The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-26
AGAIN 7 7 / UMblE ! ! II:
FIRE ON THE HEIGHTs- 10 GROUNDS
. FoR COMPLAINT.
That Portion os tie City 10 C.uslly
and Wrongfully Neslsetsd-Rssi-
dents ExtinEuisA . Eire b. Mere
Luck-Have No Fire Protectton-
They Pay Taxes For 1t, Hut Other
People Get the Denafit 49,.

acquainted with 8rl0I. With the neg
ligence of the street railway company
in establishing service on the incline
the people of Duluth Heights have
other troubles. They can walk up and
down the steep hills but it is q hard
matter to get a new home.
The city has given the Heights no
fire protection whatever On Thurs
day evening the store building, and
sub-postal station occupied by A, r.
Rockwell and Hugh FaWcett was dis
covered to be on fire. Before the Vol
unteer Fire company could be sum-
moned the entire rear portion Of the
store was enveloped In flames With
the aid Of water pails from the homes
of each Of the citizens they were en-
abled to get together In an organized
manner. and in q few minutes had 4,
perfect deluge Of water upon the
flames. On account Of the fire being
on the exterior of tbs building the com
pany was enabled to. fight it with
some success. and In twenty minutes
after the alarm was sounded it was
entirely extinguishsd. Had the fire
happened trifle later In the evening.
after the most of the residents had re-
tired. they. would have. been unable to
save the building, as the flames were
gaining upon them with great rapidtty
when water was secured. This il the
first building that has been saved on
the Heights, which was merely through
good luck.
The city must do something for this
little suburb. It is wrong and cruel
that 1t should be 80 sadly neglected.
1t is really the only workinsmans
suburb In the city. The little homes
there represent the life. savings Of
many workingmen, and II they are de-
stroyed it will be through the ne9li-
gence and Indifference OF the city Off
cials. If this little suburb was a sep-
arate village, with an dependent VII
lage government and with the present
taxes to draw FROM: it, would be en-
abled to give its residents not only ade-
quate fire protection, hut suitable
police protection a. well, including also
good government. Do you not think
Mr. Fire CommissionAr and Mr.. Alder
man that you cam do something for
Duluth 'alu,,t Heights tfTyon wished BE-
1870 Rsee'e 8 .ss II
bigger kickers,'' il Sc ans u son why
this little workingmarl.s suburb should.
be ignored? There is 8 complaint
registered in some quarters about htgh
taxes, yes, these people who.want them
reduced do not care to make any sacri-
fices In the way Of rolice and; fire pro-
lection. "
They want this to be done at the ex-
pense of the little fellows In the out
skirts of the city. The resident prop
erty owners of Duluth Heights are not
only willing but are ready to pay
higher taxes II It will give their homes
greater protection. These little expert
ences is making every voter there stu
dents Of municipal government. Bye
and bye they will be heard from. They
will insist that the city funds be more
equally apportioned, and will elect men
to office upon whom they can place
dependence. To-day. we pay taxes for
police and fire protection, public main
tenance and other things. What do
we get In return? nothing. The little
money paid in taxes by the suburban
residents goes largely to protect the
property Of nonresident investors, who
care nothing for. the people except to
extort from them exorbitant rents.
They whine and grumble every time
more money is needed to operate: a
respectable city, yet they are unwill-
ing to make any sacrifices themselves.
When we quit "toadying'' to this class
of people, and do something for our
selves, possibly we can get something
satisfactory for all. W 2'