The evening Republican., 1902-05-15

THE country people and produce
dealers yesterday complained OF the
dull market. There was plenty OF
everything in the eatahle line on
sale, but the people apparently did
not want what was offered at the
prices asked. Tie matter is that
urices have been steadily Increasing
while wages have remained about
the same. Said Il well known store
keeper to the writer of fhis article,
don't you know that most employ
ers are paying all the wages they
san afford. Now take my business.
Tam not lnakingas much money on
The capital invested as did daring
the panic. | have Ia sell closer and
make less profit being compelled to
do it to hold my trade. Everything
in my line of business has gone up
from 10 to 25 per cent while | have
not been able to charge the excess
On the goods. How then can | al
ford to pay my help any higher
wages. Where would come out at
the end of the week: We give It up
and leave it to our readers To solve.
ANOTHER Sign of prosperity is the
proposed addition of another story
On the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust building at Ninth and Market
streets. We remember well when
the building was erected, that sev-
pral persons who had stock i'll it
complained that it was not a good
investment for the Company. Only
few Years have passed and 1t Is
found necessary to add another
story to it, making it seven stories
in height when completed. The
Company's business has Increased
since it first opened its doors and
the efficient management alone eau
be said to have resulted i'll the hIg
business it enjoys. 1t shows what
can be done in the Trust business
as Wilmington can hoast OF two
such institutions and both pay good
dividends ON the par value Of their
stock which is 800 1t is worth
nearly twice that sum now. with II
big surplas piling up year after year
CONGRESSMAN l.. H. BALL, has
the pull as far as Delaware's quota
Of Federal appointments is concern
ed. He has been busy of late get
ting appointments for the fortunate
ones, not only i'll tllis State but at
Washington as we'll With his
backing there is little use of troub-
ling the authorities at Washington
with your preSel"e or petitions.
This fact sticks ont conspicuous SO
that those who run may read and
save themselves much worry and
needless anxiety Congressman Ball
appears to be one Of the possibilities
as a candidate on the Republican
ticket this fail 10 SlH1ped himself III
Washington. He has made a first
class representative from Delaware
and no DelawMean need feel ash
amed of him on his course IN Con
grrss
A COi.UREU man Stul" ten cents
worth Of breakfast rolls from 4
baker, He was given Il preliminary
hearing in the Municipal Court anG
held in the SUN ut 5000 for the up
per court This mans theft vii
cost the tax payers Of he county
more than half Il dozen barrels o
-four. There should he some WAY
devised whereby such petty caSe,
could be disposed of by the Muniri
pal Court It is such petty cases as
the above that help TO pile mp The
costs III the upper court. He is ais,
a fit subject for the whipping pos
and pill"ry by this thoughtesS act
Some men have poor Judgment
Think Of what Boggsgot away with
Consider his punishment
THE Fire Department now has
suit on 1t will require the lawyer
and the court to Straighteu ont th
muddle, Here il where some NOR
good money will be thrown away
1t has looked for some time uS if th
differences between the combine
and the ant-combine fire cOmpanie
would get into the courts. II is t
be hoped that our volunteer fire de
partlnent will not suffer in the III
up. Wilmington has one of tn
best volunteer fire departments i
the country, barring none, and ha
always done good and efficient sci
vice in case Of fire
EoyrRNoR JOuN HTNN will hay