Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-18

above them is black mixed with gray.
His nose is large and straight, his
Jaws strong and firm. and his face as
a whole somewhat handsome one He
dresses in business clothes and wore
today snuff -colored suit, a SLOUGH
hat and a dark overcoat. He hung up
his hat and coat himself as he came in
and went about his business. in busi-
ness way. He is a college graduate.
has had course of law at Yale and
three years study in IL German uni
versity, but his language is every day
English, such as any one of the 1900
policemen under him can understand.
He is a man of simple tastes is fond
of his home and his bicycle, caring
more for romp with his children than
for dinner with public men, where
he has to make a speech.
GREAT Is CHICAGO.
1t was in his office that | met Mayor
Harrison. l got his attention at once
by speaking of Chicago A Chicago
man will always talk about Chicago.
He may be as reticent as the sphynx,
and as dumb as the dead but question
the possibilities of Chicago, and his
tongue will rattle like a corn shelter
operated by 12-foot windmill. AS to
this, Carter Harrison is no exception.
/ spoke of the Greater New York and
asked the mayor whether Chicago
could ever equal it. He replied:
Il have no doubt whatever but that
Chicago will eventually surpnss New
York Had New York not taken in
Brooklyn and all of the surrounding
villages we should have overtaken 1t
in 1900. As 1t is, we now have by our
police census about 100000 people. We
had only 100000 in 1890. showing a
growth of 100000 in seven years. We
double our population here about every
twenty years"
How about the Worlds Fair. Did
1t help Chicago?"
There Is much difference of opinion
about that" replied the young mayor.
THE general belief is that the fair
retarded the city, but / think not. The
Worlds Fair brought great deal of
ready money into Chicago, just when
times We're the hardest and the rest of
the United States was suffering from
Il money famine. The result was we
did not feel the hard times, and perhaps
IL is on that account that we don't now
feel the wave of prosperity, which Is
said to be sweeping over us"
Then you do not thing the times
have improved?"
Il can't see that they have as yet"
WHAT THE MAYORSHIP COSTS.
"Tell me something about the office
of mayor of Chicago. Does it cost much
to get it,"
II can tell you Just what 1t cost me-"
was the reply. MY campaign ASSESS
ment was $4,000 l paid that, and in
addition my total incidental expenses
for the campaign We're sl35. OF this
800 went for some cartoons and pic
lures. As to spending money for lager
beer and things of that kind. / did not
buy three glasses of beer during the
whole campaign"
what is the salary of the mayor"
ut is $4,000 a year, and 1t ought to
be 100000" was the reply. THE place
is no sinecure. l have never worked
so hard before as l am working now.
There are, you know, about $4,000 peo-
pie employed by the city. and we spend
here more than sSO,OOO,OOo a year"
IS A MANS LIFE SAFE IN CHI
CAGO.
How about the condition of the city
Mr.. Mayor? Is a mans life safe a.
night on the back streets of Chicago?"
YES" replied the mayor: life and
property are as safe here as in any city
on this hemisphere. That man Stead
scandalized us in his book, If Christ