Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1917 — J. P. Green Writes From Home In Philadelphia. [ARTICLE]

J. P. Green Writes From Home In Philadelphia.

J. P» Green; former pastor of the Baptist church of this city and later engaged in business here, writes from his new home in Philadelphia, where he has engaged in the furniture repairing business, as follows: ■-‘tt — I am still in the land of the living _and-in the-possession of good health? with a great deal to be thankful for and very little to grumble over, and hope Jytfu and all my friends are being equally blessed. I am settled at last, although my goods, owing to the holiday rush, were a full month on the road. I have an excellent location for my business and prospects are as bright as could be expected. Philadelphia, during the holiday season, did herself proud. Stores did a rushing business and the postoffices all over'the city were taxed to their utmost capacity to take care of the rapidly accumulating parcels. Over a million parcel post packages were handled one day and five hundred thousand the day before Christmas. Clerks were obliged to work from 16 to 19 hours a day for more than a week to take charge of Uncle Sam’s end of the Christmas giving spirit of a generous public. . I have not become familiar with the political situation here yet, but from what I have heard and read in The papers I conclude that a powerful gang is running things to please itself and fill its own pockets and the pockets of its friends, who know how to vote (?). There is a great deal of grumbling done in undertones that indicates a boiling pot that may soon boil over. The gang Goliath may meet a reform David, in the near future to the advantage of the city on the discomfiture of the gang.' - Philadelphia is wet, very wet. Both beer wet and water wet. Saloons are in evidence everywhere and mud and slop have also been in evidence most 75f”the time since I have been here. There has been a good deal of wet weather and' as a result a good deal of sickness, especially pneumonia, and numerous deaths. There has been, a little snow and cold, hut no zero weather. There are no idle men, except those -idle from choice. find great difficulty in getting sufficient help to carry on their work. In many cases teamsters are paid as high as $3 a day for ten hours and even then there aer few applicants. ._ Ln thi s part of the city (the northern) the churches are ,in the midst of an earnest revival "Work. A deep spiritual tone seems to pervade in these meetings. In closing I will ask you to please change the address of my paper to 1520 Sellers St. Wishing you every success and joy for the year 1917, 1 remain.