The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-22
LETTER PROM NEW YORK.

LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
LFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ]
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
According to present arrangements,
there will be held OF May 2lst and 22i,
at Science Hall, in this city, a philan-
thropic convention. The circular Of an
nouncement, among other things, sets
forth in substance that the friends Of
humanity believe that our social system
may lie improved by an organized as
sociation of labor and capital, plans for
accomplishing such results to be dis
cussed at the convention, which will
also have for IFS purpose the organiza-
tion of a mutual employment company,
whose object shall be the furnishing Of
worthy people with constant employ
ment. The call is signed by gentle
men representing the States Of Virginia,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, West Vir-
ginia, New York, District of Columbia,
Illinois, Iowa, Dakota, Georgia, Penn
sylvania, Vermont, Missouri and Mich
igan.
The recently talked-of grand through
route to the West, via the Erie, A. &
G.. w, c. G. K l., Wabash, and the
Hannibal and st. Joe road, is exerting
beneficial effect upon those roads and
the contrary upon those known as the
Vanderbilt roads The scheme, it is
said, also contemplates taking in the ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern road,
which now connects with the Kansas
Pacific at Kansas City, and will sh )rtly
connect, via their Omaha branch, with
the Union Pacific. All the Southwest
or 81. T." stocks are firm at their re-
cent advance, the idea being that the
Indian Territory must be opened by and
by, and then these roads will be beue-
fited. Arrangements have been made
for the building Of road from Oswego,
Kansas, some two hundred miles west,
through the State, which will add large
ly to the receipts of the present line.
This road has grant from the State Of
Missouri Of two million acres Of land,
aud connects with the Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas at Viniti. C. c. & (. c. stock is
lirm, on the belief that the decision so
long looked for will be in its favor and
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
The re organization of the Ohio and
Missouri road is progressing favorably,
and the road will shortly be taken out
of the hands Of the receiver, and, what
is very odd nowadays, with its debt
not only not increased, but absolutely de-
creased some 81, 500. GOO. There was an
immense business in Erie mortgages
again to-day; these bonds are growing in
great favor with investors The demand
is predicated on the steady gain in the
earnings Of the road and great econO-
mics practiced i'm its management; the
laying of the third rail has immensely
increased the carrying capacity To the
road, aud there can be no doubt but
that the completion of the New Eng
land connection in June will add ma
terially to its revenue.
Jackson 5. Schultz said this morning
that the committee of citizens, which
has been considering the project Of the
worlds fair in 1883, in New York, has
come to an agreement on a site "a re-
port" continued Mr.. Schultz, ais in
process Of preparation, and will be COM
| pleted and made public in few days,
which will describe the site approved by
the committee, aud explain why it is a
desirable one" Mr.. Schultz declined
to tell exactly where the site in question
il, preferring to refer everybody to the
forthcoming report. It is said that the
committee will report in favor of tract
Of one hundred and seventy acres lying
between Long Island and the Southern
boulevard, west Of Port Morris and east
Of Harlem bridge. The United States
Board ofTrade Committee have received
a number Of letters approving the pro-
ject Of the New York worlds fair from
prominent men throughout the country.
The funeral OF General John A. Dix
took place at one o'clock on Thursday
afternoon from Trinity Church. The
building was crowded with the intimate
friends Of the deceased, and the funeral
was more of public ovation than the
relatives had desired. Flags were at
half-mast on all the harbor forts and
| Government, State and municipal build
ings. Minute guns were fired. from the
forts during the funeral services. The
Custom house aud Sub-Treasury were
closed, aud the State Courts adjourned
after brief session. The body of Gen.
eral Dix was brought from the house
and deposited in the church Wednesday
night. The church was totally devoid
of any decoration or drspery. On the
coffin plate was the inscription, "Johr
A. Dix, born July oath, 1885, dieC