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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
NETWORK CITY.

The Rev DIT Newland Maynard Will deliver an
illustrated and historical lecture on china ana
the Chinese next Wednesday afternoon at 'hick-
ering Hall
The reception held by the members o. the ~
Kat Club on Saturday evening In East fHteeh'h-
st proved 10 be evening OF lively pleasure. inc
rooms were crowded. and the walls were covered
with studies in oil and watcr-Colors by the mem
hers Among those whose contributions 10 an en-
iovable programme were conspicuous were William
Anderson. F. Paudlng Arthur Forrest and Frank
Elmore.
The Rev. II. Richard Harris. rector Of st. George s
Protestant Episcopal Church Marcy and Gates
ayes, has resigned. to take effect Immediately. II
f. understood that he will go 10 Philadelphia
The Rev DIT Arthur J. Brown OF Portland. Ore
was elected a corresponding secretary Of the Board
Of Foreign Missions Of the Presbyterian church at
the meeting OF the Board OF Managers held last
week Dr. Brown will MI the vacancy In the sec
retarvship caused by the death OF the Rev. Dr.
Arthur Mitchell two years ago.
The ship Roanoke arrived here Yesterday from
Manila with 22soo bales Of hemp for a cargo. This
is the largest cargo Of hemp over imported into
this country The Roanoke Will 20 10 Robnsons
Congress stores, South BrookIEn whcre she vii
discharge her cargo
H. /. Hastings will deliver free lecture at tho
branch OF the Young Mems Christian Association.
No West One-hundred- q nc twenty -ifth-st. this
evening. upon Nuts for e~e-''cs to Crack
Henry Rutgers Marshall Dr. Felix Adler. Mrs.
Candace Wheeler ard Mrs. T.. II. Blashheld VIII
be the speakers tomorrow evening before the
Nineteenth Century Club at Sherry's They will
discuss How to Make New York Beautiful City. "
The subject OF Miss F1elde's lecture at NO l6
West Fffty-fourth-st. to-day a; go o'clock will
be The Chinese Question in Regard to Immigra-
ton and How 1t Should Be Answered"
Professor H. D. Fine will deliver address. and
the University Glee and Instrumental clubs will
give a musical programme. on Thursday night at
the meeting OF the Princeton Club at the Hotel
Brunswick.
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NO END or 1T IN SIGHT.

BUILDING OPERATIONS SERIOUSLY IMPEDED BY
THE ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE.
The strike OF the electrical workers Is apparently
as far from settlement ever. The Board OF
Walking Delegates will hold a special meeting at
a. m. today. when it is supposed more strikes
will be ordered One OF the delegates said yester-
day that all the Tnarbe-cutters IN this city and
brooklyn 1900 In all will be locked out to-day be-
cause their employers support the electrical con-
tractors.
The strike is looked upon by architects and others
Interested In real estate as OF the most
fortunate things that have happened FOR years. II
comes Just when the building industry IS reviHng
and when many owners DESTROYS Of improving
their properties = is still hoped by many people
that some wa of ending the strike will be found
this week and that there will be no further de
law in the completion OF the buildings now under
construction. or the erection OF those for which
nlans have alreGdv been drawn up and filed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
ORANGE.

The Town Improvement Society OF East Orange
held its regular meeting on Saturday evening and
discussed matters of Importance. The poor postal
facilities afforded I'm the Oranges freely dis
cussed. 1t was shown that although train car
ryine mail passes through the Oranges with the
papers az early a. m, all attempts 10 get the
local mails sent out on this train had failed, and
they came out late that no delivery could be
made before a. m. too late for the business men
that went 10 New York, and later than was az all
necessary for the local business men. a resolu-
ton was passed and ordered sent 10 the Post
master General asking that the mail be dispatched
from New York so that the first delivery could be
made not later than a. m.
Henry II. Hall reported on the general law re-
Gently passed by the Legislature Subject to popu-
lar approvaD, providing for changes In the town
ship government The points in the law were
stated TO be the placing the absolute control OF the
liquor interests in the hands Of a local Board OF
Excise giving the Township Committee the power
TO enforce It's ordinances. which has heretofore
been lacking; providing an elective township pres
ident at a salary of 1920 with veto and appoint
ing power: and limitation of the contracting
power without advertisement 10 zoo Inc law
was approved and a committee was appointed 10
arrange for public meeting to bring the advan-
ieres of the plan before the people prior TO the
special election on March u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.

When the Pennsylvania train that left Trenton al
noon Yesterday arrived in Jersey City at 9 p. m
the conductor called a policeman and gave INTO MS
custody a man who boarded the train at Trenton,
and had been acting strangely during the trip Inc
man was without money and had no ticket lie o.
fered an opera-glass in payment Of his fare AT
Police Headquarters the man gave his name as
John W Nutting and said he lived at Morristown
The police had received Saturday description
of a man OF that name VINO escaped from the
lunatc asylum at Morris Plains that morning
When shown the description Nu;ting admitted that
he was the man. He would not tell how he got TO
Trenton or where he procured the opera-glass. but
said he spent the night at the home OF Christian
who provided him with clean linen. He would not
give the mans name lest he should be compTo-
missed
When asked how he escaped he said the door OF
the asylum was left open. He thought this showed
that Il was fOreOrdaned that he should walk out
He will be returned 20 Morris Plains this morning.
The Rev. John krantz pastor OF Trinity Metno-
dist Episcopal Church. yesterday morning burned a
s. so mortgage preface TO the religious eXer-
cses OF the day.
The Rev j. Lester Wells gave in the Tabernacle
last evening his third stere9Pticon lecture on tho
Mediterranean cruise of the Friesland and Nustrat-
ed the land OF Joseph, Moses and the Pharaohs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
FORSTTH-ST IT, r. CHURCH

The Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
the second odest IN ths city, celebrated its
lO5th anniversary yesterday. The exercises
began in the Sunday -schoo! at O'Clock.
der the charge of the superintendent Z. See,y.
John s Mclean led the reunion services. and the
Rev Henry a. Butt presden; % Drew The
o!ogica Seminary. preached The morning sermon.
His text was from Hebrews Xi, :: "'or by Il the
elders obtained . good report
The Rev Dr.. J. 4 Roche who was pastor OF the
church from 1863 1870. ami again from 1886 TO 1SSs
had charge OF the platform meeting at 2'3o Adj
dresses were made by the Rev. Drs. Ferdinand I.
Iglehart and j. o. Wilson. Dr. 1glehart MADE
Comparison OF the centurion referred TO In his text
and the Rev. Thomas Morrell, OF Washingions stan
who founded the church. Hrs. Mary F!sh Iafk,
daughter OF the late Genera Clinton b. Fisk con-
Quoted the Epworth League meeting In the even
ing. The evening eervises consisting OF singing tes-
timony and sermon. were conducted by the Kew.
DR. W. ii. Lawrence who has been pastor since
1880 and during whose pastorHte the church was
freed OF debt. The Rev. James NJ. Buckley. Editor
of The Christian Advocate" preached on Fidelity
IN Humble Life" -.
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rnpLorE or DETECTIVE AGENCY ARRESTED

Julian Rado OF 80 20 East Eishteenth-st.' a De
tect!ye employed by the Bayer Detective Agency
was arralsncl before Justice Burke IN the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday. There were SIX
complanants against him. ara the cH'!"e vas "a
tortion The first complainant. Sadie 10 enihll. VINO
l.eos caf. at 30 iai Chrys;!s-st.. testified tAat
on two occasions RADIO entered her place d!Spayed
his badge and Threatened % have the place pulled
unless he got wh!skey. y similar story Was tod
by Joseph Go'dsteiu and y Marcus. ~ NO. 10
Slxth-@t The lawyer who appeared for Raoo
sourh, to establish that tnc testimony was not
worthy OF creience as the witnesses had all been
arrested at different times a. inmates OF dsor!ery
resorts Charles T. B.rrbaum. business manager ot
the Pavcr Detective AGENCY. testified that his
agency WAS employed 10y me Anti-Nice Society %
secure evidence agaipst di,lrdery houses. and that
RADIO was detailed = that class ~ work The lie
fctlye ne said had secured cyGenye against all the
,,1ces in question RaGo IN his own dciercc. testified
ihat he had never demanded liquor FROM any Of the
comp,iluants. Justice burke mel" htuo N $L'N
bail
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GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

GATHERED ABOUT HE INV y
Tho condition o, David ~ Stone ex-Editor OF
The journal o. Commerce" who lives AT No. AZ
Frnnklin-avc remains unchanged HIS family
rhyoi~inn Or William VI. Butler. said yesterday
tha, Ny stone was weak and that his joints were
swollen. bu, he had hopes OF bringing him around
~ o few days.
Asscnblyman George ". Brush said Yesterday
TIA, Mayor Schlercns Educational bill would be
amended when IL came up in the Assembly at to-
u!cht's session The number OF members OF the
Board Of Education will be loft ms at present forty
Eve. The supcrinicndenrs powers will be less nrbl-
irarv and an effort has been made 10 provide
measure which Will be Improvement on the
present law without being too radical.
Mrs Henry ?. Hldrc,h. o, 40. - South oxford
~ wife % n wealthy Wholesale grocer doing bust
meas IN New York. WAS committed 10 the lnebriaes
Home on Saturday ior six months by Justice Hag
gcrty.
Hishop Mcdonnell has arrived safely In the Holy
Land whore he expects TO stay several weeks. lie
will return Rome In time FOR Holy Week and
share IN the ceremonies on that occasion.
Thieves on Saturday night cut through the panel
or q rear door OF the home Of Ed ard Il. Waldron.
No :i2 Clinton-avc. and stole from the back paror
TWO uorticre curtains and cloak They also took
A lot % provisions from the basement
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To MAKE posTEHTY PAY ITS SHARE
CITY TREAst 1ER kIILfY's PLAN FpR REDUCING
HEAVY TAXES AND PROVIDING FOR TIL.
City DEBT.

CITY TREAst NER KEILEYs PLAN FOR REDUCING
HEAVY TAXEs ANp PROVIDING FOR TIL.
CITY DEBT
Mayor Schicrcn and city Treasurer Kelley are
preparing a bill 20 be- introduced at the present
session OF the Legislature. looking to the rcfunding
OF the indebtedness % the city. The idea is 10
make future generations pay thc.r Just share
OF the cost OF tho permanent improvements. and
so prevent the swelling Of the rate Tho scheme
orielnated with Treasurer Kelley. Who made tho
following statement concerning K:
The present bonded Indebtedness o. the city
&c S55 Os5 s2l o. This Indebtedness runs over
rerod OF years from 1885 10 1893 the maturing oh
iigatons varying In those years from S|rp ia lsJi
up TO as high $7.06oO6 in 1915. NOW, il is pro-
posed to make some provision by which some OF
tho permanent bonds may be re!ssurd go ihat the
taxes I'm any given year may not Dee Hhuornally
high. the administration thinking that u is only
f{ that future gcneratioas shall bear some o. tho
as we will say the water debt. which now stands
al ST. 9l6 COO: the Bridge debt which noH stands
81 81 OrD school building and improvements $685.
Oo). main sewer and general ever bonds. -; ~.
the about Market. Sg59orJ and the public site
purchase and construction %|J,VD NAT. you see,
rives as the permanent debt class. $H.6y7,0 II Is
proposed TO ask for LEGISLATION which VIII allow
Inc suing of consolidated bonds to amount not
ulled TO extending part of the foregoing maturing
obligations. 20 as not 20 p'ac" upon me present
generation the burden Of paving them OF at once
Mr. Kelley is in favor OF issue OF
consolidated bonds. and retiring many of
the maturing obligations rs the city authori-
toe may deem advisable. The annual tax
lew would provide a sinking fund to meet the
Consolidated bonds. by this method, said Mr.
Kelley 1.-THE present securities Will be paid at
nativity. and the securities viii merely bc
nVttrdad 10 a period iu which those who VIII enjoy
the advantage OF these Improvements VIII Ice en-
abled to contribute their share toward meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
AFFAIRS ~ BROOH L w.
FOR TIE BROADWAY BRIDGE.

FOR TIE BROADWAY BRIDGE.
THE CITY To TAXI. \ HAND ~ MEASURES TO
PROVIDE FOR ITS CoNsTEJcTIoN.
There seems now to Doe a better prospect FOR a
bridge connecting Broadway. Brooklyn. and Grand
st. New-York. than ia.re has been f'r som" '!'ne
Corporation Counsel Mcdonald and Mayor Schi'ren
are at work on b.il for the building OF IN" strci-
ure ana (, IL expected that Assemb.yman "icman
viii Introduce It next week Mayor Schicren. when
asked about the bridge. sad.
There was mect,nF gently at my oc'; a.
porlt.ou Couuse. Mcdonald aaI Mf 10 we're pI'--
cnt. Mr. IaIterb1cn AID Mr.. ttua.n r"'i'"' re
us what they a. 9one ana WAT i'y ' HI, go ~
do. They eNpt!n"l that gro hhi- i'' '.ileH .''9
as Wa at irst con.cnpia;.-i when ST. lau.,rblch
ana Mr. ih.Wtfn latt. e.. "rH.rr1 MAJ b. WAS t.n''
irict have long H.. l~l hrise .ud have been very
patient wi;n mss company. I"" l'' i." MINK ,"
ties than are furnished them by thr present Bridge
and the ferries. believing thai y was '-.. .r o..
city go iutcrcs. itsr4. 90 tuc.r D.ua. NJ Nri'ttl
ana myscf d"teru .H'l - 40 - tHr D. 80. ~ .f'
provide Cor %" construction ~ "tIt" rom ~"
Zoo, OF Broadway 90 the Eastern District. % Grand
St. New-lorh. ne cost OF construction - D" PAD
by the Two ciles.
The bill WIZ provide for the appointment OF -'N
comruiss loncrs three from each city. ~Ao. WIN a."
Mayors Of the two cities. vii Doc empowered 90 A.
tend 10 al the pre-. riuary work. Ju-t Ho" mis-
VIII afDc, the status CO., an ,,.s sting cn1rter A'd
iv me Est River E.'lf- Company. ~ wt'-h Trri-
.fck i'himaun D. pres 1,1t b. matter Of corlrD'uf
IS willing 10 sell out !ts .Ai.t.ug RIGHTS f"r about
said that Iro-drnt MIN nt 'f 81" Last l.,v"F
nor h,,ayn3 boyy. vcr ihaf llt hostility Xiii h,ik
the Mayor ana the Eastern I.str4c' people b. tLeir
desires TO have a br.s" oIht ns soon g. possible
gcttin, through th- l.egi.a ture. me Mayor has
already sounded The brooklyn Assemb.ymon nui
Senator'S and found them almost 20 man ~ favor
~ he &
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SILKS FOR TODAY

on THE MAIN FLOOR
Our first general exhibit for this
season. We control many new
and exclusive styles:
Creponine Imprimee; Tafieta
PIissG tREGlsTEREDJ; and Tafteta
GIac6 Damas, with Chene figures;
these are ali exceptionally efec-
tive and new.
In popular Raves. Qmadrilles and
ChenGs for Waists, we haVea beau
tiful collection at IS cents per
ward and upwards.
5000 yards OF Black imported
Damasscs at 500 per yard; re-
markable value, desirable styles.
IN THE BASEMENT
A general Sale of Spring and Sum-
mer Silks, plain and printed fab.
RIGS.
Special lines of Silks for Waists
and Skirt Lining.
JAMES McCREERY & CO.,
Broadway and nth st.
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Mary Feeney the servant in the family OF victor
Downer. the temperance crusader OF LyhahuIS''
who recently caused the arrest of MI Do"hef OH
a serious charge. was yesterday arrested al her
home in HOboken. on charge OF steallhe pan
Of diamonds earrings from Mrs. Nina I)owner, VINO
made the complaint. Miss Feeney sald she was iii
nocent and that the charge had been Haue ~ an
offset TO her charges against MI bo""ei '''''
was taken 10 HackenSack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
ELIZABETH.

Sylvester j. Herman, the defaulting insurance
agent who ran away July 10. 1894. and was ar
rested at Galveston. Tex, on Wednesday last
arrived az Elizabeth yesterday afternoon in com
pany with Chief OF Police Tcnney and Prosecutor
Of the Pleas +. c. Marsh. The officers went pre-
pared with requisitiOn papers, but they were not
necessary as Herman volunteered to come without
them He was met at Atlanta, Ga. kiernan
looks az though ne had been in hard luck Of late
and says he is glad he Is custody The amount
OF his Gcfalcaton il $1,000 There are also two
charges az forgery against him. He will probably
be arraigncd on Wednesday next, and throw him
self upon the mercy OF the Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
~ AID or HAMPTON INSTITUTE

Al the Berkeley Iyceum this evening interest
ing entertainment Will be given FOR the benefit %
Hampton institute. the negro and Indian industrial
school AZ Hampton. Va. Carl Schurz Wi! preside
Several wcll-known Southern authors Will read
from their own works. and quartz, OF Hampton
students will sing. Their selections VIII no, be the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
PASSAIC.

School Commissioner Irving c. Matthews ac-
cused Grimes & Trotter. Jersey City architects. OF
attempted bribery. Saturday night. at a meet
ing OF the Board of Education. The firm has sub
mitted plans for school building. and Mr.
Matthews says they sent a representative Offering
10 pay him handsomely If he would vote as chair
man OF the building committee, to accept their
plans. Matthews mas procured an affidavit from
T. ~ Gcddls a sanitary engineer. that Thomas
'rrotfer ir. told him the firm intended 10 pay
Matthews TO have their plans adopted. Trotter Is
The f,Infor member OF the firm. and 4 son OF the
former warden VI the Hudson County penitentary
a9 snake Iil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
NEWARK.

Burglars attempted to break into Riordans butcher
shon on Fffth-st Harrison. at a. M. yesterday
IT,, were surprised by two policemen and fed
nursued by the officers. who were within few
Zee, o. the fugtives when one Of the burglars
.rrped and fired. Patrolman Foster, who had his
hand outstretcheL TO grab the fellow received the
bullet through his hand. This checked the pursuit
and the burglars escaped ,,, . 49, ohaad
The BOARD OF Health has decided 10 so aheaa
s:th the erection OF tai for contagious DIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11

familiar negro NEEDLES but race foik-sonss HANDED
down from generation TO generation on the o.d
plantations and never notated one Of the Students
viii explain the ,mus!ca and racial significance OF
these strange erhotlonA. melodies
The entertainment is given under the auspices ..
,ho Armstrong Association. a society OF men and
woman rleGgeI 10 advance the interests o. hiiip-
Ton Institute Membership dues are 81 Il year
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RUTHERFORD.

A large consignment OF new books, mostly cur
rent fiction arrived at the Rutherford Free PUB
lie Library on Saturday. \ copy OF the new
standard Dictionary. handsomely bound was also
raoai,ed l, is the Gift OF c. II. Warner vice
nresident Of the Library Assoca ton. In the bud
get made up by the Mayor ana Couhcii S-0' io'
The library Is included.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
HOME NEWS.

M United Yress Ioc1l YSus. rh'eh rsprrf'nf MI m'
. ~, ~. y-ot,d Press has tts hc1dQparf,rs a. No
o, IT. y,ic iorE Cjy Al inforndo" ana doc""en'
FOR pyb,e , man 70 mare heddq"are' an" "'| "
men b, dis,r butd all me Tned iT'Ss ne"'P'P>'' " ""
cffy and 10 the tntea Press FOR d"'em"''0"
coun'rV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11

81 don't believe those Rogers Pcct
folks make any money on anything
or else they're lying. They sell short
trouser boys clothes at cost, and every
bOdV'S rubbcrs at cost, and three-d0!-
lar shoe for $50, and they advertise a
lot, and there's that So dcrby-they
can't make any money on that -
Bless Won, IT., tile stores that don't
sell ANYTHING at cost, and don't advcr-
tise. and don't have Il 50 derby, that
don't make money.
It's all advertising, and advertising
pays sometimes. Money back i y0n
soaNt IL does always.
ROGERS, PEET g. co.
THREE Prince.
BRoApwAY W4r.n
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s,.n,.xrr .r1vE YEAfs OLD AND HOMELESS

An elderly woman. who raid she was Mrs Mary
Minshun sevonty-Gye years Old walked INTO the
Nineteenth Precinct station yesterday morning and
asked to be provided with accommodations until she
Wa able to proceed she knew not wherc. She tN-
pa ned that IL WIS the FIRST time she had ever been
insCc OF q police station ana would not have come
only that she WAS compelled TO- being without a
home Mrs. Minshun faid she had been brought up
among wealthy and loving relatives. all Of whom
were dead.
done 10 hold her on a charge OF NHSrancy she
began 10 weep bitterly. The m1tron or the = alton
took tn. old woman TO her own quarters unil she
was thoroughly rested. and she was then taken to
almshoue
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long distance large crowd gathered while Lem
moi vs. i,oatlng the horse. and threats were made
,rtf-a- him NJ les he dcsiSfed. The pr!SOner ha,i
- locked IN only n short time when Gotlieo
W.i,.r of No 2f2 TroutmIu-St.. visited the s.auon
and Identified the horse and buggy as ms prolFry
IT, Ia !. mad b.en stolen while standing IN 'front.'
81 hs home some hours before. Lcmmcl was unable
., p.v. any satisfactory explanation as TO how ne
"a -. .u r.ossession OF the rig He Will b. arragne-i
,o-d,v I'm M, Even street Police Court on charge
~ grand larceny.
FREDA SIMONSON NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY
Neglect on tho part o. some ono deprived music
lovers In Brooklyn last night o. musical treat
Gilfrorcs Band under the direction OF Victor Her
hort together with F'rcda Smonson. The thirteen
ycar-old pianist were billed 70 appear In sacred
concert AZ tho Columbia Theatre. When the time
.,,nc ,or Frein's part the police Informed the
rnaungcrs that tho child would not be allowed 10
appear unless they had r-rmit from the society
f,r tho Ir. vcntion OF Cruelty 10 Children. ms
tho managers did not have. and Mifs Simonson did
play
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IIOBOKEN.

eases In Clinton Township. Notwithstanding the oo-
jections Of the IrvlnGton town officials
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\ STOLEN HORSE CRUELTY BEATEN.


Conrad L--mmel. twenty years old. o! No. To
Wyckon-ave. arrested yesterday afternoon
by Policeman Lcppl OF the Sixth Precinct. while
brutally beating horse at McKibhen and Hum-
boldt sis. The animal had refused 10 go further.
bang lred cat. having eyidenuy Lecn Grlysn .
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THREE } pr.rce.
BROADWAY Warren.
STORES. y 3"l St
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-25
A Huntcrs' INnifc
TO BRING THEM SOUTH.
Councilman Campbell wants Cotton
Mills to Locate Here.

Councilman w. J. Campbell, who is man
of sensible ideas. is decidedly in favor OF
using every effort TO get the cotton mills
..ome 70 Atlanta. Tie introduced reso-
ION at the last council meeting calling
+ the appointment Of a committee OF tive
o act in conjunction with the committee OF
council on manufacturers and statistics
and communicate with the manufacturers
north with a view TO getting them TO To-
cate IN Atlanta.
He favors giving them property at q very
low cost and not charging amy tax for "A
number OF years in order TO stimulate ard
encourage them. lie is interested III me
movement ana speaks of II ieeHnsly.
"A special committee" sad h., "compos-
ed of New England's leading manufacturers
and business men TO the number OF fifteen
IS coming south, and the rout. they take
will Toe largely determined by the interest
manifested in the different sections to have
the committee visit there. The report OF
the committee 1 have proposed would have
great influence. l hope Atlanta viii invite
the committee here and entertain it roy
ally"
Councilman Campbell spoke Of the advan-
tages of the south, and of the interest that
was being felt IN the north in the matter
of removing the cotton mills.