Evening journal., 1912-03-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

TO what he considered inevitable
final annexation TO the United States
which he, the barrister, considered
wholly gratuitous was in a much
larger degree responsible for the down
throw of Premier Laurier's Cabinet
and the cause than was generally sup
posed
The section Of Canada lying between
Suspension Bridge and Hamilton has
now practically all been taken up so
far as the contiguous lands go be-
tween the Grand Trunk r. r. and the
Canadian Pacific r. r. by small farm
ing settlements that raise apples.
peaches, plums and pears as we'll as
most all forms Of garden truck in
abundance This property has in the
past decade increased from 200 to 500
per cent. in value. in all the small
towns leading from Suspension
Bridge and the Welland Canal you
find them drawing the electric power
from the great stations at Niagara
Falls, which is used by the munich
palities Of these towns TO induce man
ufacturers to locate there Offering as
low as a H. p per year for the SEEM
ingly impossible rate Of S12.5O In
Hamilton for instance you find large
branches of many well-known in
dustries of the States such as the
International Harvester Company, tho
Westinghouse Machine Co., and many
of lesser note.
In conclusion I think it perfectly
safe to say that our neighbor of the
North is on the sure road to a most
and unlimited degree of prosperity
and I for one sincerely regret that
conditions arose as they did that con-
tributed to the down fall Of recipro-
city Of trade relations between Can
ada and the L. S. Thinking the above
observations 10 be of interest 10 you
and to our citizens with whom Just
now the many questions OF civic bet
terment and industrial enterprises
are coming very much to the fore, |
remain.
One thing that impressed me most
favorably in connection with the adj
ministration of the municipal affairs
IN Rochester, was the splendid fire de-
partment they have-not only the fire
apparatus-but their new Gamewell
system. presided over by James Ken
uedy chief of that department. Unde'
the direction OF Mr.. Kennedy, they
have installed, since the recent great
fires in Rochester, a very unique sys-
tom, having such rare merits that
suggest due consideration be given
them by the Wilmington authorities
II consists of all fire boxes, not
only being painted bright red, but be-
ing surrounded by red globes in each
Of which a red light burns at night
The boxes are readily accessible; II
is only necessary to break the glass
controlling the lock. thereby render
ing unnecessary the procuring Of 9
key from a nearby house. Another
/ important feature is, that when the
wind pressure reaches thirty mile'
and more an hour, the central fir'
/ bureau notifies the various fire houses
/ Of the fact, this placing the fire com
! panies In a state of extreme readi
ness. Consequently, no time is wasted
and the companies are on hand befor
the wind can fan the flames with dis
astrous effect.
The Baltimore fire in 1904 becam
ominous because a wind blew strongl
and the recent confagration in Hous
ton Texas was encouraged by tn
winds gaining such a grip on the hr
as TO seriously conteract the struggle
Of the fire companies.
} Very truly yours,
Howard L Pyle
J Rochester, n. Y, Feb. %.