Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 25, 1912, Page 2

A . ment before the paper is finally stopped PIONEER = SLASS MAT-| ‘he papers are “sre the deliv- ke immediate Telephone 31 “will _confer a N “t-when they S -omptly. Daily Pioneer ten “days be- fore his UMmo caps..w, oiving - him an opportunity to make an-advance pay- Subscription Rates. One month, by carrier. One year, by carrler. Three months, posta; Six months, postage paid. One year, postage paid.... Zs The Weekly Ploneer. Bight pages, ‘containing-a summary ot the news of the week. Published svery Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for $1.50 in advance. Published every afternoon except Sun- ay by the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Company. & X. CARSON. ='m DENU. HAROLD J. DANE, Editor. The Disgrace of the Streets. For a city the size of Bemidji to have the dirty and dusty streets that have been the rule so far this sum- mer is disgraceful. Not only is it & disgrace, but dust composed prinei- pally of dried manure is not the most healthful thing in the world to breathe. The city pays Wes Wright $84.50 per month for sprinkling and $24.49 per month for sweeping, a total of $108.99 per month. According to George Stein, city clerk, the ‘sprink- ling is to be done when the streets need it and they are to be swept whenever dirty. To date, this has not been the case. . Last night the streets were sprink- led and swept and it was the first cleaning they had had since last week. The accumulations of four days were standing on the streets yesterday afternoon and in some nlac- es were three.inches deep, effectually blocking the sewers. With the strong wind which blew from the west on Wednesday, dust and filthy dirt swept down the streets and into the banks, stores, saloons, ice ¢ream parlors. ho- tels and homes. No building was ex- empt. The street sprinkler hag been standing on the corner of Fifth and Minnesota for some time when it should have been used to keep the streets cooled and lay whatever dust blows up during the day. The sweep- er has been working twice a week or less when it should have been work- ing every night during the hot weath- er. The city furnishes these instru- ments and the contractor is paid for labor only. - Wes. Wright is not entirely to blame. A good share of it rests on the city council especially on those members who last fall engineered the deal to load .an antiquated sweeper and sprinkler on' a city as progressive as Bemidji. They invested over $600 when a double investment would have bought a compressed air flusher that would not only sprinkle the streets but would flush the dirt into the storm sewers at the same time. The saving in cost of operation in two years would have paid for the differ- ence in the price piu:l the city would have been ahead ~better service. Eventually the city must come to the fiusher system just as others have so that the present obsolete method of cleaning is a pure waste of expense and effort. The disgrace of the streets is but another example of the inefficiency of public service which comes when affairs of a city are looked after by a cosmopolitan body of men with no individual responsibility. What Be- midji needs is a form of government where the responsibility is centered in three or five men. Then if a con- dition, such as the present street THIS DATE IN HISTORY. 4 July 25. 1681—Urian Oakes, Harvard College, died in Cambridge. Mass. Born in England about 1631 1750—Gen.. Henry "Knox, who commanded the during the whole of the ‘Revolution, born in-Boston. - Died-in Thomaston, Me., Oct. 25, 1806. 1814—Americans and British en. gaged in sanguinary battle at Bridge- | water, near Niagara Falls. 1825—Sir Roderick Cameron; not- ed capitalist and steamship- owner, 1 born in Glengarry county, Canada. Died in New York city, Oct. 19, 1900. 1830—Charles X. of France sus- pended the liberty of the -press. 1863—Gen. "Samuel Houston, a notable figure in the Texan struggle for independence, died in Hunters-|i ville, Texas. Born near Lexington. ] Va., March 2, 1793. 1866-—Alexander W. Randall ‘of ‘Wisconsin appointed postmaster gen- eral of the United States. I3 1898—Rt. Rev. Thomas McGGov- {|ern, R. O. bishop of Harrisburg, Pa, died in Harrisburg. -Born in Ireland in 1832. 1900—Rev. Robert W. Barnwell consecrated Episcopal bishop of Ala- bama. 1907—Japan assumed control of president of |} American artillery f] Korea. THIS IS MY 49th BIRTHDAY. John K. Tener. John K. Tener, governor of Penn- sylvania, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 25, 1863. At the age of nine he accompanied his parents to America. The family located in Pittsburgh and in the public scheols of that city the future governor-re- ceived his education. After leaving school he became a clerk for a mer- cantile firm and continued in that capacity for four or five years. His business career 1886 by his acceptance of an-engage- ment to play professional baseball.] In his new vocation Mr. Tener proved eminently successful and for several years he was one of the prominent players with the Chicago and other clubs in ‘the National league. When his baseball career was over he to- cated in Charleroi, Pa., where he in- vested his savings in mercantile bus- iness. He met with marked success from a financial viewpoint and soon was interested in banks, street rail- ways and other large enterprises. In 1909 he was elected to Congress from the Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania dis- trict and last year he was elected governor on the Republican ticket. Buy it now. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera ‘and Diarryhoea Remedy ‘18 summer i over. Buy it now and be prepared for such an emergency. For sale by Barker’s Drug Store. The Pioneer Want Ads y OGASH WITH ORDER 2 Cent Per Word Per Issue Regular charge rate 1 cent per word per insertion. than 15 cents. No ad taken for less Phone 31t HELP WANTED e TS, WANTED-—Neat appearing young man and woman' to advertise and solicit for a western house. Can make from $4 to $8 per day. Call at Markham Hotel evenings after 6 p. m., ask for H. S. Davis. WANTED—Farm hand, firemen, good strong girls for general house work. ° Apply Superintendent, Stdte Sanitarium, Minn. WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. Good wages. Mrs. scandal, arises, some one man can be held responsiblé. No man would take a contract from the city if he did not expect to profit by it. Wes Wright is only human in that respect. But. the council should see to it that the city does not continue to suffer as it has. Of what use are nicely paved streets if they are allowed to become filthy with dust and dirt’ of the filthiest kind? The Single Tax In Canada. Many Bemidji business men are in favor of the single tax—which is a tax on land only. How it works out in Canada may be of interest. John Perrie, deputy minister of the municipal affairs and tax commis- sioner of Alberta, says: “The only tax levied in the rurai districts of this province are those levied on lands. No taxes are levied on improvements or personal proper- ty. This method of assessment is a fair one and is satisfactory to far- mers. In fact, any change to the sys- tem of taxation whereby improve ments or personal property are as- gessed would be strongly opposed by them. We have found no demand for the tax system being changed so that taxes would be levied on improve- ments and personal property.” Edmonton, the most northerly city of the 50,000-class on the American continent, is not only successful with the single tax system, but has also worked” out a satisfactory plan of municipal-owned . public utilities, operating street railways and teel- phone lines, water works and electric light-and power plants. The munici- pality has plans to install a gas plant costing $700,000, and also has experts at work making test bores in the vi- cinity of Edmonton for natural gas, R. H. Schumaker, 608 Bemidji. ‘WANTED—Competent camp watch- man, man and wife. John Moberg. s o T T T WANTED—Two waiters at Boston Lunch Room at one, was interrupted in|| ulmost certain to be needed before tne |} pecials ffor. 5. dozen . . . . for . for &% . LaReine Corsets from . . . . . Big line of jewelry Rings, Jabot Pins, Cuff Fancy hats trimmed for young ladies. at Boys’ hats at.. = ‘Women’s combinatio; and drawers.............cccoceeueene Women’s white skirts, worth 'ON MINNESOTA AVENUE Is the Tecca toward which all thrifty, economical shoppers turn to when they wish toiget good, worthy merchandise at lowest prices iAir plants in:canoes (This plant lives on air, no dirt or water needed, always green.) 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