The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-21

The squall which struck this city
Tuesday afternoon did considerable
damage 1t struck the Wisconsin
Central ware house which is 900 feet
long and it received the full force OF
the storm broadside A large section
of it went One of the Great Lakes
steamers had just left the ware house.
Fortunately no one was hurt. The
men had BEN working a short time
before near the collapsed portion Of
the building A section of the fence
at the base ball grounds was blown
down. The fence enclosing the yard
of the Pea Packing company's factory
also succumDed to the storm.
Shade trees suffered in every sec
ton Of the city. One of the large
elms near John Petherik's hotel was
blown down, the boil cracking square
ly off. 1t fell against the brick bull
ding, and shattered the windows on
the side. Sidewalks were torn up and
everything movable went scurrying
through the air. Vessels in the har-
boz had their sails torn into shreds.
Every one thought cyclone was up
on us as the day darkened so quickly
that it looked ominous.
The storm blew down the smoke
stack of the county asylum. Mr. Boo
Inner was experimenting work on the
new barn which is being built there
When the storm struck the building
Mr. Boehiner was on the roof. The
violence of it Was such that he sought
safety by jumping down and he broke
one of his legs.
Wind mills suffered throughout
the county, That Oh Albert Land
reth's farm on the Two Rivers road
was blown down The large wind
mill on kellner Il Sons farm was also
blown down. The smoke stack of this
firms mill went down before the fierce
wind. Wagons in exposed positions
We're driven over roads. regular horse
less wagons. Those who were slow in
getting their haying done are in
mess and Will have to re gather it.
Conductor Scott of the Wisconsin
Central says windmill was blown off
Il farm near Madison and the owner
was unable to find it. He saw q
couple of barns near the track which
was derOofed.
HERE Is Indignation among water
users because OF the advance in the water
rates. he rates are UIquestlouabIy too
high for those who never Was ce water.
1t ls not high enough for those who are
given to waste. The Pilot has said re.
peHtedly taat waste has TO be paid for by
some one. The Waterworks Company
know just how many gallons 1t supplies
and 1t must have profit, otherwise it
could not exist. 1t must charge Just so
much per 1000 gallons used and the
charge will be lnversely proportlonate to
the number of patrons. The water must
be paid for whether II Is used legitimate
ly or wasted, and patrons generally must
pay.
If water is used only when it is needed
the price to consumers could be reduced
Ii 1t is wasted, the price to consu
will be raised. The writer has on several
OCCASIONS seen lawn sprinklers gyratlug
10 the early morning notwithstanding
that 1t rained INCREASINGLY during the
night. Some one had to pay for that
water. 1t was quite evident the company
would not stand the loss because it Is
not ID business to lose.
When the Electric Light Company
first went into business some house 6
we're illuminated from cellar to garret.
1t was waste. 1t took power to furnish
these lights and power had to oe paiu for.
The dead beat who does not pay his
grocery bills increases the cost of groc-
cries to those who do pay. The grocer
must have profit. If he loses to the
dead beat he must take 1t out CT those
who paw. There is not line OF business
IN which TIE charge to the honest person
is not increased because of the beats who
40 not pay. If every one paid the news
paper its cost could be reduced. If every
ole paid his railroad fare, trAnsporl ation
would be much cheaper. Ii everyone
paid for his dry goods, the cost 10 those
who do no. pay would be less. The man
who wastes hnu the man who beats raises
the cost to those who do pay and who
do not waste. II you are a water user
and you see faucets steadily running; If
| you are a patron of the Electric Light
| Company and you See buildings iliumin-
| ated, there being no meter 10 either case:
| If you are a traveller on railway tram
| and you notice passes handed out for
| transportation, remark to yourself, and
you will be truthful to yourself, that il
You pay your way and ifyou do not waste
then YOU pay for those who do not pay