The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
BACHELORS AND BENEDICTS.
EX-ALDERMAN KRoUSKOFF DRAWS
THE DISTINCTION.

From a Commercial Standpoint. He
Says, the Bachelor Is a Burden as
Compared With His Married Breth-
Ten-RefiectiOns Which Make the
EX-AIderman an Authority on the
Subject-It Takes Married Men, He
Says, to Drop NickeIs in the Cot
fers OF All Trades.
The bachelors of Savannah have their
stars to thank that ex-Alderman Krous-
kon of the southside is not In the City
Council, since he would have more lever
age there to wage war on them with the
severity he thinks their shortening de-
serves. Being thoroughly aroused on the
subject, the ex-alderman has come to the
conclusion that bachelors contribute less
than other citizens TO the upbullding Of a
city, and that the practice should therefore
be discouraged.
From the standpoint of a student of pub
lie affairs. there are probably few in the
city who can speak with more earnestness
on the duties of citizenship than Mr..
Krouskof, for his two years career in
Council afforded ample opportunity for
him to get a glimpse of all sides of hui
man nature. More than once he felt the
pulse of southsiders on the sidewalk ques-
ton, and the wide difference of opinion.
some wanting one kind of walk, some an
other, and others none at all caused him
to realize the vicissitudes with which
public official has to deal The alderman
was chairman of the committee that
bought property for street opening pur-
poses. and the way it jumped in price
when he approached owners soon conVinc-
/ ed him the better course was TO work
through a third party. which he did in
many instances, much to the advantage Of
the city.
"Only this week I was talking over tbs
! bachelor question with merchants up the
street" said Mr. Krouskoff, land we all
| agreed that Savannah has her share OF
/ them From the business mans stand
| point the bachelor is not a soft mark.
! He is iron-clad. With the married man,
the grower, the dry goods merchant the
shoe dealer. the physician, the undertaken
and all others, get a patronage that con-
/ tributes largely to a city's success
In my own case" he said, Il found
my expense when single far less than
now, but I feel now that my full duty as
| a citizen is being performed. While dis
cussing this subject with friend of mine,
| we figured it out that it costs the average
/ married man twice the amount to live
that il does the average bachelor. with
/ the odds in favor of the married man.
! however, who has the consolation of hav-
/ ing fully discharged his duty as a citi-
zen.
The bachelor question cannot be dis
| cussed too freely, you understand" the
| ex-alderman said. with twinkle. 1T
might not be safe 10 go into details when
! so many of of our most influential citi-
| zens have never seen the light of this
| new life. But the announcement of mar
! riages means a general impetus to BUSH
ness, as the joining of either the highest
or the humblest persons means expendi-
lures which increase gradually as the
years roll by. My last assertion is not
to discourage young men contemplating
matrimony, but to illustrate that the chi-
zen of most value 20 the business and
social community is the one who assumes
these responsibilities"
Mr.. Krouskoff intimated that he might
get up a statement for statistical purposes
| showing the number of bachelors in Sa-
vannah. If he does this, he may go even
/ further and suggest a panacea for bache-
lors, which his friends viii admit would
| make interesting reading. There is moth
| ing the eX-alderman enjoys more than the
| discussion of some subject affecting the
| social and business community. as does
! that of bachelors, and the views he Sves
are what he hasi previously offered to his
| favorite circle of friends, with the excep-
tion, however. of the mathematical deluc-
| tons he made TO substantiate his argu-
ments.