The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30

dzys- TIE first man 10 WHOM. ns arz-sstsss
Ior wo-k asked hirc for references Young
strong al once gave hsrn the name % the
man who had Just dismissed hisa said BE-:
eent1 refer yoa 10 - men waa know
me. each OF wham acszns not wougs say
good thing for na.- Eut what yua want
u tne name u some one | hare worked
los. ana that man can tell you All about
INV work"
The result was that the man went IN his
FORMER employer and asked as "a Strong
ara vas told in reply that Strong was 4
very good man, bEst hard to get along
wtth- Said his Old employer: .sTs you can
manage aim he IL worth all that you can
pay him, bat as for ne he told me- when
ne lesi fhaf he would no; work for me-
again for sIs..e ms.ute" This answer
strange 10 say. pleased The man He gave
strong the Place. and never had reason 20
regret IL
New Workers Not Brighter Thar
Other Men.
asked the mayor IL he had found that
the men of New York were smarter than
thoss Of the West. He reuiisa: NO.
cont think So There are nor In village
stores men who are Just as bright az any
OF the me, chants her. In New York. and
there are lawyers al the county seats VINO
nave as much brains as those who advise
the big corporations In Wall street This
matter of greatness is 20 large extent
ore OF circumstances and surroundings
New York Not Dangerous
Mr.. Mayor. / wan. to ask you if you
think a mans life is safe in any part Of
New York at any hour of the night Many
people OF the country are afraid of TINS
city
Il believe" reni.ei the mayor. tina. life
aud property are as safe here as in any
place IN the world. There is no more dan
ger OF a man being robbed or killed ia any
part OF New York than there is IL, the
wilds of the West or. in fact. in any coun-
try village OF course rohbAriss occur ev-
erywhere, and the man who acts the fool
and does not mind his own business. who
gets drunk and goes into bad places. lis iia-
Die TO get into trouble in any caty or any.
where else. 1t Is the sa me in New York
but not more SO than In other places"
Will Not He . Candidate for Mayor.
l am told that Mr. Strong Will not be A
candidate again for the mayorship / did
not ask him the question. But he said TO
friend the other day that he though.
that II he was ten years younger he would
like nothing better. He thinks however
that he has earned a rest and says that
three Of the hardest working years of his
life have been spent at the city hall.
Mayor strong and the Poor.
There is one thing, however, that Mayor
Strong has kept before him during his
term and that is that the mayor OF a
great city like this ought to pay especial
attention to the complaints OF the poor.
He said not long ago: Il am here to look
out for the poor people; the rich will take
care OF themselves He does look out for
the poor. I don't think he would ike TO
have II told. but know that very little Of
his salary goes into his own pockets. He
Is always giving to one charity or another.
Every morning when he comes to the Of
fice he has lot OF one and two-dollar
notes with him. These he places in the
drawer at his right hand. and when wo-
men come In with their tales OF woe which
the city can't remedy. he gives them a
dollar or so apiece 10 ease the refusal he
has to make.
The Mayor and the Babies.
He watches the streets OF the poor parts
of the city. and sees that the tenement
houses of such quarters are more care
fully inspected than those of other parts
Not long ago poor woman came into the
mayors office and took her seat on one Of
the sofas. She waited several hours until
the other and holder callers who pushed
their way before her had been disposed
OF. and then timidly came to Mayor
Strong's desk. She drew small hottie OF
blue chalk-l!ke mixture from under her
shawl and said: Mr. Mayor. I have
brought you little bottle of milk TO show
you what the dairies are selling to the
poor people OF this town. bought this
bottle in a grocery as came here. II Is
what We have TO use for food for our ba-
bies, and we cannot get anything better"
The mayor asked the woman 10 leave the
bottle and he would attend 20 IT, He sent
for the health officer The Officer said that
the milk was undoubtedly bad. but that
they had not enough inspectors to enforce
the laws.
How many more do you want2" asked
Mayor Strong.
We need 20 or CO. was the reply
We'll. get them. and make them pay at
tenfion 10 the poor" said the mayor. This
was done and the mayor saw that the
laws were carried out. He saw that the
npes were paid to the fun extent. and
showed the mil'lmen that they would ha
Imprisoned upon a second offense II they
did not carry out the Jaws The result was
that the poor people got good milk.
FRANK g CARPENTER