The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-06


RICHMOND, Va, Feb 26-Charle
j. Todd, president of the Gallego Mill
and a well-known dealer in grain, made al
assignment tonight. The liabilities ar,
$3.50, 900 The property named in the
deed includes his real estate, stock o
goods, besides 500, 600 of the Galley,
Mills Company stock. Mr.. Cyrus Bos
seaux, the vice president of the company
made an assignment few days ago fol
$50, 600 The Gallego Mills is the larg.
est milling plant in the South For the
past six years it has been operated by the
present joint stock company
The Bank of Lithonia. Il branch of the
Union Loan and Trust Company of Allan
Ia, Georgia, has made an assignment to j.
c. johnson, a merchant. The liabilities
are said to be between 81, 900 and So, 600,
besides the deposits, which are about 81,
900.
Frank NJ Hildebrandt, contractor, Bal
timore Nd, has made an assignment
At St. Louis, Missouri, the Maullanp-
ly Savings Bank was closed on Saturday
unable to meet the demands. 1t had been
weak for three years 1t was in debt
about $500, 900.
Several of the large cotton mills at Prov
idence, Rhode Island, have curtailed pro-
duction and cut down wages
Willoughby, Hill & Co, clothing man
ufacturers Of Chicago, have assigned
This is the firm that last fall, in order to
show what would be the result if Bryan
was elected. purchased lot of Mexican
silver dollars and offered to sell them at 53
cents each.
G. Ed Hibarger, jeweler, of Hagers-
town, Md, has applied for the benefit Of
the insolvent laws.
Receivers were appointed in Atlanta,
Ga, on Saturday, for the Southern Mu-
tual Building and Loan Association.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday
says THE waning winter leaves the
charitable and benevolent associations with
depleted treasures, while as yet the calls
upon them are impOrtunate and in over
whelming number Men who have never
sought charity before, and would not now
if they could find work to do, are com
PEELED to resort to them as their only re-
fuge from starvation. Good times are
coming, but so many men must be helped
to live until they arrive that the societies
need hearty and liberal assistance and will
continue to do so for some time to come.
Thoughtful people do not need to be re-
minded of these true charities, but there
are many who, while charitably disposed,
have an idea that the poor need relief only
in winter These people need to be told
that such is particularly not the case this
year.
The Baltimore Evening World, Sound
Money Reform, of Monday, says
What A tax rate of 81. 80?
Is this reform?
Is this Mr.. Alcaens Hooper idea of an
Engagement of the citys af
fairs?
The tax rate under ring rule was 81. 10.
It should have been more then, and it was
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ton Of floating debt that kept the rate
down. bat there was no excuse then for
50. 50 rate, and there is no excuse for 1t
now
The increase last year was over IA per
cent Now we have promise of another
increase of % per cent. An increase OF
almost 43 per cent. in two years. This
should bring the city-on the basis pro
ducing 20 per cent. of the estimate-an
increase of revenue amounting to 1903, 900
more than the last gear under ring rule.
Let the economical Mr.. Hooper and the
people ponder on this increase.