The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
TAFFY FOR BEST CITIZENS.
A Gotham Paper Gives ChicaEO's
Latest Plan for Stopping the
Flight to New York and East.

| among Chicago's best citizens to go
| somewhere else to live continues to
make profound Impression. From
many men of wealth and position have
decided to pull up stakes, take their
pictures out of the art gallery and
| remove to New York or some other
eastern city. An immense amount of
scarifying satire from the local papers
has followed the departure of each,
and not so very long ago, when one
man died before completing his final
arrangements for removing, his death
was looked upon as just Judgment
from Heaven. These constant deser
tons from Chicago's ''One Hundred
and Fifty" have set people who never
hope to have enough spare cash to
get away and others who have the
city's interest at heart to thinking Sc
riously.
| At one time plan was suggested for
| building a wall eight feet thick and
20 feet high entirely around the city,
with no openings on the eastern side
and single gate at the west. 1t was
| agreed that the alternative of going
| further west, even so far as was nee
essary to get around the wall. would
permanently keep many of the best
people in Chicago. There were, more
over, to be near the gate stand of
arms and 16 watchers Of G igantic pro-
portions selected for their sleepless-
ness. Before getting this scheme
| through the council 1t was thought
| wise to submit the matter to the city
attorney. Meanwhile the city engi-
neer stepped in aud stated that it
would be of no use for the city to build
such a public work. as it would certain
ly be condemned as unsafe, as most
of the other public buildings had been.
That ended the project.
Although this was a sever blow to
those who had at heart Chicago's well
fare, agitation was not given up as
yet by any means. 1t was suggested
that they proceed on an entirely diff
ferent plan; that they project home
comforts and amllsements and other
enticements to induce people to re-
main lin Chicago. A great many
schemes were suggested to put New
York out of the heads of the best peo-
pie who had no business to occupy
their attention. From all these sub
mitted ideas a code of rules has been
drawn up which is to be promoted by
an association organized for the pur-
pose. These rules are as follows:
l. Any prominent Chicago citizen
suspected of harboring a design of re-
moving to New York shall be waited
upon by committee of three, who
will ascertain the truth.
! 2. Should they report that the worst
Is about to happen, the scope and en-
tent of the plans which the association
has in view, and which no doubt will
soon be in practical operation, shall
be represented to him.
3. At all exhibitions ofpaintings and
flower shows given by Chicago resi-
dents of wealth and taste the public
shall attend III huge crowds and the
press be unanimous in praise of the lib
erality: superior critical Judgment and
universal benevolence of the man who
makes the exhibition.
4. All horses, ponies. mules and don
keys entered in race by any such per-
son as has been described shall in.
variably be allowed to win.
5. The same to apply to bicycles.
6. The same to apply to motorcycles
7. Appropriate days in each year
shall be dedicated to particular per
sons suspected in their loyalty. The
exercises on these days shall be com.
memorative. and shall include large
mass meetings and bon fires, and ora
tors shall extol the staying qualities OF
the aforementioned person. There
shall be no labor on these days. except
in the case of bakers. street car EN-
ployes and public speakers. There
shall be but one delivery of mail on
these days.
s. Candidates for municipal Offices
: shall be chosen not as heretofore by
: election, but from hints and sugges
sions dropped by the best people. pref
erably those appearing to be rather
uneasy in their situations
0. a large sum shall be set aside
from the public moneys 30 that the
grand opera may come once year aft
stay at least one-third as long as il
does in New York
10. Further regulations to be made
as the occasions may present them
selves or happy ideas be suggested
n. Y. Sun.