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NEWS Public Service Company Has Moved Into Its Beautiful New Building in Evanston- Opened Monday. RCNTERTAfNED EMPLOYES line lighting system. A large elec- tric sign will be put on the front of the building. House Warming Friday. Previous to moving into the new home today a house warming party was given Friday by the employes. The local employes'acted as hosts to those frojn all over northern Illinois, representatives coming from Wauke- gan on the north and as far as Streator on the south. mwmw^mM^mwm^mm "riff."r™-IiflR-■'■■■■ m mm ",'UJ'V r"'{"'."Mi [n';i,i»' MWM fit [; ^Monday morning the magnificent new home of the Public Service com- pany was opened to the public. Th© work of moving into the new building on Church street, Evanston, just west of the Northwestern "L." tracks, was completed Saturday. The building is entirely finished on the interior. The only work yet to be done is the laying of the cement sidewalk in front of the place. This is now under construction and it will be but a few days before it is finished. In the meantime patrons will use the walk on the east side of the building. Last September the workmen were set at work on the building and since that time the contractor has kept a force of men working continually. Nothing was overlooked in the plans and as a result the new home of the company is without an equal along the north shore. MAYORS' ASSOCIATION IN ANNUAL MEETING * (Continued from Page 1.) m Home Coet $60,000. The building was erected at a cost of $60,000. It is built of brick and concrete and is fireproof in every de- tail. The outside brick, which is a cream color, is different from that of any other building In this city. The entire building, with the excep- tion of the front half on the west side, will be used by the Public Serv- ice company. A new feature wjll be installed by the company in their local building. In the front room on the east side of the building an elec- trical store will be established. Here one will be able to purchase anything In the electrical line from the most minute article to the largest. The company will make just as big a spe- cialty of handling five cent articles as it will of the more expensive ones. In the rear of the electrical store the employes who have to deal with the public altogether will have their desks. The cashier, chief clerk, su- perintendent, division superintendent and solicitors are the employes to be located on the first floor. The entire front room on tiie sec- ond floor will be taken up by the re- mainder of the office force. The room extends clear across the front of the building and the many windows give the best natural light that can be se- cured. In this room are the women's and men's cloak and toilet rooms. Large Storage Rooms. Oi| the rear of the second-floor is a large store room which will be used for keeping the material of the inside wiring department. By uaiog the side entrance, the one used by the office force on the second floor, the workmen can gain entrance to the building at night without going through the main office. A meter testing and storeroom is also located jfy on the second floor. pf^ The entire rear half of the first "ffi floor M another large • storeroom. fp Everything *irill go through this room ^| «s the freight cars are stopped at the '||fc -door «and the goods put in the room M? either temporarily or permanently. At the rear of this room there Is a large loading platform where the wag- ons secure the material The plat- form i» enclosed by large rolling steel fireproQf doors. ^ifefj *i>aetoua basement of the build ElttfS. with the exception of two small rooms, is also to be used as storing space. The two rooms not used for storage will-be occupied by the wir- ing- department for workshops. The -workmen using the basement have an entrance which makes It unneces- sary for them to pass through the other departments. ^ The front west half of the building 1"*$' *• ^^ ** •owe other bnal- Along the cornie£ on •»« wee* mid**, the "You come into direct touch with the people. You make the assess- ments on their property. You im- prove their property in various ways for the benefit of their own property, and we all know what we have to do in this line. We have to extend the strong arm and the restraining hand against certain things in the community. I suppose that we spend ten times the amount of money that it takes to run the state government, and as I say, it directly touches the pockets and the interest of the in- dividual. "The governor of Illinois, for In- stance, practically never sees his constituents and he does very little that any of his constituents know anything about. It is a great regret to me that we were unable to secure Dr. Albert Shaw of the Review of Reviews to speak at this meeting. He has made a thorough study of the cities of this country and of con- tinental Europe. As we all know, the form of government specially for the cities of Illinois and of this country, are practically copied after those made by a great German in the early part of the century. We have essen- tially the same government that we established at that time, but we have not adopted in this country some of the great reforms that have been adopted in these European countries, and we realize that there are many reforms that should be made, many reforms in the very fundamental Ideas of the government Itself. Not Time Enough. "For instance, you and I are chosen every two years. We hardly get a start as to what should be done In the government of these cities un- til our term of office expires, and a new man comes in who has to start where we started two years before. The governments of Europe have real- ized this danger and have provided for it by training their* officials the same as we» train engineers, and other professions. The mayor of Ber- lin, for instance, may be a man who has formerly been mayor of some city, perhaps 500 miles away, but who has proven himself capable of conducting good administration. It is a science. It is not politics, we n«*Mi +« <re» away as far as possible from politics in our cities. I think nine-tenths of the people of Evanston do not care at all whether the mayor is a republican or a democrat, but this is not the case in very many cities. "We want to consider together that we hold responsible places not only financially but in other ways, and in arranging this program I have tried to reach some of the direct questions that we ought to talk over. For In- stance, on the matter of treatment of epileptics. That is something that we ought to be thoroughly advised about and that we ought to be leaders in the community. The state does not do it in an effective way. We should be an adjunct of the state government and help these things through. We are trying to find what we shall do to preserve and conserve our coal, out streams, our forests, and we are leav- ing human family to go to the bow wows. -- _?hou,t Kaow About It. ~'*The treatment of this class of peo- ple, the unfortunate effects of the various diseases of the human family, especially this disease which has so disastrous an effect on the human race should be thoroughly known and dealt with, for if this is not done, the race will surely degenerate: At present it i% making progress in our own coun- try mUfc jfTActteally nobody to oppose it or to note what ravages it- is mak- ing. I un pleased to know what some %! Hie" foremost men fir the country »J* going to address %mm are going to find that your meeting in this little city, fifth in size in Illi- nois, though many do not realize that, that your meeting here will be pro- ductive of much good and will give you something to think about and work upon when you get home. "Many other matters will be before you for discussion. There are going to be quite a number more here than are here at present, according "to the | acceptances, and I expect the meeting to be a great success, and that it will put this association upon a permanent basis which will be for the good "of your respective communities. So in the name of the city of Evanston I cordially welcome you, and let me say again that if there is anything you want that you do not see, ask for it and we will provide it. We are very happy to have you here and we hope that when the meeting closes you will be equally happy that you came." Woodruff's Response. Following Mayor Padens words of welcome Mayor E. N. Woodruff of Peo- ria, president of the association, made the following response: "Members of the Illinois Mayors' association: I rather think It Is super- fluous for me to respond to an address of welcome from Mayor Paden. We knew we were welcome before he spoke, we knew we were welcome be- fore we came. We thank him for the kind words he has said to us today. We are in a sense all competitors In an endeavor to forward the best inter- ests of the country, and of our re- spective communities but in a social way, in that fellowship that goes even between men when they are on the best terms with one another--this fr]- lowship Ig manifested in the words of Mayor Paden, and we are glad to come to Evanston and we feel that the en- tertainment that will be given us here and the fellowship that will be ex- tended to us will be long remembered by all of us. Long Been the Head. "Evanston has always appeared to me to be practically the head and front of the Illinois association. Mayor Paden has had the honor of succeed- ing himself as preiliHt ot thte 6r-| ganization, and we did it simply be- cause we felt that he had been of great value to the association. And it is proper and right thaj we! should come to Evanston to enjoy the hospitality that is to be extended to us, if for no other reason than that he has evinced such a great desire to forward the in-J terest of the cities and the mayors of Illinois. I thank you." Following Mayor Woodruffs address the matter of appointing a committee on resolutions was taken up and act- ed upon as follows: Committer iafti Moved and committee Motion pas Carlson,' :fMbw$iWWMIM^ ■■ :06mmme¥oBi*^ of meeting: .Ef^§||^ Stolty. .. ' " ■„ v'-'.^V^iHB4i^V. At 12:10 *<|'cj|r m„,lt^„ journed. ,,-.• ',• '"..i^f^^^^^jja*," They then, wimt-^Jlil^ office to inspect t*« city and had a general visit nnt parted in autwobtfes fo* residence where they ha^l JlWich< > ii'.':*!*?' FORSA ^Oak A ve. Property y near Dempster St. Lot 50x135. Nine Room H< Improvement and the 1 We are property wort] worth ized to offer this sacrifice price of AJUOAjO i i ■ 1 Quintan & Tyson Phone 354 631 DAVIS STREET * II : «*n Porch Furniture Comfortable chairs, substantial, weJKriiade pieces, priced decidedly reasonable, within the reach of all. Select it now, we will de- liver when ready. MAPLE CHAIRS AND ROCKERS, in natural finish with closely woven reed seats, very good styles^ at $1.50, $175^92.00 and $-•25. Rocker as illustrated is $2.25. *»*« ** ▼ *-&!"«£) X \JTH r*u^rin;K, a rustic rocker that is exclusive with us in this section. We have shipped these rockers everywhere and they gain many new friends Natural color with a coat of varnu only rocker shaped to fit the back, is $2.95. MISSION STYLE CHAIR AND ROCKER, made of oak with dull grass-green finish, woven reed seats. Price, each, $3.50. A comfortable Chair and Rocker, has woven reed seat and back, light weight maple frame, finished in forest green. Price, $3.95. icffnadl, wo Q EfGIJ^rWIPBbW FURNITURE, all hancPmadl. woven^of best osier willow. The material beimj^p^^trong and stiff, it pro- duces substantial pieces well adapted for sum- mer cottages or the porch. The Bar Harbor Chair, round back model. Price, $4.50. The Lancaster, a square chair with wide side arms and fender, $8.25. The Augusta, a high-back Chair with wings, side arm and magazine pocket,, $9.00. OLD HICKORY FURNITURE, the standard hand- made Rustic Furniture We give liberal discounts from catalogue and advertised prices. Comfortable durable chairs and rockers, woven seats, spindle backs, ,,, inches high Pnces, $1.95 and $2.50. Woven back and seat Chairs and Rockers, 41 inches hisrh Fnces, $2.35 and $2.75. 4 ttlgt1' ^fmmssdmssmfm^fif^^i'i ry jsggfejggjgg iiitife The original Andrew Jackson Chair and Rocker, as illus- trated, woven back and seat. Prices, $3.00 and $3.50.