The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

/ In diagram No. 2 the cost of making
| Gum street from W to would be paid as
| follows: One-fourth of the cost would be
| paid by the lots colored black Corner iots)
In proportion to the number of feet each
| of these lots borders on Gum street. The
other three-fourths of the cost would be
| paid Jointly by all the lots colored black
| and all the shaded lots in proportion to the
| number of square feet in each lot, or. in
other words. in proportion to area If all
| the black and shaded lots are of equal size
and the improvement, for example. costs
T,10. the twelve lots colored black would
| alone pay one-fourth. equal to s1SCO; of this
| amount each lot colored black would pay
| $50; all lots colored black and all shaded
| lots would together pay three-fourths equal
| 10 5iW. or this sum of s., 400 each lot col
ored black would pay SIS: of this sum OF
cost Of work. $500. Cost to each lot col
ored black $225. Cost to each shaded lot, S75,
! WORkINGMEN DENOUNCE
ANONYMOUS CIRCULARS.
Members of the Workingmen's Protective
League Of Missouri are much exercised
| over the use of the name of that organi-
zation on envelopes inclosing circulars
which attack the proposed Charter amend
! ments
| Ihe league was organized last year
| among union men to further the interests
OF the Republican candidate for Governor.
"'.ei aie campaign the organiza ton was
| not changed. 1t is asserted and has since
taken no part in public affairs. Conse-
quently the members have been much sur
| prlsed to see the name of the league used
| IN connection with an attack on the pro-
| posed amendments. Secretary William Jo-
| seph yesterday felt that in order to set
| the league right before the public an Off
cial statement should be made by him
Accordingly he made public the following
st. Louis. Mo-. Oct. is. 190l.-To Whom
| 1t May Concern: 1t has come to my
knowledge that unknown persons are MAX
I ing use of alleged official envelopes of the
Workingmen's Protective League of Mis-
souri, in which to mail to all labor unions
| In the city series of wildcat circulars op-
posing the proposed Charter amendments.
These circulars bear union label that is
either a counterfeit. stolen or mistreated,
In that it is unaccompanied by printers
imprint or registered office number as re-
quired by the laws of the ST. Louis Allied
Printing Trades Council. and are without
signature any other distinguishing mark
to indicate the author.
The scheme OF sending odt these ficti-
tious circulars and leading people to be-
lieve they are fostered by our organiza-
ton Is an outrage. The Workingmen's $
Protective League of Missouri was organ
lied during the State campaign of 1890 for
the purpose Of aiding the interests OF Joe
F1ory, the union labor candidate. The
league has never disbanded and every bit
Of our official stationery is in my hands
Our official envelopes were printed in regis
tered union office No. 13. The envelopes
that are now being used by unknown per-
sons alleging to represent our organization
were printed in shop No. 10. and a different
style and size of type is used from that
appearing on the original, and the address
Is omitted
THE Workingmen's Protective League is
f1ghfinp ha
sonally, l am opposed to one of them, or
that portion of 1t which relates to the man
ner of apportioning the cost of corner
street improvements, but I heartily favor
the others and shall vote for them.
II take this means of denouncing the at
tempt TO place Our organization in a false
light and misiead people who might be
Influenced by the scheme. Very respect
fully. WILLIAM JOSEPH,
'iSecretary