The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
PAY ROLLS ARE MET
MANY BALTI1roRE CONCERNS
 DfsTRIBUTE MONEY.
Spirit and Grit of the People of the City of Monuments Is Cause fer Qualification to
 Mayor McLane.

Baltimore, Feb. 13.--Mayor Robert Mc- Lane voiced the pervading sentiment in Baltimore to-day when he said to the Associated Press:s
 T We are going to recover from this, ca- lamity and will emerge a greater and better city than before.
 'I am very much encouraged" the Mayor added. with the spirit and grit shown by our people in their determin- ation. to go ahead and assist in the re- habilitation of the city Wonderful pro- gress has been made in cleaning our streets. The next step will be the for mutation of plans for improvements to follow.
 T realise with the Rysraee eitizen that now is our opportunity to Improve the buslness part oS BalsisuorA. The uuak. ton Of converting certain biocke into ,puhllc reseryatiohA skIli b6 consider&ds
 s'1fhe absenee ot any material disorder during this trying time is unprecedented. Our police and militia have performed their duty admirably '
 There is some disappointment. espe- cially among business men who have had their property buried under the ruins over the determination not to send Fed eral troops here to police tho fire dis trict. but Governor Warfield Is firm in his insistence that the soldiers are not needed. In a statement to-day he said:
 ''l desire to correct an impression that there has been a conflict of opinion be- tween the members of the Legislature and myself with regard to sending Fed eral troops to Baltimore to aid the mili- tia and the police. The resolution of the Legislature requesting that Fed- eral troops be sent was passed under the impression that the State troops and police were being worn out by reason of the length of time they were required to be at their posts.
 1T ascertained. however. that the fire district was sufficiently patrolled and that the men were relieved at such in- tervals as would afford them suficient rost There has never been a moment that the peace and good order of the city have been threatened. Aid would have been gladly accepted from the national government had there been any need, but there have been no conditions that would justify the bringing of Federal troops to Baltimore.
 Miss Alice Roosevelt. accompanied by Messrs. Wordsworth and Long came to Baltimore late this afternoon to- take a view of the ruins. By request a pass was issued for them to enter the burned region in. Fayette street. -t- -.
 Saturday, which is usually recognized as pay day, brought joy to thousands of Baltimore employees and sorrow to other thousands Some firms paid of their clerks and workmen and others did not.
 Hundreds of firms, including the larg- est manufacturing establishments in the city, were able to pay off to-day. Some of these firms secured money through the banks. nearly every one of which cashed checks yesterday and to-day for the pur- pose of meeting pay rolls.
 'The big clothing factories, which em- ploy nearly 20,000 operatives were nearly all able to pay off to-day. The steam boat companies and the big factories in East and South Baltimore were also near ly all able to give their employees their regular wages. Of the firms burned out a large number, probably more than half. have continued to carry all their ern- ployes on the pay rolls. These firms, however. were unable to get their papers strengthened out and secure funds. but they will be all right soon.
 The volume of business done in Bal- timore this week has been tremendous. and probably exceeded that of any week in it's previous history. This refers more to purchase than to sales. although many firms who were burned out never ceased taking orders and kept their salesnnen on the road selling goods.
 The principal transactions have of course been in real estate and building and repairing contracts.
 The decisive way in which the railroad companies responded to the situation is the talk of the city. Special trains to bring fire companies and police protec- tion were ready at almost a moments notice.