New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-24
TALK WITH MR.. JOHN WALTER.

HIS VIEWS on AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
WHAT THE PROPRIETOR or A LONDON NEWSPAPER
THINKS OF THE ELEVATED RoADs-THE water
SUPPLY OF LONDON AND Ew-YoGK-PHiLADHL-
PHlAs srGEErs-rHE STATE or IRELAND.
ALBANY. y. Y. Oct 23.-John Walter, the
proprietor of Ibe Times OF London, who with his family
is here on visit to Mrs John v T. Pruyn III con'cIsa
ton with Sunday Press representative, said: New
York is fine city. It is admirably built IT, elevated
roads are a great convenience, IN my estimation IHey
have hepcd to iugreasc the value OF property uptown
amazingly"
:. OF conree Won know that great dissatisfaction has
been expressed with the roads throughout tho ctyF
Oh yes that is true; but there are always two sides
to question Ihaye heard just as many Si'"" la'oI
ably OF them IA uufayorably.'
you think that they serve the public rs wei rs the
underground railroads Of LondouI'
"To far greater extent. In the first place you nave
better air better light, aud better service; and ~ thc
second, the uniform cheap taut demanded makes 'h'm
vastly superior to the London system on the under
ground roads at home the fares vary much on those
above ground Ocoursa, each system hasliS merits ana
defects but give me yours as a peruancncy.'
"Can You tell M low London is supplied with water
You are doubles, cocnzut Of the TACT that Ncwior6
IL at present much stirred up s falling water sup
ply"
ayes; and itisa very serious matter to my mind
The sanitary condition and safety OF every
In London we have the Ihamc- ana the ~" ~ rs 20
RELY upon bc-iic the numerous reservoirs. lu New
York, / understand %, y0u have but one reservoir
which al It's greatest capacity Is AATliy CIul 10
The demands upon IT, The time wiz come, think, when
New York will draw its water supply IRON Lake Ere.
make this statement in all scro1'ness Lake Irie lS'
should say, about 400 feet above Inc Ne"-1"rh rNt
and "A water supply from the lake is perGct{ i,aablc
just as feasible n fact az a. an G% cln1 s3l,g IN New
York city iobbcry would. an convinced cover
'he Sir eTS eoS 0s6 nr,tcei very 1athy Tie new
Capitol He said that he people spout Too mucH money
for large buildings aal 800 ht'efof IHVei"cAs h' sal"
"0ae of he arges; public building n the country i,
coming 10 completion aj the intersection oI NaIsc ahl
Broadsts., and it not only serves 70 O"si.'"
The beautiful vista Of the last named ayenac,
Srl5 pilaaciui, s one Of fbc most cxcr1aIlg paved
cities have set visited but Instead or ren,d' aH'I
and the niscraDl" traveller 10 PICK s pr'cAioh-
way best ne can over s H-ted thnF0dtAi.''-- II'
a condition OF affairs 10 eXi., uarc -aried.'
OF Mr. Garlcds death Mr walter -ald -ad 1T MF
Garlrd's death wa, and the uni'unifd loss 10 tAr
country u occasoued yet an not prepared 10 say lh
it viii eventually result =" Ice benefit oil inc lh'h
In the first place II has led To ,,cSsary examination
OF the Constitution aud laws, ahd' m ihe
second it has pointed MarhLS lg,s.I .iI ,,I
sweeping out OF political ohce- is Injurious 10 Ht H''
In England know such thing. Our civil service is
permanent. man properly Guahnrd l"r thc once goes
into il for lc uIt some Disability renders bis dis
charge necessary"
Wien asked about the situation IA England Mr. Wal
ter reulicd c.Dpfess,ug hl, ps mrauHry Fore, viii
be resored 20 II other fail Tine irish nto irac-
lous turbulent people. They 30 by temperament.
individually and collectively. Take, iOr instance, your
own country Look at the Maryland ani i"nnsy IY4nla
riots some years Who were the prime fari0r5 III
those dsturbanccsi The Irish; and 81 you Will ind
The world over. The Irish have DcCn and always VIII
be- a difficult people 10 deal with
But suppo-e the English Government should cone DC
some privileges they demand, would II not result
beneGcially e.
No, sii" he answered cmpha'ically one coLces-
sion would mean a dozen, and so on ad inllultun owe
In on one point and the whole irish people rom Port
rush to Killarney, would RAISE cnor Tor those that fe
manned. Reason persuasion, scli-goNerHncbt al nave
been tried with them, but what did they all amount 70
Nothing, absolutely nothing. II only made CONFUSION
worse confOUnded."