Evening journal., 1921-07-21

is contained in the fiscal budget.
Half City's Workers Unemployed.
Robert w. Kramer. president of
the Central Labor Union said the
most important point to him was
that one-half the city's workers
were out Of employment. The
workers produce the finances" he
said, "they allow the bankers and
business men to handle them. They
are interested In the welfare of the
city. In a large measure they are
the city
I'VE don't set ourselves up as be-
ing able to tell business men and
bankers how to run their business"
he continued, "our business is to get
out and produce the wealth. but the
merchants look to us for our patron
age. They don't do business If we
don't buy, and we don't make any
deposits in the banks, if we are not
working.
Men who are now out OF work
must be considered in this program.
What are the citizens of Wilmington
going to do this winter with an army
OF unemployed? The Associated
Charities and other charitable or
ganizations are now overtaxed try
ing to give relief. I think we should
stretch a point to let all these pro-
ects go ahead, as they will eventually
pav for themselves. Future genera
tions must expect to pay off some of
the debt as we are now paying off
for the last generation.
"I think that the taxes outstand-
ing should be collected. They don't
allow us little fellows to owe any &C
counts. II we do, they haul us up
in court, and tell US to go out to the
workhouse and earn so cents a day
for our support
Mayor Harvey approved OF Mr.
Kramer's argument
But" he said, Il think he viii
agree with me that the cost to tn,
community will fall as heavily or
labor as on the rest"
Henry NJ. Candy spoke OF thu
needs OF the park board. Of which
he is a member for money for main
tenance Of parks, and especially To-
Col. Weller Z. Stover, head Of tn
b City Tax Department, condemned
the legislation which exempts hun
dreds of acres of river front lan'
from taxation. which will be en-
hanced in value by the harbor i'm
provements Day after day, he said
p people we're complaining to his of
flee about their assessments.
1 'If you want to find out the rea
status" he said. talk to the peopl
o who own the $4,000 or $4,000 house.
e wouldn't be chairman OF tn
x finance committee OF the city q
Wilmington ten years from now for
o million dollarsl"
d Colonel Stover pointed out the fac
e that all the large building operation
i in the city have been completed an
0 included in this years assessment
81 that the aggregate value OF the build
It ing permits now being issued is yer
- small. In addition to this. he sail
there no doubt will be a consider
able decrease in the assessme ent ov
ing to depreciation. He said thel
was no doubt the assessment woul
be lower next year.
10 New Obligations Near.
Arthur L. Johnson, president
the Street and Sewer Departmer
said the time was fast approachir
10 when the territory between the eli
- line at Thirty-sixth street and Shel
o pot will have to be taken into Il
city, which would mean a large ou
70 lay for sewers. He said the Harb
IA Commissioners had not yet show
just what benefits would accrue
IN the city from the harbor develo
ment, especially in view Of the go
ernment's refusal to do any work
the Christiana river. He doubted
a., the harbor project would give er
ss ployment to as many men as sire
work.
- I'VE should give money to tn
- project that will give the large
number OF men employment"
added. 1T is a distressing thing
have men coming to me and ask
~ employment and we cannot give
re to them"
&c A. d. Warner. Jr.. president
- the Chamber of Commerce. said
n was common practice among C
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