New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-09
PLANT TOOLS OF HILL.
FOREST COMMISSIONERS DOING THE WORK
OF THE GOVERNOR.
FRI ENDS OF SMITH NJ. WEED IN THE DEPART
MENT DISPLACED BY HILLS MEN-woRK-
ING FOR STATE COMMITTEEMAN.

tNU bOfs STATE COMMITTEEMEN.
iBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIRUSE.1
Albany June s.-GovernOr Hill reOrganiZed the For.
est Commission in his interest to-day and Incl
dentally aimed blow at Smith NJ. Weed and his
political power in Northern NewYork 1t win be re-
membered that few days Mr.. Hill appointed
Dudley Farlin wealthy Democrat of Albany as
Forest Commissioner IN place Of Sherman W. Knevals,
the Republican Commissioner, who recently resigned
his place Mr.. Farlln is a liberal contributor to
Democratic campaign funds, but Mr.. Hill had addl-
tional reasons for the appointment. shown at
the first meeting of the Board of Forest Comms-
doners to-day with Mr.. Farn In attendance. There
were also present Townsend Cox president OF the Com
mission. and Commissioner Bassein. The Board had
scarcely met when the spectators said that under
Governor HIPS inspiration Mr. Farlin had formed a
combine" with Mr.. Cox for distribution of the
offices In the Forestry Department and the appoint
ment Of new officers Mr. Basselin who formerly
acted with Mr.. Kncvals, suddenly found himself pow.
erless. This his punishment for refusing to use
the powers of the Forest Commission in politics last
fall.
Commissioners Cox and Fsrlin, acting together
dismissed Chief Forest Warden Carman and appointed
William F. Fox in his place. Thon the men
appointed Charles p McCcedy, Of Dallston,
tary, in place Of the late Abner L. Train. They also
appointed Philip L. HabeT5ro OF Buffalo, assistant
forest warden, reapponted John B. Locke and John
II. Burke inspectors, and dismissed six foreserS
namely, Messrs Blmstead and Muir, OF st. Lawrence
County; Stuter, Cronmier and Sherman. of Herkimer
County, and Kirk, Of Hamilton County. These SIX
foresterS nearly all appolntees Of Governor i
and some of them ssid to have been friendly to
Smith VI. Weed They Will be replaced shortly by
six Hin Democrats with sufficient political strength 10
fight Smith NJ. Weed with success in Northern New
York The Governor peroelves that he has Mr.. Weeds
bitter cnmity owing to his having deprived the latter Of
the United States Senatorshp. Mr. Weed there be
no doubt will fight hard to prevent Mr. Hill from
getting any members Of the Democratic state Com
mittcc in Northern NewYork Slr. Hill, il is evident
from his proceedings to-day therefore resolved TO
attack Mr.. Weed in his own section Of the State
1t Is said to be the aim OF Mr. Hill 10 get in his
support every member Of the Democratic State Com
mittee. He will have hard work 10 do so in Albany
In Buffalo and in Western New York but he Is using
his patronage nevertheless TO accomplish this aim
il It Is possible 70 80. william F. sheehan is hard
pressed in Buffalo to reain his place as a member Of
the state Committee, and therefore he to-day re-
ceived from the Forestry Commission the appointment
Of HaberstO assistant warden at salary Of 81 800
Thele was reduction made in some salaries: those
Of the secretary and Of the warden reduced from
s24o0 to $1,000 each and the inspectors from 81 800
10 81 200.
The subject Of the construction Of railways in the
AdIrondacks briefly considered. Commissioner
Cox afterward said to The Tribune correspondent:
ave have given full authority TO Rosendale & Hess.
berg counsel 10 ask the courts for an Injunction
against any railway which shall trespass upon
State lands and authority is backed up by the
consent Of the Attorney General and Of the Controller 10
these prosecutions. We may therefore soon prosecute
the Adirondack and st. Lawrence road
II is rumored here to-day that Dr. w Seward Webb,
the owner Of the Adirondack and st. Lawrence, has
purchased the Northern Adirondack. If he has done
he will avoid all the State lands and can build his
road without fear Of prosecution in the courts.
McClary b Paddock, counsellors at law, at Malone,
on behalf OF the Adirondack and st. Lawrence Rail
road Company to-day submitted to the Commissioners
Of the Land Office offer OF $1,000 for the right Of
way across 100 OF State land which embraces tho
State land in Franklin County over which DR.. Webb
proposes 70 construct his railroad from Herkmcr to
Malone. The Land Board Will not hold a meeting
for some time to
Utica, n. Y. June 7.-Dr. W. s. Webb of the
Adirondack and st. Lawrence Railroad Is reported to
nave purchased $4,000 acres OF forest land in Herimer
and Hamilton Counties. IN addition TO the II 600
acres recently purchased by him, for a public park
In the interests Of the road
Yesterday the first train on the Adirondack and
St Lawrence formerly the Herkmer, Newport and
Poland, passed the road Oh the standard gauge
The rails for the standard gauge were all laid saturday
and yesterday the yard engine "NO. Il drew
two New-IOrk Central coaches and platform car
the road. The engine and each the cars were
motto Of the Adirondack League Club. General Man
ager Burns and several friends from Vaudeville en-
Oyed the trip the line. and the train was watched
by hundreds Of people along the road This morning
the fare on the road was reduced TO cents per
mile. 1t was formerly cents per mile.