


| delphia are women. Wannamaker alsC
employees four hundred and thirty-fou
travelling statesmen and two hundred clerk.
in his wholesale department, which is rur
under the name of Hood, Banbright &
Co. The building is six stories high and
covers half block. They can handle and
pack 100000 worth of goods in day
The annual sales of theretail department Is
Sl3,000,000, and the wholesale, Sl2, 100000
The retail house is only exceeded by one
other establishment, and that is in London
He has a restaurant in the basement Of
his establishment, where it is said they
furnish as good meal as can be had
in the city He also has boarding
house, reading room, ETC., for his employees.
1t was my pleasure, through an invita-
tion extended me by Mr.. Goodwin, mer-
chant in Philadelphia, to visit the Girard
College. 1t was on Sunday and the boys,
1879 in number, assembled in the chapel to
listen to the reading OF the scripture and
remarks made by Mr.. Goodwin. Mr..
Girard decreed in his Will, that no min
ister of any denomination should be per-
mitted to enter the inclosure of the col
lege, so the President selects from among
the business men and others those he
wishes to address the boys each Sabbath
1t was pleasant though sad sight to see
those orphan and half orphan boys, all
neatly clad, marching in military order to
their seats In the chapel, building that
will seat as many as the Clunie Opera
house. After the services were over, H.
d. Gregory, Phi. D., LID. and Vice
President of the college, kindly showed us
through the various wards and buildings
They have there rooms in which is located
the mechanical department, where the
boys are taught to make and design their
patterns for their work then mold it in
the foundry and finish in the machine
shop. The buildings are so complete that
do not see how they could be improved
upon, and cleanliness in the building and
with the children is something that seems
the study of those in charge, as everything
is as tidy as it could be. They employ
fifty-six teachers. 1t requires nearly 800
persons, including teachers, to carry on the
establishment.
The buildings and grounds are valued at
So, 10000, and the total residuary fund of
the Girard estate is Sl0,S31,72 %. The
receipts of the estate exceeded the expense
of keeping up the college and other build
ings over $l50,000 in 1887, and increases
each year. It's pity there are not more
Girards
Philadelphia owns her water and gas
works. Her debt is $6O,000,00O. against
which she has a sinking fund of $23, ,000,-
600. The water rates are regulated by the
number of faucets in house, and are col
lected from property-holders annually with
the taxes. The average rate for the State,
county and city tax of Philadelphia is
81 So.
l visited Independence Hall with Mr..
Leonard. We gazed upon the old bell,
which is hung from the ceiling joists of the
building, the chairs occupied by the
signers Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, the old inkstand used on that occa-
sion, and the original copy of the Declara-
tion of Independence, written upon large
sheet of parchment. There also hangs the
original painting of Washington and
Martha Washington; also of many signers
of that memorable document. When one
looks upon all these emblems of liberty,
and recognizes that he stands upon the
very floor where the first bold stroke of the
pen was made that severed us from our
mother country and made us republic,
he feels his patriotism as he never felt it
before, and the heart is filled with emotion
as the mind runs back to the day these
deeds were consummated.
The Drexels have Just completed fine
ten-story building, built of marble and
brick, a block away from independence
Exchange, DrexePs Bank and many of the
l.. e = E IL
city.
Although Philadelphia is called a
straight-laced city, l think her citizens
patronize the theaters and operas more
than any city in the United States.
l saw great many California grapes
upon the various fruit stands, mostly
Tokays and Muscats The prices asked
were a dollar basket-of five pounds,
much too high to be commercial commod-
ity, and will have to be sold below that
figure before we can expect to sell large
amount and to all towns as they can be
purchased only by the rich. | find they
ask the same price in New York, which is
greatly to our disadvantage.
With cheap rates and greatly reduced
prices it will be impossible for California
W siloS Il Va II ult " sup
ply the demand. | found many cities of
5000 inhabitants and upwards that had
never seen a California peach or grape.
Take Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, if
the fruit was properly distributed those
States alone would consume all the fruit
we are now raising. | did not see
respectable orchard in all my travels;
and the citizens of all the West
ern States would consider it a
treat indeed if they could secure our fruit.
From what l have noticed, / am well
convinced that our fruit industry cannot
be overdone Cheap rates and rapid
transit is all we require.
Having concluded my business in Phila-
delphia, left on the 10th of October. |
arrived in indianapolis on the 18th. On
the morning of the 18th | proceeded
through pouring rain to the residence OF
General Harrison. He resides in pleas
ant part of the city and has a very COM
Portable home. His house is neat yet
plainly furnished. He receives every one
very cordially, making one feel perfectly
at home. He was very cheerful, and
seemed confident of his election and did
not look as though the great number who
had called upon him or the large number
of addresses he had made had worried
him. He impresses you at once as leader,
and who if elected is capable of taking the
reins of the Government in his own hand
without the aid of any lieutenants
Though it was raining very hard l found a
few callers from the northern part of In
diana | presented him with the copy OF
resolutions prepared by the Hoosier Club
of our city, explaining to him the cause Of
the delay. He accepted them and said he
would reply to them. After few minutes
conversation, departed believing | had
conversed and shaken hands with our next
President
When | last visited Indianapolis it had
population of about $4,000, and it was
rather an inferior looking place. Now ii
is one of the finest cities in the West, hav-
ing some 10000 in population, and is a
great manufacturing and railroad center
The railroad companies have just COM
pleted the handsomest depot, without a
doubt, in the United States.
From here | visited my native town
and experienced the feeling of boy who
had been from home for years, and was
just returning. What a great desire there
is to visit ones native place and ramble
over the ground and meet the friends o.
our childhood days. There is tie thai