The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

but a mer1 counting Of long since az
ranged Tor ballots after which thl
convention much more calmly aud RI
lionally Proceeded 10 nominate Rol
Inns.
one.half Of the public received those
/ two names with gasps Of gratitude
Ithe other half received them with
snarls q seorn, and The eamraign was
lon kelvin refusing 70 make mounle'
bank Of himself lei his InanaEer lighi
III ont Tor lie WIS busy. Gut on his
vast stretches of Long Island waste
there now sprang up d long succession
20 residence blocks each surrounded
4 with tn cement Sidewalk. each con.
talfEng neat little cenient houses Isoids
ed inter the Edison idea. aud ench
house set In aigenerous plot Of ground.
Water. light, sewerage, parks; schools
| III were provided II BY magic, and
the whole was made easily accessible
by the new and wonderful transpofta.
tion system that Rollins hadfnaugurat,
ed at the same time.
As soon as the work had begun to as
sumo form its magnitude could not es.
cape the newspapers. Their first two
Questions were "What Is thts?s and
"Who Is doing'it?' To both Of these
queries Kelyin's publicity bureau had
a ready answer-light and air and
cleanliness and life for the working.
man at a cheaper price than he paid
for darkness and poisoned atmosphere
and dirt and death.
Kelvin, appealed to, CURLY pointed
out that the scheme had been projected
long before his name had been mem
toned for the nomination and that It
was merely one Of Henry Breeds plans.
for the use OF his enormous wealth In
ameliorating the condition of'mankind.
Nor did he deny that the undertaking
was expected tu;pay q legitimate ,rato,
of interest upon the outlay. HH'was
entirely practical. he stated, and the
inference was that he would make mn
entirely practical president; also q
working president, for he was busy
right up to the time Of election.
AS If arranged by Providence, a
chance to display his vigorous practi-
cality came just a few dhys before
election. One Pellman, remembered
as a once forceful man Of Wall street,
then as a ''has.been,n had suddenly
lblossomed into the llmelight as the
real estate sensation of New York.
Working quietly, he had secured OPP
lions upon tenement house districts,
block after block in extent. Now he
announced the formation of a monster
terminal, company which should take
care Of all the freight and passenger
transportation entering New York and
the erection Of huge structures cover-d
ing blocks in extent Immediately fol:
lowing this notices OF eviction we're
served upon every miserable dweller
iii the congested tenement districts
that he had purchased, ThppSandsE |
upon thousands Of families were reh,
dered. homeless. and every newspaper
blazed with the Wholesale oppression.
= Who then, came to the rescued Why,
Kelvin, Kelvin the disBarser Of Breeds
billions, Kelvin tile atinihilator of the
Stock Exchange, Kelvin the breaker
q trusts, Kelvin the reducer of the
price Of bread, Kelvih the poot mans
friend, Kelvin the candidate for pres-
ldent Of the United States! he would
furnish, them free transportation for
and their goods aud chat
tells. He would at once install each
homeless family in a separate little
home of its own free Of moving cost,
and to avoid any suffering that might
be attendant upon the confusion would
stock eucn house with a weeks provi.
sions. Would a summer and fall Of
speeches have beaten that?
Countless thousands of dazcd and
helpless families thrust suddenly home
ess into the streets attached them
,clyes in I...fil home instinct each to
, atok,o,n R,i. IIkkln. rfIn ~ hnkfnraSI orI