The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-16
SRETcA Of JOHN r. FARR.

SKETCH OF JOHN q. FARR.
NomiEoe Ct Republicans Of the First
Legislative District.
John r Farr, who was yester lay
nominated for the third ums by the
Republicans OF the First district, has
made an excellent reputation for him
self during the two terms he has served
in the state legislature.
When serving his first term n
stranger among strangers, hs intro
duced. championel aud succeeded in
accomplishing what haI never before
been done in the PtnnsylvaUia lesisla-
ture. namely, the passing OF a bill
! through the house and senate prOyid-
ing that all children between S ana f.
years physically and mentally caplDie,
should attend school. For nearly
twenty years there has been an
agitation among educators for
| the passage ot n bill that
would prevent the sacrifice OF the
educational Interests Of the thousands
| Of children that have been aud are
growing up 10 this state without any
euuc"''oa" preparation Tor sue uallls
Oh NE many UlIis We're presented WIN
| '"'s P~I loso Z" Ne"' uuI W1luo"'
avail N9l one ever passed elth'I
breuch of the legislature until Mr.
Faro, by iulOmittblc energy and lcr-
severance, pushed his measur, through
| both branches Governor Pattison,
however much t0 the dl,auuOlutnaut
OF 'NoN''n', Oh All suadrS ot p'iitic"
Vi''on' ''I,'H 'ai' most Oent uaeh'
u''" H' hH'Eh's OF LauoT It|era-
no" ot L'l2E ana 9tAer EG"n'@'u'Hs
Hs"' yea, I'! iIEo'7,u Nit' "'t OH, anu
MI io"Hr''y h'i'a''I maze STRONG
pea .of Tue OIL "' "'i osheg Leaders
o1 I'Uo' 'h "'U'F'n' parts oi tue sIG'''
sECuNp TERM s WORK
In his second term Mr. Farr con.
tinuei his good work with tro r.spIt
,hat 1 600 OUl school ch.llron ara t,Igv
pai1yirs The benefit. Of his sD'.ndil
work in bringing about the enactment
OF MS iree school took Dill. Il h doubt
"' i any '.''I ~" p's'' IN 'A' h''-
'''l "a ',""'yI''",A Iha been "i ro
-'"''A' ""' 80 'N-"e'' +" R.ol :, inT
'H'S H, lu' 'I'e u.oS h" WIN
l"'a u" "'', 'tF scared aE Apptoprl.'
s'ou rom ''' H''' "' SIV'l. VI' i.r
'''o u''N', 'N"' making uHnrc .shfY
any 'n'f'''p 10 local iaE1'io2a. IN rs
I. ., '.la''' ,,U .u"' Al ''"'' iIoih 80 Nlj lo
9''','' q ''' are h''eI ana h'p. I'D
ls'""''Y I'D '''"t 'or olHeT pnTp.
,H' ''"'I ,uO' ue'"eeh "bAI ta'''
u'oN' ""u,' O's' ',o parents hHd "H"'
ivy V's' 'u' '.u,"' uo''' Ihtous -
1"' ''i' '.''' '"l' S''IlI VIII aalpT,h.A
we large sum o' = '''V'o. No."
every cH''I j! '"e puuic schools has
aus VI "'' ''."' 'u' ''H"o' sApNI ~
"' iO.' .....' ,l'n "5'dten are 'leIrpY IN
sg-"D' Hp'1 l'aC," on o." el""''l VITA
Wv ,"'''',H '' ID" i'Cu. FROM ''I 'o
'.'' '"''''," w 'u,' v'S a'oHr "'"
'''."' ''".'l U'i.I 'l' Tree o''" si.-
'." N"' ''''t G.' 40 50 were 'at''
f"''"'' .'." .'".' '' uHy 'Atm o'o"''
uIh.E VALUABLE sERytrES
Not only IN conjunction with that
beuyaapat measure uas Mr. Farr been
OF service 20 his constituents Hs,uc.
ceaiai Ia getting an arpr1priati1n 6g
So! 366 for the Scranton oral school
tor the D-at. S!IUgD FOR the Lackn-
wanna hospital, aul was the means OF
securing legislation that enables the
management VI tho Moses TAYLOR hos.
pItal 10 sDsud SlOIOIl A wear I'm our
midst a. against $780, 600 under former
laws For several years il will be- re.
memlorci this institution was closed,
not because its mauagemsut did moi
have m1g0y enough. bu, because the
| lgW sail only 40 much YEAR OF lts IT,
como could be used
Governor Pattiion vetoed the NJ
chauic's Lien bin introduced by Ar
Farr THIS bill would have protect j
tie carpeater or other mechanic or
workman employed Ia or about build
ing, in his cluims Tor Wages earned
and would have placed him on tho same
footing before the law for hls wages
that the contractor or tho ono who fug-
nisnes the material now enioys To-
day there is gross inequality and
hundreds of workmen havs suffered
losses in wages that their families
could lily afford. While Governor Pat.
tison, to the surprise OF people Ia gen.
eral prevented the good purpos az Of
this bin from being carried out. Mr.
Farr's efforts have paved the way for
Ina enactment OF TINS just Dill.
wv ou'y IN tHo % enaC'ih5n' s,lo o' goou
measures lea,s pu' a'so iu M u's eH3rts 10 ue'
.v"' Dau nieasuses' .,is 'Y uIs Nir; rarr ueeh
" ~ ser'lus 70 tuo peopIe. IA one par.
S. Sicu,at o"e MT, hlr, arr, arr sSveu the cl'Y OF
pGt"I'1h serious ,osses IN ta&at.on oy
l3 liS us.eu' @ VI % %VivIous pll' 70 YAK NJ
naI.-ia'eS @ asrIcuI'uLa. iahds OF Ten
nGIos ACRES oT r. nioro Ia .,, cl.ies 0I ooo tue tnird
c,ssS. 5neLe ole ueaiIy o,ooo acres OF
suIs KIM oi luuu III 'he Guy Oh scran,
ton' IL ID assesseu py the ncre ana