New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-25
he wa 3 paid Tor tue wo.k done elsewhere. These
wages are.

4Ein-, all thcse kinds Of Labor INTO dccuuit the W3-
paiG Or work on the Briuge Will tht5 average - ~
Now tais work had been done at the time when the
Pyr nld- DuI with tue skill app ancts ana t0ois
tntn III ne, ana h the money dFliiO.e IT u * -
ton MA o cu limited To nlng million tf9OO"OVcl dollars
in' i"hoier- thp"yru ""ulh d we T''t' u ~
Oi not moTc cents per day III money OF the Same
pIicHisug power as tue com Of me present era III
otI'r ""i"s, the tHtct Oh me as n'el'eS y. n'a"
mods tuOs and laws OF force has bh To RAISE the
E"Etr ol LABOR more 'hii an huhIlHu 'n' l tIc it
shan HOt wtkeu thc suggestive force 0i thlH statement
IJ am cOmucHis CA the Astounding evidence O pt"-
cvllz1tlOn gave blr 10 the Pyramids would uO" De
81. s.1hh loI universal plV'u'Aeu' i,'o'"t'"u a.
hOrne ~ the labor OF century lhc, are
ind II, cYOI aud {, SIte them II, ~ IT Should Dr
luo enc, cohVclh "i S"e -lihH"P. h't i'o
prov tnat tnrOt-n fVrJ centuries ,hc>e harI+nlps
nave hern st'aAily dm,nisncdi tndj all the dcnlr'e
hch vi stl'nc" AN i"e discoveries o. art al the ten
h"us oi ici-, al the progress Of civilization leLd ny
hlSAcr ann tnnu,abe Jaw TO the steady and certain
amcl",Ht'n ol the commit Oh ot society IL snow, tud'
nowilhsamdmg the apparent grow IA Of great fortunes
due 10 al Ella oil unparalleled dNeiopmehl, Lac o.tfou
uOn o. thC , O LABOR approaching rom axe u age
to more cqntlb conditions, and must al a,t re1cn the
pane Ol ap- OIutc JlStire he, Wrun man and man.
But this II not only lesson To he drawn from such
n comparisons. Tao Pyramids built bi -acri
hce- OF tue living Tor tue dead. Ihey served no
us fu purpose, except to maze odOus To ure genera
TONS the e. rhnny winch reduces human Beings mo
Dtass OF burden In tls age oil the word slch waste
Oi effort would not DC tolerated. I0hay the r1pehhl
lures directed TO useful purposes
keep only WORKS designed Tor defence IN tlhe oil war;
wealth OF society manly expended III opening
cnannels OF communication Tor me Tree pay o.
race. An analysis OF the distribution OF the
surplus earnings Of man after providing food
sorhrd by railways canals shps. bridges and teic-
graphs In ancient times these OBJECTS o. expenditure
Conspicuous examples OI tns change In the social con
dltOn O The wOriu and OF me ioeiiug OF men la tnc
Nuic Ages waited her out, aud the letters
OF piejuce aud Fanny held the energies vi man III
hopeless bondage To-Day men ahd nations seek Tree
nteIcOuIre Otnrr and ne whole force Of me
intcirct energy the world " expended ID Orcak
N. barriers Aoshcd by naure, or created
~ man. 10 the solidarity of t"e human race.
Aud yet IN view Of this tendency. the most striking
ami characterisuc feature or the nneleentn century
-tIl believe and teach that obSiruc
u rt i 1 hy 80, finn of rTInria barriers
o L. ana tine unfc
stctcu Intercourse uf men and nations with each other
II t.ey right, thea tui, Brdge gigantic bundcf
aud winch bids 10 love our negnbors rs
Uul,eiycs If founded upon miscOncepon ~ the DIVINE
pu' pose
A MONUMENT OF DEVOTION TO THE PUBLIC VEAL
ITi Bridge IA more thsn III embodiment Of the
scientific know edge OF pin, steal laws or symbol
Of social teudencies II is equally monument TO
the moral qualities OF the human soul. 1t could
never have been built by mere knowledge and SCI
entluc skill alone. II required addition tnc .ntnite
patience aud cared courage by which great results
are achieved II demanded the endurance OF heat aud
cod AMI nysca distress. lis constructors nave bad
TO most repulsiye form. Death, Indeed,
was the fae OF it's great protector and dread disease
heritage tine greater engineer who mas brought 1t to
comp icOn Tue faith or saint ana the courage OF
the nero nave ben combined IN The concopoh Tue &c
sign ami the execution VI this work.
let us then rr, of the engineers and fore
tue successful achievement Wnch Is not the res vi
accideut but ia the truit OF design, and OF
veal. Tucy are: john 4. RocDHug. VINO conceived tIe
PROJECT ana formulated the pan {" tue Bridge Washing
m 4. lsOrbiu,, NLO iuH rtug hs fathers geuius, aud
tnn ns AtAert knowledge ana rsi, ba- directed
,IccuuOu OF thl- great WORK r. III lts oep TO- 10 it
competition del IN ne several departments ny Charles
G,orsr ~ MrNulfy. WIIu''m lIlli,rurand samuel H.
lfftI. IN ami l. '. VIII
Wander Bosch, Charles Young, and Harry Iuppe
Themselves peculiarly u e4 10 command, because thcy
have ABONu 10 sc,hr. But lAo record WOuG not be
cOmp.clr without reference To me unnamed men "
uuuuchnS courage III tnc depths OF tue cAlssOuo
' st,r.. aud ar,o,.u.- and dangers suil,out To-
"a, trn4fr W,n Inst ~ a'CoId' to thOsc WHO hsht
tryf,- In fr battles OF freedom with all the more de-
yotlun @ud pIJ,m u"caI,r tI'lr names VIII never nc
Al VII ) tlr word wDU,c hr"cI.ct"r, thcy are one
name h1.,y.r walch Will hnd no place M tue official
!r Orls cannot bc pi-scd over hric ~ shtncr In
lDrrat ius wan girdt works were constructed
.l,r r, cI o.rn T. " nosc tender care tu y ", re-
atdIr. cd Ilu, iAc rams a.. ID, AclOpOlS to-day le
49, i't., ., 10. b..-l.. Of som. ..iut wa iiyoa,.t
IroiDc. luu tar rude Darn lHns and the I'VE
- '., 'r,--' ot ,,d - Min mi, nIrir. Nil ,vrr
.lrflJr gl.usc llaln. ami by whose idClc uu-e!r
..air.tl.u vas lD.4iA .ucd between TIE uilcotiA-
power OF r.n-tlut .Ou and inr oCcnlcdt agencies
.,,.ut =. f'r -r.t.ucr.nc,tg devotion OF Som,in
H. ia. t..'. to, .otr acar..td ia, nam ol Mis-
i., "A ..ir,, min, ,,l t.u- b.. Nm, p.l,,l, a,.o-
cifrI ui.A a t..t is sGiII. able .uu.u ituIt, and
VAIN al That is Iori.u. 90 Tao constructive "oild oI
john A. EoiDlINGs rIAN on TIE BRIDGE.
1Ais tupIIr 90 he c.-iuoors. Ao~ Scl would not DE
deserved . tncg, b.. ,o D. FOUND any cNIde Of dccrp
tou ou tucr part orI-n # he Work, any
p4c,lf win IA.d ~ 70. execution and completion. II
Is tAis when Induced me TO accept the
mex pct,d Ntou ~ IA trustees To speak .or III cry
OF Sos ia pr's"nt occasion. Wen tD'y t"us
mono. Il i.. tDcs dd Know that John kocbLus
lc--,d o. nr letter which he nlst suggested and.
-o Ilr as tu Antrt, he vas the hr-t engineer su
lee . Got. f,.- H. Il brdge between the two cites.
ed q, 80 PrrrINc unmraiied tue freedom Il
on. lhl- irt,,r dalrd Junc 49, leJ1, caused
TO b printed lu me J"""W OF t"""cfte, "htic 10 a
tltrith great t'' ' 30" D" '"' II ~ Ii'H an ~
ut,I VINO A.I ID, dru4un-ti 4trd by -Ucc,-slu lb
dln !u-.0n bi.u-e, over tine ~cnul Kill ne onto
anl tic Niagara ~ 9, t' "r spoke VIA Toe voice "l
rXllol Aud AN rl,y. lnis lct % "a- tine first step
to"ard tine construction f in wo.k WINCH .Owrycr.
en-" aoout ia manner e. Hci'ht rom AIS ions
..rd "d- hHIlJ onIp'tod on Il plan mon. 4 ga. We
tLtl me hta Ncntuitd 20 dc-CDc IL hIa hctA cnu1td
ludt ViEiusl ohutua rs of cost nave p.ru la cN
c'rd,d h. tuc actuu ou. uy Ii TINS w'rr uH', ne
NDrs ~ Pi'rc NncH uNr uii ic" Tor ihc 81 ri"trl'
Wuo hcai-"'d ana 'A''ltd t-l7 We" b. 'uhHt u" "' To-
i-Nr prcu trL.. ot ccnstt" and cuudriu. dtlon.
N,uoe the Invita- Oh "ilcu cane To me nn-vu-ht
Rather D. appeal from i"r grave Tor ,ucl
Nluulcd co. 80 Wt- an ny power Old m%h' duh "hlch
codia not come VITA t1hh loicc nom ans "t"cI
qIauer
Enl ccrs are OF two kinds: the creative and the con
Imagination fIth. .nt ct,tNe engineer, Iht the
poet. bu.l, tic. u 10 ir pJwrR 10 cOuct We Is
Il aru i4c AFFINITY To execute thtu nav We o. Ol
tuur rare .rul>,r only ururlt world. uut
ddd new = 0rl humanity. 0hch men were Michael
Angelo Ie-u.arIO it NucI. Wait, McdgcWOud, Etuhrl
a 4 VIZ Juul A 40 i'IlnS
a his -tIGtue p,cBiarty. tnut while MS cOIr,p
to were OHld ti I-iti, ir rNrtuoL7 WdS H.Nd,s
.Aac. wiiu OF co,! W.ch uc "s-i-nru 10
the WUrh o. las BRAN. lac .ad nauc hrl.s es stu y,
ana mad dIr,l tsSor col thr I'll pension pIlntiWr
fOr heavy ua.c, tIr Frcaic-t .NIuE duthulitrs
hld condemned 81 ,O-It und unsafe.
W1cu uu .cftuok 10 bIid suspension badge
Tor railway ,- nc Gd he face 81 tDc deliberate
iudru 81 lhc pu >,pii, tHa' rI'cs7 would D. hht"N-
GtOt - -,pIsu,,u had g. ud 'urd tc ssl'hroh
irncli c ind approved the taouAu pircr !or railway
Et Il The Nculc7H 0tcl'l' iSoh ai, mat
Whru prove the location 81 me great
tuh,lar Oust ~ Montreal, hc should pass pfr. t.t Nj
aSdfH iLv.r r.I.. tram on a suspension brnEr,
VII ur declared 10 De al lmpracucADe undcrtdA
M
Nlcn HOrhius susS,.tcd the bridge over the Last
All. Al 10. ,t ia.