The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25
BILKINs IN PHILADELPHIA.
More About the Greatest Industrial
City I'm the Worid-The People
Are Moral and Industrious and
DO Substantial, Honest Work,
While Other Cities Simply Blow.

DO Substantial, Honest Work,
While Other Cities Simply Blow.
Correspondence of The Caucasian.
Enterprise.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 81, 1909.
Philadelphia liz the third city In
population an Importance in the
| United States. Only New York and
Chicago air greater in any respect.
New York IL greater in population
and finance an international com
merce. Chicago is greater in popu-
lation and hez an immense trade
in grain, hay, cattle, an sich like.
Philadelphia hez more industries
in manufacturing way than either
| New York or Chicago an much
better population morally and other
| wise.
Nearly awl of the people in Phila-
delphia own their own homes. The
large tenement houses so common in
New York an Chicago air almost un-
known in Philadelphia. An the homes
ov even the poor people, fer poor
pCOpIC oil hOL uAhAoWh lhdI, oil
substantial, clean an roomy.
Philadelphia hez fewer criminals,
fewer beggars, than any city of the
same size anywhar.
But "boodlers," political an 9TH
erwise air not unknown here. Only
a few years ergo they cum purity
nigh stealin' the entire city before
the new city hall, very fine buildin
could be completed. But hit is prob
able that they had outside help even
in that CRATE game.
Ov course they liz a reason fer awl
ov this-a substantial reason.
In my opinion the real foundation
Ov Philadelphia greatness an pro-
gress in every line liz the industrious
habits of her inhabitants. Perhaps
you hev read pieces in joke papers
about how slow the people ov Phila-
delphia air. Well, l guess they air
sorter slow an careful. But they
do things. The vacant lot Or field
to-day may be covered with substan-
tial dwellings or factory buildin's in
| two months frum now Philadel-
| phians may be slow; but while other
cities air maxim up jokes erbout
them they air buildin' great manu-
| facturin' plants, furnish employment
| fer thousands at good wages an shin
goods rite into them cities that air
still engaged in maxim up new jokes
erbout how slow Philadelphia liz. If
| I am not mistaken the first printin'
press wuz made in Philadelphia an
| the first newspaper printed from
| metal type wuz sent out from that
city. 1t is quite likely that the pa
per on which this letter IL printed
wuz made in Philadelphia or at a
mill owned by Philadelphia people.
| Hit wuz Philadelphia man who
brought lightnin' from the clouds
an laid the foundation fer sendin'
| kilograms over the wires at the rate
| ov hundreds ov miles a seckond. If
| | am not mistaken hit wuZ a Phila-
| delphia man who made the first sew
ing machine.
Some lines ov goods air not made
in Philadelphia. If you buy pistol
gun, watch or clock, possibly hit wuz
made in Connecticut or elsewhar
The same can be said ov variety OF
agricultural machinery, such az
threshin' machines, cotton gins, etc
But hit liz a fact that they liz hardly
log cabin nor a fine mansion in the
United States that does not contain
some article or part of an article
that wuz made in Philadelphia.
Before an infant liz twenty-four
hours old, hit hez on some article OF
clothing that wuz made in Phila-
delphia. When hit gets old enuff ter
cut teeth hit hez rubber ring that
wuz made in Philadelphia. Before
hit liz grown hit wears shoes, hats
or somethin' that wuz made in Phil
adelphia. If hit IL a boy hit will
soon be drivin' nails that wuz made
in Philadelphia with hammer that
wuz made in Philadelphia. Before
the boy is twenty-one he will chop
wood with an axe probably made In
Philadelphia. While in school he
will probably use books printed in
Philadelphia. When he plays bal
or marbles he will probably use Phil
adelphia-made goods. When he be-
comes a man he will use a handsaw
brace an bits, augur, plane, and 9th
er tools made in Philadelphia. Some
part or awl ov his buggy or wagoI
will be ov the Philadelphia brand
Part or aw1 of his saddle an bride
will be from Philadelphia. His shirt
will be of Philadelphia cloth, an the
/ needle that did the sewing, the
thread, the buttons, will awl be from
Philadelphia. Part or awl of his
plows, hoes, pitchforks, churn, cool
stove, dishware, table linen, knive!
an forks, spoons, will be Philadel
phia products. The dentist who fill.
hiz teeth will probably use tool!
made in Philadelphia. The doctor
who visits him durin' his last sick
ness ter assist nature in hurryin
him ter the better world will prob
ably use medicines made in Phila
delphia an he will carry a few hand!
surgical instruments made in Phila
delphia an his little hand-grip tina
he carries the medicines an surgica
instruments in will also be ov Phila
delphia manufacture. Finally, whel
you hev toiled and spun your las
spin on this old earth an nothin' i
left here but body ov clay, tn
grave-diggers will get busy. The.
will use spades and shovels made il
Philadelphia. About the same tim
/ solemn an dignified undertake