Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-21
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

NEW YORK, July l4th, 1919.
The immense success of the two ele-
waited roads now in operation, which
newspaper reports credit with having
already cleared 100000, has very
naturally led to hankering on the part
of capitalists not fortunate enough to
have secured stock in the Manhattan
Company for new roads and new chances
Of profit. Mr.. W. H. Vanderbilt, the
unfortunate pauper, who this year re-
turned his tax notice with the startling
assertion that he had no taxable proper
ty above his debts, wants line of his
own from the AID street depot to the
City Hall, and has had a route laid out
for him by the Rapid Transit Commits
sioners. He is having rather squally
time of it, though. despite this first sue
cess, for the Common Council, which has
a voice in the matter, has pronounced
strongly against giving away another
valuable franchise, even to aid this
worthy and struggling young man who
has no property to pay taxes on.
Little by little the elevated roads are
increasing their facilities. On the East
side of town transit may be had from
the Battery to the Harlem River, and
on the West side, the Metropolitan road
takes passengers from Trinity Church
to about 10th street. The East side
branch of the Metropolitan road is we'll
under way. and will probably be COM
pleted by Fall. On Sunday last the
Metropolitan road began to run trains
as on weeks, though starting late in the
day, at half past twelve. when most of
the churches have dismissed their con.
gregations Travel on the Sunday trains
was large. and the public seemed pleas.
ed that they can at last rest in meas
ure. as far as walking is concerned, on
the first day of the week.
In spite of the opposition of few
reverend gentlemen, whose churches are
on the line of travel, rapid transit on
Sunday is an accomplished fact. AS
far as disturbing the congregations as.
sembled for public worship goes, the ell
evated roads can do very little harm
their noise would hardly be noticed
and as they can so quickly transport
passengers from long distances, many
churches might be benefited if the
roads should begin travel on Sundays
before church hours.
/ Other railroading than the elevated
variety must be tolerably profitable bus
iness-for the officers at least A legis
lative committee now in session here fol
the purpose of investigating the Erie
Railroads management, has brought on
among other points the fact that Mr.
Jewett, receiver of the old and presiden
of the new company, assumed his posi-
ton in 1874, at salary Of $4,000 ;
year. guaranteed for ten years. and exec
out by bonus of Sl5. ZOO year addi
tional, or in all 100000 salary for tn
ten years of his engagement, which
presume he is still drawing with com
mendable promptness and regularity.
It seems as though man with tina
amount of wages might manage to max
both ends meet, and perhaps save u
enough to enable him to join the thron!
at Long Branch or Manhattan Beach 70
awhile, in the heated term which is nov
driving everybody who can possibly affor'
it, to the amountains or the salt water
The change, by the way, which ha
been wrought in Gotham's habits by tn
springing up of these gigantic Gone.
Island resorts is very noticeable thi
season. Before their establishment
Summer recreation. in most cases, mean
an elaborate packing up and total for
saking of the city for some comparative
" distant point But now large pro
! portion of pleasure seekers embrace tn
opportunity presented by these hand
resorts, to take their vacations by piece