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January 10, 1913, No. 2. 
PoniticaL “TRADES AND DEALS” 
[f the opposition to the newly 
elected mayor of Beverly is as pro- 
nounced throughout the year as it ap- 
peared to be at the inauguration in 
the Garden City on Monday last, there 
will be a continual deadlock between 
the chief executive and the majority 
of the Board of Aldermen.  Al- 
though Mayor MacDonald is appar- 
ently trying to carry out his pre-elec- 
tion promise of clean government for 
Beverly, some of the aldermen do not 
seem to agree with hiny 
Monday’s inauguration brought out 
the first instances of petty opposition 
to the mayor, when several measures 
introduced by Mayor MacDonald 
were ignored by the aldermanic board. 
The mayor acted within his rights 
when he demanded that his recom- 
mendations be given due deliberation 
irrespective of their merits. The 
Board of Aldermen failed in their 
duty to the community in not respect- 
ing the communications of their exe- 
cutive, but a victory was won for 
Mayor MacDonald by the public sen- 
timent that was aroused against the 
refractory members. 
It is quite evident that there will be 
a sharp fight for better things at Bev- 
erly City Hall despite the organized 
system of “trades and deals” that now 
G. E. WILLMON TON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
prevails. Undoubtedly Mayor Mac- 
Donald and Aldermen Wiley, Smith 
and Goldsmith will exert an influence 
in the management of city affairs that 
will remedy many of the abuses of 
other years. Mr. MacDonald an- 
nounced that he was to be mayor in 
fact as well as in name, and his initial 
move against the opposing factions at 
City Hall is indicative of his inten- 
tion to carry out the declaration. He 
has the support of the right-thinking 
people of his city. 
Tuat Evustve Power. 
Manchester and vicinity is fast 
earning a reputation. which promises 
to equal Alaska in the matter of per- 
iods of continual darkness. We refer 
to the too frequent disappearance of 
the electric power which Beverly fur- 
nishes hundreds of residents of Man- 
chester. At least thirteen times within 
two months has the electric power 
taken some wild flight and refused to 
center its attention on this vicinity. 
During the summer season the 
young people might welcome the ab- 
sence of too much electric brilliancy, 
but if the townspeople are paying for 
electric lights in their houses anid the 
business men are depending upon 
power in many cases for running their 
shops it would seem that Manches- 
ter might get better service by ob- 
taining a system of its own. 
The trouble is of course more no- 
ticeable after storms, when the elec- 
tric companies are often seriously in- 
convenienced by the effects of the 
elements on their systems. But when 
power is denied the people for hours 
at a time in thirteen days out of two 
months, it would seem that Manches- 
ter could do much better with some 
service of its own. 
THe Parce, Post AND E-press 
CoMPANIES. 
No person can dispute the wisdom 
of the Parcel Post-and the fact that it 
should prove a boon to the people, 
but the express companies are quite 
unsuccessfully trying to show that 
they can send parcels cheaper in 
Greater Boston than can the new 
government parcel delivery. 
While it may be true that these com- 
panies can in the limited territory of 
Boston and its environs carry a parcel 
cheaper than the government they 
will find it hard to explain how a 
parcel may be carried cheaper by them 
outside of this immediate zone. 
For instance, if one wished to send 
a package weighing ten pounds to Los 
Angeles, California, two or perhaps 
three express companies might carry 
the package, and their rates are not 
uniform. This would bring the cost 
a great deal higher than that charged 
by the parcel post. 
The government’s innovation is a 
sure step toward helping lower the 
cost of living. It is going to facili- 
tate the business of the small mer- 
chant, and this same small business 
man is, after all, the backbone of the 
country’s commercial interests. The 
new deliverey is bound to give every 
business the advantages now open 
only to the large mail-order houses. 
The people should be “from Mis- 
souri” and make the express com- 
panies demonstrate more clearly to 
them why the parcel post is not a bet- 
ter means of parcel conveyance for 
them than the express companies. The 
American people have been waiting 
long for the parcel post, and they are 
going to show their appreciation of 
its possibilities by supporting it. 
PuBLic SERVANTS 
Although there is but little proba- 
bility of the New Haven road losing 
President Mellen in the future by his 
resignation, some of the opposition 
which meets the attempts of his road 
to better railroad conditions in New 
England must be indeed trying to a 
man of even his patience. Already 
one report has been made concerning 
Mr.- Mellen’s resignation and just as 
quickly denied, and it would not be a 
surprise if he did become thoroughly 
disgusted with the petty opposition of 
the yellow newspapers and the letter- 
writing public which is always finding 
fault with the service of the railroads. 
Outside of the weather-man there 
is probably nothing that is more con- 
tinually “knocked” than the railroads. 
Any move that is made by them to in- 
crease business and promote the gen- 
eral industry of a locality is said to be 
due to the ulterior motives of the 
company. Some times we wonder at 
the apparent smallness of New Eng- 
land character as evidenced by the 
petty grievances that are registered 
against some of our corporations. 
Public service in New England is no 
sinecure, and it is no wonder that 
really capable men are hard to find, 
for the fact that they have to put 
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