The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-09

sas fisS 49,. - IsslsSSE district, at Mahanoy
u stE & eElS City on the 18th, 10Th
lscE Alt and 2Oth insts The
zT sessions will be held
in the English Lutheran, Presbyterian,
Methodist Ep' 'scopal, Primitive Methodist
and st. Paul's Reformed churches, al
ternately The Y. NJ. G. A. has had
wonderful growth in Pennsylvania
Twenty branches in the state own build
ings valued at 81, 1,2877O.
So
Although the trout season is over q
month distant many of our local fishermen
are already polishing their rods and laying
in new stock of tackle. The season opens
on April Is.
Now that the organization of Council is
over let the members prepare themselves
for business and show the people the timber
they are made of. OF course it cannot be
expected that they can jump into the
work and make showing at once, as the
chairman must first appoint his committees.
This will be done at the regular meeting of
OOuiSil Oh bhO lfNu luob' Dhb lhOdll w Aillb
the Chief Burgess and High Constable can
do something and the Councilmen and
Supervisor can prepare themselves for
suggestions when the committees are
named. The Borough Treasurer can also
find something 10 do in the meantime. He
can prepare a statement of the exact con-
dition of the borough as shown b. his
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some idea of just how the borough stands
financially. Few, if any, members have
any idea. Some of them know that the
debt of the borough is heavy, but it is
doubtful if any of them know what it is
and how much the finance committee must
be prepared to meet during this year. The
stone crusher, fire alarm system, and hose
and fire engine companies, together with
the regular appropriations and incidental
expenses, will keep the fnancials send of
Council figuring pretty we'll during the
next twelve months and the sooner prepar
ations are made to handle them, the better.
The borough will need all the money it
can lay it, hands on this year.
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Speaking of the financial condition of the
borough, it would be we'll if the members
of Council who are talking of reform
would put their preaching into practice by
properly publishing the annual statement
of the borough and list of generations
from taxes. These publications in poster
form have long since been declared and
demonstrated farce. The only way to
get these statements properly in the hands
OF the people is put them in the news
papers, The publication of the exonera-
tion list alone would bring several hum
dred dollars into the borough treasury.
The HERALD is not making a bid for the
printing. That would be waste of time.
The suggestion is a sincere one.
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If President Mcleod carries out his
published intentions, which we believe are
accurately recorded, the coal trade will
boom as it never doomed before after the
investigation of the "deap is ended, and
that the deal will be sustained seems to be
foregone conclusion in this section of the
region. The cutting down of unnecessary
expenses, disposing of expensive and
specializing middle men, the handling of
the markets direct, or as nearly as prac
ticable will be boon to the Reading
system and undoubtedly revert to the
beneAt of the miners and others who have
SO long suffered throu gh its crippled con-
dition. There is every reason to believe
that if the Reading can get upon its feet it
will give better satisfaction to its employees.
This is what Mr.. Mcleod promises and
the only thing the employees can do is to
have patience and hope for the fulfllment
of his promises, 1t is hoped that when
the time does arrivel Mr.. McLeods frs.
act will be to knock the sliding scale in the
head.
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The Philadelphia and Reading Company
is gigantic corporation under the new ar
rangement and its expenses will run high,
but by economical management of com
bined staff Of the best railroad and coal
men in the country it should be made
paying concern,
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There is bright future for the anthra
cite region. The Reading Company can
not afford to kill the goose that lays the