Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-25


print such an article ne that. "a the
worst thing a paper could do for a
town"
X. A. Crossan: 81 am clearing
the debris Of the streets after the Dig
fire.n
Hon. Til. Ford: "If there were
any person ineendiarily inclined, IL
would have tendency to burn up
our CITY,"
Alderman Gray: "Only devil
ish fool would print such seusa-
tlonal thing and let ii go broadcast. ,,
DIR. Richardson: "At the present
emergency the publication is very
unfortunate"
Dr. Smith: "Every possible ef-
fort will he made TO raise insurance" !"
Geo. NJ. Beeler, insurance agent.
ut does not hurt the insurance
business any"
Caterer WestacOtt: "A bad piece
Of journalism
City Marshal Mimic: 81 do not
think much of that way of doing
myself"
S. w. Thompson: "Some kids
work.
VIM. Brown: "If they want tc
burn up the Water company lei
them do it without burning the
town"
j. H. Lunn: "Fuolishest thing
ever saw"
A real estate man: at is a ID
outrage"
J. j. Dalrymple: "Most foolish
thing l eyer saw. 1t will cost us al
whole lot of insurance if it is moi
counteracted
An Insurance man: "On account
of her wide streets and good fire
aud water facilities Salem has had
low rates in the past. This will
start to raise them"
G. Steiner: "Such an article IS
disgrace"
/. Steiner: at is cowardly tC
strike the waterworks in that way
A fire chief: members of botf
companies got out as quietly as pos
sible, some of the boys leaving theil
work, losing their breakfast, all fol
fake. 1t has done good deal t
disorganize the companies"
Dave Steiner: IAN Internal II,
that scared lots of people,"
Col. Willis: "The article is pecu
liar to say the least. Mr.. Hall, ad
juster for leading San FrancIsc
underwriters, was in this morninI
aud said the effect on rates at Salt q
would he bad. 1t would render tn
the companies all uneasy, and ere
ate suspicious not before existing
10. Meyers: mot the least bit o
sense in it,"
Jap Mimic: "The county cour
should examine the Statesman force
and send the writer to the asylum
1t will increase insurance costs terri
bly,"
John II. Alberts, Capital Nationa
bank: "'fw0 experts are at work re
rating Salem insurance. They have
examined the water works aud de
clare that when the Improvement
at the pumping station are com
pleted our city will have Il system
unsurpassed 10y any city on The
coast. With the addition of th'
reservoir system it will be un
equalled. These two facts would
give us the lowest rates that th'
Pacific union can give any city
The effect OF this article will be dis
astrous to low insurance rates anC
Will cost our city thousands. Tn,
article does not show that presen
/ conditions are only temporary, bu
Will affect us unfavorably and show
i that fire risks are very great"
| w. w. Martin: at will be tele
graphed all over and will hurt oul
! whole town"
! A lawyer: "There is every indica
tion that the reporter was bribed by
outside insurance interests"
Mrs. AL. Nash was nearly fright
ened to death at the report that heI
husband was under the walls. She
returned to the bedroom and found
him in bed.
A newcomer from the East: at
is a scurrilous piece to print on your
town and is not a good advertise,
ment to send East"
A business man: "We are lia BILE
to be bounced by our creditors al
Portland and San Francisco before
harvest is over"
Mr.. Krausse: 1--WE are paying
high enough rates ofinsuiance now
and this is a diabolical trick to
double it on us"
The railroad and elegraph offices
have been busy all day answering
anxious inquiries from all over the
state, as to the obstruction of the
city.