The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09

lin public OfffCe tnat tnere Is Bener-
Ially supposed to be. He defended the
newspapers and said that in the case
,of the sewage disposal plant he
thought that they were especially
considerate and that he had been ac-
cused of being "in" on the deal be-
cause he did not make more Of a
tight against 1t at the time.
The speaker referred to the growth
of the city and said that It was due
to the "AIarion Spirit" In conclusion
he asked the old and new city Off
lcials to be good boosters and to ad-
vance the interests Of greater Ma
rion.
George W. King. president of the
Marion Steam Shovel company, was
called upon for few remarks on
The Industrial Outlook" Mr.. King
referred to the gradual growth OF the
city and said that he believed
much Of the greatness of Marion was
due to the influence of the late Ed
ward Huber He believed that Ma
rion is still in her infancy in indust-
rial development. For the regulation
Of the trusts to which the speaker
referred. he advocated government
control of interstate commerce
w. H. Schaffner spoke briefly on
"The City's Finances" J. e. Wad-
dell, who with Mr.. King and Mr..
Schaffner were members of the water
works commission, replied to the
toast, (which needs the most watch
ing, council or the waterworks?"
s. r. Rauhauser spoke of his
pleasant associations in council dur
ing the past two years. He said that
his principal trouble in that time
had been keeping Wilson and Setter
from getting together and separating
them when they managed 70 clinch
City Solicitor Boyd spoke briefly
stating that he would endeavor to
build up the police and fire depart
ments as fast asl is consistent with
the growth of the city.
George Blum, the assistant city
street superintendent, said that he
had intended to make speech but
that Mr.. Harding who preceded nm
had said everything that he had In.
tended to say. ~
Mfr. Phillips introduced T. ]. Nc
Farland, as the best fire chief in The
state. Mr.. Mcfarland thanked
council for the many kindnesse.
shown to the men Of his department
He said that he had often been crit
icised Tor giving the factories better
fire protection than the residence dis
tricts. He said that he believed hi.
course right despite adverse criti
cism as the burning down of fac
tory would mean hardship for man,
more persons than the destruction O
a residence. He concluded with tn,
statement that 1t is the aim of tn,
department to give the best protec
tion possible to the whole city.
1T takes runner to head off
runner" was the way b. F. NAPLES
councilman, was introduced. Mr.
Waples was requested to inform tn
other officials the secret OF remain
ing In office forever. The secre.
accordlng 10 Mr.. NAPLES Is standing
up for the right and following you
own convictions. He said that be
fore he concludes his term as a mem
Der of council he wants to see ney
city hall erected.
The idea of forming a permanen
organization was suggested by H
w. Donithen. Mr.. Donithen ais
told OF a number OF his experience
and related many of the trials of
city official, s. r. Reber, ex-coun
Gilman. said that the only way for
city official is to do his duty as h
sees 1t. fearing no one. After Mr
theDer concluded, George Carpente
reviewed IN brief his career as a cit
dad, after which number of other
made short addresses.
1t was then decided to make III
organization. permanent. s n
Lewis was elected chairman; ]. v
Wilson, secretary. and D. F. waple
/, treasurer. Affairs similar to thos
OF last night will be held every tv