Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10

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I'M nj Philadelphia was M
INV 90 sprod by one of The
IoV IM most fnr reaching nt'
ICAA@W icmpts to prohl at
lAySfpeN The expense " the
~| lpSpHing population
OF the quaker rlly over recorded, rhc
proioc, involved The mnkiug ~ u Fcv'
rntysnyo year contract for lighting The
city with the United Gas Improvement
company nm organization endowed
with remarkable facilities for obtain
ing highly romuncwliNc contracts from
municipal sources
Brlcny stated, The facts are Hp fol-
lows Tho United unH Improvement
company holds thirty year lease nj
the Philadelphia gas works, According
10 the agreement, this loneo may be- tor
minated by the city IN 1907 hut II IN
wolves the payment Of $4,000 900 The
municipal authorities represented By
the city councils and the department
officials maintain that the enforced
payment Of this large Wum would result
IN financial hardship TO the city, Claim
Ing that .ho city needs sit,0OO,OO0 10
NEE, immediate expenses ana that II
has u borrowing capacity Of only Slb,'
400, 900, The municipal authorities made
n new lease with the United bas I'M
proyomcnl company 10 rUn Hcycnly'iiye
years The consideration named "
$4,000 000 10 be- paid IN ihroo yeats
70 further the working of his scheme
n syndicate Of New YORK capitalists Of
forcd N loan the city i20,00OOO0 AT
per cent 10 take NJ the old gas lease,
In advance $4,000 900 moro within Ave
years, 10 reduce the price Of gas 10 so
cents per thousand and 10 share profits
win the city onesthlrd Tor ten years
aud ono.hnlf for siNiy.nyc, This N the
comprehensive plan which the councils
favored ana the cillzons ropudiuicd.
This h the scheme which John Weaver.
the mayor of Philadelphia, pronounced
fraudulent ana declared that ho would
never be- party 10 ~ adoption and,
furthermore, that ho intended 10 do hls
utmost 10 defeat H. which he did subsos
luontly,
The chief executive OF Philadelphia *
today one Of the most picturesque ana
interesting personalities IN American
politics he enjoys the distinction Of
bclng the INST English horn citizen 10
be elected 10 the mNyomlly Of u great
American ety. A quarter OF a century
ngo, then a rosy checked Doyonahiro lad
Of sixteen, John Weaver irod sturdy
down the gang plank ~ the ship which
brought him TO America He was u
stranger IN u strange land, but he was
honest and couragoouH There was no
one 10 welcome him with open arms,
nor had there been any leave tnklng
when he LETT hls native country DICK
Wilmington ran away from London
only 10 turn back and become lts lord
mayor John Weaver had run away
from England TO become mayor of phil
adclphlu,
Ills father wanted him TO rcmnln IN
Doyonshlio and pcrpclunie the fAmlly
nvooa,lon ~ market gardening, John
expressed u desire 10 seek fortune olHc-
whore. but his father saw mo good out
Of England nnd very little outside of
Dovonshlrc The lad persisted and the
parent lost hlH temper lloforo the re-
action arrived the boy Slipped away
quietly Ia Liverpool and took storage
passage on u liner When he had paid
FOR his ticket he had not enough re.
mninDg Of the money ho had nccumu'
lated In DcyonshiIo TO occasion him me
slightest worry
Although he was ponnlloss, he was by
no means dcHlllulc and ne was not NJ
all dlsmnycd when he paused 10 take
stock of his most available nssoW lie
was honest and willing, and he know IT,
lie had clean, truthful face ANA the
bcaring Of u gentleman, and he proba-
by knew that also, These heaven sent
blessings served him admirably They
made such u favorable impression on
one OF his fellow travellers that he vol.
tmtecred lo soc that the bright faced
Devonshlro lad was given u chance He
took him 10 Philadelphia ana gave him