The daily tribune., 1909-03-01
COMMUNICATED.
To the Editor of The Trlbune-

ing the Florence Free Library IN
which you state that any plan that
tends to extend the usefulness Of the
library is cordially supported by the
loitixens Of Florence. You also stats
that Il is to be regretted that the lib
rary is not more centrally located ant
is not open continuously.
The first statement. my dear sir
is untrue. The people Of Florence d.
not cordially support the Public LIB.
tary. The Kirmess was not patron
lied simply for the benefit Of the
Library. but because it was mean,
| of entertainment and q chance tc
criticise some of our townspeople II
they failed to make good.
As witness, the fact that we are
supporting three picture shows. while
our Public Library Is receiving the
magnificent snm of &c. 25 In monthly
subscriptions and from the sale of
library cards the further additional
immonse sum of a. 90. making a to.
tai support Of $40 10 per month from
our liberal citizens. or course, you
may say that they patronize shows.
bazars and soforth when given for the
Library, but that Is for the sake of
the entertainment, as per our pict u re
shows mentioned above.
The merchants you say are com.
menting favorably upon the efforts
made by the Library board to supply
the need of rest room Comments,
my dear sir, do not cost anything, but
how many OF these same merch ants
put their hand in their pockets each
month and draw forth one of our
good American dollars to help to sup.
ply the need of rest room and Lib
rary? Divide the Sc. 20 by 81 per
merchant and you have six and one
fourth merchants, and think you
will very likely find one or more
OF these six are not merchants. Who
the one efourth merchant is, It
might be hard to find out.
The statement that it is to be re-
GREETED that the Library Is not
more centrally located rom,-'-
= -...y read In the paper some |
time ago of an accident that happen.
ed to All old gentleman who WAS
peddling and carried his STOCK in
trade in basket He was run into
on the street by wagon, knocked
down, hurt, and his stock almost de-
stroyed The people gathered around |
and one among them expressed him
self as being extremely sorry for the
old man. When Quaker standing by |
turned to him and said, "How much |
is thee sorry, my friend. I am sorry |
$500. How much is thee sorry"
The papers are supposed to expr ,ss
public opinion; then In the words OF
the Quaker. how much does the pub.
lie regret that the Library is not in
a more central location?
myself. regret it to the amount of |
$50 per year. If any other nineteen
citizens Of the city OF Florence feels
IS worth Of cordiality per year to-
wards the public Library, 1t can soon
be In central location. Now If the |
merchants OF Florence think so fav.
orably Of the efforts OF the small band |
of men aud women that las struggled |
SO long and under such discouraging |
conditions to furnish the children |
and adults Of Florence and the VISIT.
ors thereto. with a place where there
Is "a thousand per cent more enter
tainment than can be gotten out OF
eithera Kirmess, bazar or a pic
ture show let them come forward and |
II they can not pledge and pay $50 |
let them generously give As near that
amount as they can.
II this hurts Anybody's feelings /
will be glad Of II. because some
body needs to be hurt. II anyone
wishes to cover my ante all they
need to do 10 to mako II known n
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