Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-12

| Tussock moths are . danger u
human comfort" and to tree life, &C
cording to the City Forester.
During July and August" the re.
port says, "the tussock moth was In
it, larva stage and doing an unlim.
tied amount Of damage In various
parts Of the city. This insect seems
to be increasing rapidly In Chicago
and greater efforts must be put forth
to check it, ravages. It 10 becoming
serious menace to human comfort
a. well 40 tree life. Two sprayers
were kept In operation during the
months indicated to check the spread
Of the damage"
II the City Forester does any work,
we have never met any one who
ever saw any one who ever saw him
do It, and yet he says II was impos'
sible to do all the work requested Of
his once by the public on account Of
the small appropriation-97,100.
A total Of 1888 trees were trim.
med and 400 trees we're planted, the
cost Of the latter being Is cents per
tree, during the year.
"A general survey was made Of the
three conditions in twelve wards
the report continues. when this sur.
vey IL completed we will have plans
indicating the number and varieties
Of trees now growing in the streets Of
the city, the number Of trees that
should be planted in each street to
make the planting complete, the va.
riety Of tree best suited to each local.
ity, the character Of the soil in the
parkways, the kind Of pavement along
the street and the character Of
homes"
The only way out Of this labyrinth
Of falsehood and pretense IL to let the
property owners attend to their own
trees and Chicago will once more
have trees on her residence streets.
The City Forester fad is played out
Besides 1t Is too much Of q task on
any mans imagination to force him
to work up a report Of what the fores.
try department does for $1,000 a year
Such strain on the intellect as well
as the conscience Of any man Is worth
more money.
The telephone trust wants to add
to the high cost Of living.
It wants all phones in Chicago
placed on the nickel.in.advance basis
and It has the gall to ask the Alder.
men to sanction this robbing.
Under the proposed scheme, every
time housewife ordered pound Of
butter by telephone she would have
to deposit Q nickel before telephon.
Ing.
But the telephone trust must have
victims. otherwise It could not CON
tinue to pay eight per cent per annum
In dividends to its stockholders.
The people Of Chicago are looked
upon by the trust 40 easy marks.
The city should take possession
Of the Chicago Railways lines and
give the public good service.
Bets are offered that there will
be more scandal over this last tele
phone settlement" than over the
midnight sell out six years ago.
Reduce the high salaries and nc
JUL law will be necessary.
The next big fight commences right
away. Petitions for all the big coun
ty Offices to be filled next year must
be filed within nine months. This in
cludes congressman, legislators, sher
III, county treasurer, county clerk, Pro
bate, County and other judges, and
clerks Of their courts.
How many efficient men are con.
nected with the Chicago Railways
management?
How many public officials are own.
ed by the Chicago Railways Com.
pany?
The blue print" graft at the city
hall, according to o council commit.
tee. foots up over $1,000 a year. The
city should have blue print plant
Of its own.
AS County Judge, John q. Owens
is working ably and conscientiously
In the interests of the people.
Judge John r. Caverly is making a
splendid record on the Municipal
Court bench. He Is the right man In
the right place.
The people demand q referendum
vote on the question of telephone
rates.
Congressman Lynden Evans would
make worthy Federal Judge.
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Give us a referendum on phone
rates.
President Wilson should move
against the telephone monopoly at
once.
President Tafts administration was
VIGOROUSLY favorable to trusts and
his Acknowledgement turned the tel.
ephone matter over to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which will