The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-21

the Wilson bill passes they Will show ue
cheaper lines. If let alone the present
supply OF the American market by the
American maker would be much better.
George r. Sullivan: Half the worlds
tin-plate factories are closed. This Is due
TO the fact that the demand IN this coun-
try has fallen on. Then. large quantities
Of plates are being made In this country.
The Elwood mills are hack in their orders.
They turn out as q 9d a plate as is inn
ported. Tn price is A fraction under the
Wales price. duty ADDED. II large guam
titles were made. filling the demand as
does the general output Of iron, home
competition would fix the prices. IL has
been demonstrated that tin-plates can be
mains 10 be seen what the American tin
plate mills will do should a tarin with a
lower duty be imposed. Evidently the
manufacturers in the Indiana gas region
propose 10 go on, as they have been en-
largfng their works"
Meridian-street Wholesaler: "The other
day a young man who had been holding
a federal office came back TO travel again.
He Is a man who would have won and
kept a large trade. but the start he had
he lost while in federal office. and now
he must practically begin again He saved
no money while in the federal service. and
he has lost over four years OF experiences
On lnC IOdts niC WOuiu ndft -
him now 70 earn a third more. IL 1
wanted 10 do the worst thing / could Tor
a ifeI plsce ma IN an ! w Office sss nl% he a w SSI6rP he
turned of with the change Of party. Rare
ly does efficiency count but he must so
brainy young nan spends In such a posi-
ton are just so much out OF his life, and
a loss of whatever he has won in business
James E. Twiname: Some time. and
soon, parties who are wronged by the pres
ent system Of sewer assessment viii test
it. in the courts, and when they do il will
fall. During the past two years property
owners have been compelled TO pay large
sums of money for sewers which were OF
no use TO their property. after being, as
the Board of Public Works admits 10 be
all that is needed for such property. On
the last board let several Democrats OFT
without assessments. How IL was done 1
do not know-only that 1t so appear on
the records
DR.. j. w. Sawyer: Values in residence
property have been maintained in this city
during the depression because so much
of II is held and paid for. or nearly paid
for, as homes. The owners can keep IL,
and, having no occasion TO sell, there is
comparatively little such property put upon
the market. so that there must be a forced
sale. A few years ago, before so many
for, or nearly paid for. a depression like
the present would have been a setback 20
the city"
Major W. NJ. Cochrane: There is no
justice in causing the property owners
on a few streets TO pay for street paving
and letting those on streets which need
10 be improved as much. or more. as many
of the streets which have been paved. es-
cape without cost. Yet / hear those who
do not wish 10 pay for paved streets say
that so much has been expended that less
nnnnoNr ChnI1ld he aVnanda6 inst as 4 those
who do not have property on improved
streets had been paying a, part OF the
cost, when they have not paid a cent. IL Is
due TO those who have paid for street
improvements that those living ON other
streets should be made TO pay for as good
streets as others. The work should be
pushed forward until all of the most .rav-
eled streets are paved
W. p. Fishbaok: There is lots Of fun
in this worlj, a-d the o der oce grSws the
more he sees and enjoys OF it,