The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

pantes Will only insure for three
fourths yalue). In Richmond same
would cost s14.0O for $4,000 (full value).
Does 1t pay to save so cents and carry
the $500 insurance ourseiyes2 Tho
difference In rate Is 90 cents each 500
in Manchester, 10 cents each 500 In
Richmond. . saving in favor of Ricl-
mond of 20 cents on the $780,
Every provision has been made for
salaries of all officials and for their
continuance in Office until expiration of
terms, and in certain cases. particular
ly. the Police. Fire and School De-
par ments, the salaries Will be in
creased at once to same amount as
paid in Richmond.
Parks, PIayErounds-Whcre are they
in Manchester? When can we hope
to get them? They are essential. The
little children have right to be able
to GO to some place for play and air
some >.lace, certainly--and that place
is now the street!
Streets, ClcaninE-(In Manchester
the appropriation for streets is also
charged with cost OF street cleaning).
Clean streets are ono OF the best forms
of advertisement that any city can
liave-truly they are conducive to
both the good health of Its citizens
and tho general attractiveness OF the
city as whole. Richmond now
spends more money annually to keep
the streets clean than Manchester
does on every department.. Is this not
policy which would indicate a
spirit of progressiveness in Keeping
with what "Greater Richmond stands
for?
Schools--One OF the most practical
and far-reaching benefits to be de-
rived from annexation lis the enlarged
opportunity for the boys and girls OF
our city The public schools of Man
! chester do excellent work in the de-
| partments I'm which they offer instruc-
ton. but there is in our community a
| great need for two classes of instruc-
| ton which we cannot with our limited
resources supply, namely: manual train
| ing for the boys and domestic science
for the girls. Only a very small per-
/ centage Of the youth OF either ser, 20
! to. college, but a large proportion OF
| them do go into those activities of life
| where trained hand as we'll as a
trained head and heart Is necessary
\ TO success
/ Our boys become skilled mechanics ,
and our girls thrifty homemakers, Ia
/ IL not wise then to give them some OPP
portunity to begin early in life to
play broad and deep foundations for
{, those things that are going to be
worth most to them? The Richmond
system offers thorough Instruction in
both manual training and domestic
science. The equipment for proper
teaching of these branches has cost
| $4,000, and the instruction is in the
hands Of men and women especially
trained for this work. 1t Is an open
| question whether or not the parents OF
right to shut this door of opportunity
| 70 their bOyS and girls
Finally.
The ev!denc is at last all in. For
weeks, months and even years. the
voters of Manchester have been doing
duty as jurors on this question. In its
| last analysis. though. this service has
been essentially different from ordi-
nary Jury duty, inasnauch as each vot-
err has felt that. directly or indirectly,
the verdict would materially affect him
for the present and his children for
| ever At no time, perhaps, since you
have had the right of suffrage. have
you cast vote when there was as
great need for mature and honest judg-
| nent as there is now. You have real
lied this from the very beginning. and
| now that the time has como when you
must render your verdict, 1T Is felt
that you will rise to the occasion and
| prove your heritage as men.
wv men TINS question WIS bEouSHUi
prominently to the public attention
some two years ago. long before
terms OF any kind had been agreed
upon. You were told by some citizens
that annexation would ruin Manches-
ter. a tale which you have continued
to hear. The community as whole
reserved Its opinion until the terms
were made and drawn up In proper
legal form. Since that time our corn
munity has seen & close study of. all
these terms, and as their far-reach.
ing benefits have become drawn. the
ranks OF the annexationists have been
recruited by representative men from
all walks of life, with rapidity that
has been n revelation.
1t has not. cannot, and never Will
be proven or demonstrated that we,
ourselves can bring about the many
advantages to every citizen which
will unquestlonably arise from all go-
ing to the polls on Monday April 4.
1910, and voting .for consolidation or
annexation"
CONSOLIDATION ASSOCIATION.
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