The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24

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pabulum, while Labor Commissioner
Betton's report, although purely az
official document, furnishes some sug.
gestiye comparisons between wages In
Kansas and Canada that will doubtless
be heard from in future tariff discus.
sions. Then there il . grist Of Supreme
Court rulings ON important cases, q
full account Of the destructive cyclone
that visited Illinois last Sunday, an
interesting sketch Of the life Of mas
BY" with portrait Of him, and the
usual news summary. besides Tai
IMAGES sermon, and other customary
features, In short there are several
hours of interesting and valuable read
ing In this paper-all for 5 cents copy
or 81 50 year.
Mr.. E. Palmer, of Lane county, and
another gentleman whose name We
did not learn, from Comanche county,
were i'm town this week soliciting relie-
for their people. They depict q sorrowf
full state Of affairs in their respective
counties. The people have been able
to live through the winter, but they
are absolutely without seed Of any
kind to plant q new crop, without feed
for their horses, and without money or
credit. They can subsist their families
but they must have seed; Potatoes,
oats and corn mainly are wanted and
they have come here to see what we
can do to help them. The Board of
Trade will have q meeting tonight to
see what can be done In the matter.
They will doubtless formulate some
plan for procuring donations and. we
trust that their efforts will be actively
seconded, not only by our town people
but by the farmers a. well. Kansas
is old enough now to take care of Kan
sas, and while Allen county il feeling
pretty poor herself just now, we be-
lieve that she can spare at least car
load of corn, potatoes etc., and not
miss it. Remember too, that this is
case in which ''he gives twice who
gives promptly"
1t is the misfortune of people engage
ed in certain lines of business not tn be
able to properly guage public senti-
ment and to know what IL to their own
best interest. At the time of our city
q year ago there was . strong
feeli 1g that the billiard halls should
be closed up. After due consideration
however, it was the Judgment of q
of the people that IL these
would remove their
screens and conduct their business in
the same orderly and respectable man.
that Ofhnp hssosnnAanS rHOv%lsp4k
ed, they should be permitted to con-
tinue. Licenses were accordingly IL.
sued and for some time after the cleo
ton there was no complaint that the
privileges given by them were abused.
For the past few months, however,
such complaints have been numerous.
Twice, at least, the council has been
obliged to interfere,-Once to forbid the
selling Of crab-apple cider and once to
require the removal of card tables.
One of the halls, at least, has been the
scene of several disgraceful scrimmages
md both of them are charged with per-
hitting young boys to make them q
oafing place, contrary to the city or
finance. In view of all these things
here Is a growing feeling that our
.own would be better off without these
resorts, and there il at least POSSIBLE.
ty that the next city administration
will refuse to reissue the licenses. III
his is the result of the April elections
he proprietors of the halls will have
,nly themselves to thank for 1t.
II Is the unanimous opinion of those
whose judgment is best worth having,
hat the day Of bOOms in town lots IL
,ver. While these booms lasted and
'very day brought reports Of forum es
made In . week by the marvellous ad.
rance in city real estate, it is not sur
,rising that every one who had some
pare cash sought an opportunity to
invest it. lola capitalists were no ex-
,eption to the rule and thousands of
dollars went out of town to be invested
n cities that had, or were going to
rave, a boom. Some of the money
anne back with interest. Some of it
lid not come back at all. The proba-
,ility Is that when the final balance is
truck the town will not be any richer
han il it had kept its money at home.
But that Is neither here nor there now.
The bOoms are gone. There is now no
to send money abroad.
Then let US invest it al home. We
lave waited for eastern Capital"
hese many years, and not dollar of |
t has come. We have got nothing |
hat we have not paid our own money |
or. And as it has been ia the past, it |
8 likely to be in the future. We want |
J canning factory, castor oil mill and
! broom factory. There is ruuney |
nough here to establish every one of
hem let them be established. There
8 not a shadow of doubt that each of
hem would pay handsome profits to
he owners besides increasing the trade |
4 our merchants and enhancing the |
'alue Of our city property. 1t will not
ost any great amount of money to
'uild aud operate these factories. We
ave no doubt that all three of them |
ould be put in operation with one
alf the money that was sent out OF |
ola last summer for purposes Of spec
lation. Let US not wait any longer
D get some one to do for US what we |
Re able to do for ourselves.