The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-15
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Proposed Extension of the City Limits
A Campaign Against Small Dalrles--
A Million Dollar Lawsuit.


A Campaign Against Small Dalrles--
A Million Dollar Lawsuit.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1.-THE APP
proach OF city campaign has brought
about lively discussion of the tinan-
clal condition of st. Louis. Money
is wanted for new public build
ings that are contemplated, The
city cannot run into debt and
cannot increase its taxation with
out a vote Of the people, and every
body understands that Il proposition to
do either of these things would be
beaten at the polls by the taxpayers.
So movement is on foot now to in
crease the city limits, and take in about
twenty square miles of rich and popu-
lous suburban settlements to the West.
1t is claimed that the taxes from this
source would give the city all the reve-
nue. it needs to carry out its plan of
public improvement, The question will
be agitated vigorously from now till
the election, and it may be an issue in
the spring campaign for the election Of
a Mayor.
The big and little diaries OF the city
are fighting over new milk law, the
most thorough ever proposed in this city,
whic h is now pending in the Assembly
The system of inspection which the
bill contcmplates is so rigid that it will
drive out of business the many little
dirty dairics in the city, that make
money by selling impure milk, and
they are moving heaven and earth to
kill the bill If the bill passes it will
put into operation a complete system
of food inspection that will include
every article of food used on the table.
Milk Inspector James e. Sullivan
makes telling argument for the bill
by drawing from the records of infant
mortality in the health Office. Chill
dren fed on impure milk die of mar
asmus most often. Inspector Sullivan
shows that since milk inspection was
begun here, five years ago, the deaths
from marasmus have decreased so per
cent. He argues, of course, that the
better the inspection the life of more
! children will be saved. The great
diaries Of the city, whose reputation
depends on the quality of their milk,
are doing all they can to pass the bill,
and rid themselves of the comparatively
irresponsible competition OF the smaller
dairymen.
We are going to have very inter
esting million dollar suit here. When
Thomas Smith sold Washington Park
to the city years ago for $4,000, he
stipulated that it was to be used for
ever for the purposes of a public square
The city is now building city hall OF
the site of the park, having cut dowr
the trees, and has already spent abou
n quarter of million. on the structure
Now the heirs of Mr.. Smith, most o
whom live in Texas and Kentucky
come to the United States court claim
ing not only large damages because tn
city has diverted the park from tn
use to which it agreed to put it, bu
also the park itself. The park is nov
worth million dollars. Good lawyer
say the heirs have an excellent case
but the city's lawyers OF course max
light of it. While the suit goes or
the building of the hall will proceed
too, and by the time n decision is OF
tanned the edifice will be Finished
Then, if the heirs win the suit, tn
city will simply hand them over tn
money the park is worth
Experiments in a new KIND
weather signalling are to be tried 500
{ in the agricultural country which az
a pends ON st. Louis for its forecast
6 Chief Signal Officer, Mark W. HarinI
ton, is not at all satisfied with the r.
suits obtained from the system of di
tributing signals by means OF manufa
! tory and factory whistles. 1t seen
! that they are COMPOUNDED with I'll
u whistles used for other purposes, an
: often pass unnoticed by the poop
Il for whose benefit they are set GU
The weather officers here have bee
informed that Chief Harrington inten'
TO introduce silver whistles for tran
y hitting the signals. lie thinks the
y give out purer, rounder tone, just
r loud as the sound from the other viii
L. ties, and easily distinguished fro
10 them. The first experiments in tn
part of the country with the silv
10 whistle will be made in the large farl
er ing towns Of Missouri and Illinois.