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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
9
A 1914 discussion in New York argues municipal ownership as the best remedy for unsafe wooden elevated cars. Proponents say private firms cannot justify steel upgrades and that public ownership would ensure safer service, with a potential 15 percent return on investment otherwise accruing to the private company.
The stock exchange resumes operations at partial strength, warning against stock watering and speculative gambling on Wall Street. It argues many enterprises are productive yet cannot pay interest on bonds issued against them and urges strict laws to curb swindling while noting the state cannot guarantee citizens from fraud.
A historical editorial argues against inflated armament talk in the United States. It contrasts bellicose war shouts with the country’s strong defenses, noting Wilson’s stance and Simon Lake’s submarine cautions. It emphasizes isolation, oceanic protection, and the hazards of escalation.
Washington December 14 The post office appropriation bill carrying about 325 million dollars is nearly ready for submission. The measure revises postal operations by abolishing the assistant postmaster generalship, consolidating first class activities, and shifting supervisory authority. It raises postal bank balances, expands rural carrier pay, and introduces contract routing for rural routes. The railway mail pay bill would switch to a car space basis, with an additional one million dollars for railroad compensation due to parcels post burdens.
Charitable organizations were swamped as a cold wave swept the Great Lakes region. The temperature dropped 31 degrees to zero in 13 hours. All municipal lodging houses were packed with homeless men last night.
Berlin December 14 disciplinary measures against Karl Liebnecht Socialist leader for his vote in the Reichstag on December 10 against granting the new war credits were considered today by the executive committee of the Socialist party. Liebnecht was the only member to vote against the credit.
Washington Dec 14 Postmaster General Burleson told President Wilson the post office department is now on a self sustaining basis for the first time since its founding by Benjamin Franklin. His annual report cites parcels post and postal savings bank growth and a proposed broad legislative program to expand the department's duties. He predicts a 1914 surplus of 8 569 545 dollars after all claims are settled. He urges government ownership and immediate takeovers in Hawaii Alaska and Porto Rico of telegraph and telephone lines and the Alaska cable transfer to post office controls. He favors replacing salaried rural carrier service with a star route contract to cut a 40 million dollar annual loss and calls for raising postal bank limits and extending aerial mail and motor truck services where warranted. He notes the parcel post boom has enlarged postal business and the 1914 net postal revenues reached 287 934 565.67 with expenditures at 283 769 116.14 and small losses from theft and fires. He reiterates the case for national ownership of telegraph and telephone facilities arguing private operation undercuts public service and national welfare. He proposes Alaska Porto Rico and Hawaii be immediately taken over to strengthen federal reach and enable a unified national system.
A Barron Financial News Service report details American Sugar Refining Co holdings rapid sale in 1914, disposing of Utah Idaho Sugar Co and Amalgamated Sugar Co stock. It notes New England investors building Alaska Gold Mines shares, a stock exchange restart bringing back workers, and J. Bache declaring a bullish stance amid anticipated rate shifts and pro-railroad sentiment.
New York trading reopened after a four month pause with a large broker attendance. Metal shares led gains as Amalgamated Copper Tennessee Copper Utah Copper Nevada Utah Inspiration and American Smelting rose 1 to 2 points on sizable trades. Coal stocks Lehigh Valley and St Paul also advanced, while Pennsylvania and Atchison showed fractional declines. American Minister Sullivan in San Domingo offered to meet any formal charge.
A holiday catalog showcases desks in various period styles such as Spinet, Hepplewhite, Adam, and Colonial Boudoir desks with prices from $19.50 to $51. It also features wire desk accessories, stationery sets, bookracks, waists, corset section gifts, and a silk gift selection arranged by sections on different floors, emphasizing seasonal boxes and gift-ready looks.
Chicago hosts the 11th annual convention of the American Road Budild gates with delegates from 100 organizations across the United States and several Canadian provinces. Model roads showing advantages of different construction systems were built in sections for the delegates attending the two national good roads conventions.
Seasonal sale offers sweaters at twenty percent off regular price. Readily available are indoor baseball gear including base balls gloves and running pants. Also featured are rubber bath sprays traveling cases rubber gloves rubber heels and rubber collars.
The Long Hill Concrete Mining Company reopening repairs old Hubbard Mines sheds and plans to ship crushed stone to Bridgeport for concrete building. It will also manufacture agricultural lime and lime for fluxing. The first Bridgeport shipment is expected early next month for Bridgeport Brass construction.
Amsterdam reports the Norwegian steamer Obidense arrived in Rotterdam from New York carrying foodstuffs for Belgium. President Wilson approved the dismissal from the army of First Lieutenant John E. K. Hume, convicted by a Trinidad Cal court martial for violating his pledge to abstain from intoxicants.
Peter Reitter was thrown from his wagon when a horse stepped on live wire. No serious injuries occurred to Reitter or Rik. Pepper station’s flag station has spurred growth with new houses and potential land sales. The Selah Wales family announces Pearle B Wales engagement to Hampton Institute instructor Peter Kingshorn. Mrs Wales residing in Virginia with sister Mrs Ernest Proudman. Miss Emily Seeley visiting sister Mrs Albert Hull in Ansonia.
A December Daily Mail dispatch reports a Czech resident of Praha who was shot for allegedly collaborating with a Czech union aiding the push for an independent kingdom in Boromia.
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