The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-03

As was my custom, I asked a grea
many question about these bic strnct
urcs that seem tO he 10 typicai of tb,
strenuous are IN which We live. / was In
one that houses immense map.publishinl
business. The men, women, young peO
Pic and mere boys aud girls working
there. do not get u ray Of sunlight or d
breath ol fresh air from the moment
they enter until they leave. Who entori
here leaves such things behind. The
air IN that building Is a compound OF
machinery aud ink smells. gases and ac.
ids, sewerage gas, lighting gas. staan,
heat aud all other yilianous Ia ings that
are breathed by the people in a large
city, The light is wretched 10 work by-
gas and electric lights day aud night.
Tie complectiOns-well, I did not seq
one fresh rosy healthy completion while
was there IN the city, and n the mans
OF sanitary condition written ON the
iaoes OF those working people are an In.
dex Of the future Happiness OF those
VINO are reaping the profile of their
laDor,--l do not want to share their
eternity. This factory could lust as
wen be spread over ten acres of ground
WIN green grass, fresh air aud flowers all
around The workers Oi this world are
entitled 10 their share OF Gods aun.
shine and oxygen and other good thibgs
and those who In the name of business
rob them aud crowd them into these
gigantic death-traps will never rean a
wholesome harvest from the system
hut they are not 10 blame. n N la.
all'oAl industrial system, that makes
ne emu attained 10 reap wealth iusti.
y !,'e means The best thing | heard
"a tle city was that these blk buildings.
9r many OF them, are not profitable.
some pay only one 20 two per cent net
while tile city taxes approximate closely
70 Two percent. Only few Of tho high
buildings are going up la very favorable
ltwil be impossible In short news.
iaper letter to say much about why
jhicago taxes are growing unhearably
lgh' There are said 30 be all the way
rom II 10 l5b different bodies in Coof |
onnty authorized TO expend money and |
evy taxes, There is a city. eonnty
chool township, park, water, draipage
nd other government aud boards abd
admissions world without end. me-
axes lhis year approximate between
nj per cent ON a valuation of Al p,r
on'' That means nearly per cent ON
safh valuation. OF course, Naluations
'r assessment are all more or lees Hr
ons, bnt the fact that people have to
ut up more aud more cash o. the tax.
atheier n such cold frozen rralitv as
oaquln Miller would siy, that Ia n,e,l.
a elaboration, The dobt OF the citv \.
otWeon any and siAty millions in mn
'rmH and pillng up hke a snowdrift I'm =
tkoia blizzard before The civ AMI
.uet svNefnmenA can he consolidated
iH sh ehectNo brake put on the whole
'ie and retail pillng up of obligations.
'e moF'gase oh the thing vallodChl,at,l
Iupvf'Y-~ b0i which is really a plaster
ule brains aud energy ni the futur,
'n.Nations-Nlll Ia rolled up a. fron
h'uoll 600 To ta0 0kO,0QQ. ID Ia can he
npled a. that All the political ma.
'Nhos are viamorous Ton more and mor,.
spond, aud the thing grows by Whn1
levls on' fur the week ending E,h.
ary about s. ihO,OlO Of time war.
nis, drawing uyV per cent. Wer. H
81 i,some 20 Them in run thrta u.onths
mo siN aud sume filiren. and some in.
Most oi ihuso were sold al
cenls On ihc dollar lsut thnta,,.,I
pa lhe namo of the sovornmppt to,
A. warrant dealvrG nj ue rltv a., r,,,,
m,nsell Tor hN 0Nn benefit LaI
aiin : arrangc it hclter. Rnt usbtI
Z" pa Mar .on county, Oregon. Ne have
saNle arrangement. aud ~ have
As' W ellr cvuntHs ui the state. AMI
ale golng 90 adopt eanstitntt,,,.l !.
,ei'dmvnt lo legal .ro an Ties. n,atin@
~ n vA,Nss oi The 3 psr oent hmI
n wen "c eAn hcgiu an over again. n,
~ h',sso warrants src the bsst pa, N
Know ol 10 hay t,slay. ~ y, ~
r norgg.